Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Cotter pitching. Damon Giles strikes out. Mike Easler singles past the second baseman. Damon Stroner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Easler advances to second on the play. Harry Carney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Eddie Solomon pitching. Bob Keen walks. Ken Kitsos flies out to the left fielder. Bob Keen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rafael Atkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Lou Martin doubles to right field. Buddy Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Steve Nicosia walks. Hack Moore doubles to left field. Lou Martin scores. Steve Nicosia is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Eddie Solomon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mark Millette flies out to the right fielder. Jake Brottem flies out to the center fielder. Jesse Treadway reached on a fielding error by Hack Moore. Ed Vaughan singles to left field. Billy Cosman walks. Dave Cotter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Damon Giles strikes out. Mike Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Damon Stroner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bob Keen singles past the second baseman. Ken Kitsos singles to right field. Bob Keen advances to third on the hit. Rafael Atkins grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Keen scores. Ken Kitsos advances to second on the play. Mark Millette grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Brottem grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Harry Carney strikes out. Lou Martin singles past the shortstop. Buddy Johnson doubles to right field. Steve Nicosia walks. Hack Moore strikes out. Eddie Solomon strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jesse Treadway pops out to the first baseman. Ed Vaughan strikes out. Billy Cosman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Damon Giles flies out to the left fielder. Mike Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Damon Stroner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dave Cotter flies out to the left fielder. Bob Keen grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Kitsos flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Harry Carney strikes out. Lou Martin walks. Buddy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Steve Nicosia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Rafael Atkins grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Millette flies out to the left fielder. Jake Brottem grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hack Moore strikes out. Eddie Solomon strikes out. Damon Giles flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jesse Treadway lines out to the shortstop. Ed Vaughan doubles to center field. Billy Cosman grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Cotter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mike Easler singles to left field. Damon Stroner hits an infield single to the first baseman. Harry Carney singles to right field. Mike Easler scores. Damon Stroner advances to third on the hit. Lou Martin strikes out. Buddy Johnson singles to left field. Damon Stroner scores. Harry Carney advances to third on the hit. Steve Nicosia singles to center field. Harry Carney scores. Buddy Johnson advances to third on the hit. Hack Moore flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Buddy Johnson scores. Art Crabtree is pinch hitting for Eddie Solomon. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Art Crabtree strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Vladimir Boyd pitching. Bob Keen strikes out. Ken Kitsos grounds out to the third baseman. Rafael Atkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Damon Giles hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Easler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damon Giles advances to second on the play. Damon Stroner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damon Giles advances to third on the play. Harry Carney walks. Lou Martin doubles to right field. Damon Giles scores. Buddy Johnson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Harry Carney scores. Steve Nicosia hits a home run. Lou Martin scores. Buddy Johnson scores. Carl Slocumb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Hack Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Mark Millette strikes out. Jake Brottem strikes out. Jesse Treadway singles to left field. Ed Vaughan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wally Flack did not respond to coaching in range Jim Gott did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Kison did not respond to coaching in velocity Kent Tekulve did not respond to coaching in endurance
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Julio Glenn improves in power_vs_lefty Rudy Groth did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Autry improves in arm Bill Autry did not respond to coaching in range Julio Glenn improves in CF