Inning: 1 Cincinnati Woody Batton pitching. Paul Fraser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kiyoshi Fukuhara singles to center field. Bob Erickson flies out to the right fielder. Yo-Yo Alston is hit by a pitch. George Lundquist grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Reinier Brito pitching. Darron Vaughan grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Delahanty walks. Arnie Bowman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Clyde Delahanty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Greg Prokopec singles to center field. Larry Roy singles to center field. Greg Prokopec is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Larry Roy is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Skeeter Rolfe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Brian Manda singles to right field. Brian Manda steals second. Larry Roy throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ed Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Manda scores. Jim Mitchell grounds out to the pitcher. Vern Rightnowar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Reinier Brito grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Fraser singles to center field. Kiyoshi Fukuhara strikes out. Bob Erickson hits a home run. Paul Fraser scores. Yo-Yo Alston singles to center field. George Lundquist grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yo-Yo Alston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Woody Batton strikes out. Darron Vaughan flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Delahanty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Greg Prokopec grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Larry Roy hits a home run. Skeeter Rolfe lines out to the third baseman. Reinier Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Arnie Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Rodriguez singles to left field. Brian Manda grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Rodriguez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brian Manda steals second. Ed Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Paul Fraser grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kiyoshi Fukuhara flies out to the right fielder. Bob Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Mitchell pops out to the first baseman. Vern Rightnowar hits an infield single to the pitcher. Woody Batton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Darron Vaughan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Yo-Yo Alston singles to center field. George Lundquist singles to center field. Yo-Yo Alston advances to third on the hit. George Lundquist steals second. Greg Prokopec grounds out to the second baseman. Yo-Yo Alston scores. George Lundquist advances to third on the play. Larry Roy singles to left field. George Lundquist scores. Fred Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Skeeter Rolfe walks. Reinier Brito lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Fraser grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Clyde Delahanty strikes out. Arnie Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Rodriguez singles to left field. Brian Manda singles to left field. Bill Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Ed Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Kiyoshi Fukuhara grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Erickson strikes out. Yo-Yo Alston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Sam Starkel is pinch hitting for Jim Mitchell. Sam Starkel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Rightnowar pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Robles is pinch hitting for Fred Sanders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Robles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lefty McMichael pitching. Barry Weiss enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Starkel at C. George Lundquist grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Prokopec flies out to the right fielder. Larry Roy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Darron Vaughan flies out to the left fielder. Clyde Delahanty walks. Clyde Delahanty steals second. Marino Caceres comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Arnie Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Rodriguez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Skeeter Rolfe strikes out. Tom Inks is pinch hitting for Marino Caceres. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Inks singles to center field. Tom Inks is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Fraser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ed Behney pitching. Brian Manda singles to right field. Ed Miller singles to center field. Brian Manda advances to third on the hit. Al Earley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Barry Weiss grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Miller advances to second on the play. Vern Rightnowar walks. Ralph Maglie is pinch hitting for Lefty McMichael. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ralph Maglie singles to center field. Brian Manda scores. Ed Miller scores. Vern Rightnowar advances to third on the hit. Darron Vaughan strikes out. Clyde Delahanty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Batting:HR - Bob Erickson (8), Larry Roy (6).HBP - Yo-Yo Alston (5). Baserunning: SB - George Lundquist (16).CS - Larry Roy (8), Tom Inks (7). Fielding: E - Larry Roy.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ezra Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kevin Ragland did not respond to coaching in arm Kevin Ragland did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dick Romo did not respond to coaching in range Bob Inglett improves in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Lillis improves in contact_vs_lefty Algie Belitz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Lillis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Kurosaki did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Cruz did not respond to coaching in velocity Roman Szekely did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Juan Hyzdu did not respond to coaching in 1B