Win: Howie Arntzen (5-11) Loss: George Cross (8-11)
Save: Jeff Fittery (31)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Cross pitching. Cy Pisoni strikes out. Mo Bailey hits an infield single to the second baseman. Yusaku Ishii singles to right field. Mo Bailey advances to third on the hit. Buck Perrin singles to center field. Mo Bailey scores. Yusaku Ishii advances to third on the hit. Kiyoshi Sakurai strikes out. Joey Sierra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Howie Arntzen pitching. Sandy Northey hits a home run. Jason Chandler hits a home run. Bill Householder hits a home run. Frank McDonough singles past the shortstop. Harry Bacsik singles to right field. Walter Yan lines out to the pitcher. Erv Mutis strikes out. Francisco Hepler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Alex Porter flies out to the right fielder. Heinie Garrett pops out to the first baseman. Howie Arntzen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati George Cross flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Northey strikes out. Jason Chandler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Cy Pisoni singles past the third baseman. Cy Pisoni steals second. Mo Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Yusaku Ishii grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Perrin walks. Kiyoshi Sakurai pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill Householder grounds out to the second baseman. Frank McDonough doubles to center field. Harry Bacsik singles to center field. Walter Yan pops out to the second baseman. Erv Mutis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joey Sierra reached on a 2-base throwing error by Erv Mutis. Alex Porter flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Garrett strikes out. Howie Arntzen singles to center field. Joey Sierra scores. Cy Pisoni flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Francisco Hepler singles to left field. George Cross fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Cross grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Sandy Northey singles past the first baseman. Jason Chandler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mo Bailey walks. Yusaku Ishii grounds out to the shortstop. Mo Bailey advances to second on the play. Buck Perrin doubles to left field. Mo Bailey scores. Kiyoshi Sakurai strikes out. Joey Sierra flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Householder singles to center field. Frank McDonough flies out to the left fielder. Harry Bacsik flies out to the right fielder. Walter Yan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Householder is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Alex Porter singles to center field. Heinie Garrett walks. Howie Arntzen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cy Pisoni grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Porter scores. Heinie Garrett advances to third on the play. Mo Bailey hits a home run. Heinie Garrett scores. Denney Compton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yusaku Ishii singles to center field. Buck Perrin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Erv Mutis grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Hepler grounds out to the shortstop. Denney Compton walks. Sandy Northey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kiyoshi Sakurai grounds out to the second baseman. Joey Sierra grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jason Chandler walks. Bill Householder walks. Bronson Henry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank McDonough walks. Harry Bacsik singles to right field. Jason Chandler scores. Bill Householder scores. Frank McDonough advances to third on the hit. Walter Yan pops out to the first baseman. Erv Mutis flies out to the right fielder. Francisco Hepler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Heinie Garrett grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Cole is pinch hitting for Bronson Henry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Cole grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Pisoni grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Red Smith pitching. Boom-Boom Priest is pinch hitting for Denney Compton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Boom-Boom Priest strikes out. Sandy Northey strikes out. Jason Chandler reached on a 2-base throwing error by Heinie Garrett. Bill Householder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Frank Schiappacasse pitching. Mo Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Yusaku Ishii walks. Buck Perrin flies out to the right fielder. Kiyoshi Sakurai doubles to center field. Yusaku Ishii uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joey Sierra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jeff Fittery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank McDonough pops out to the first baseman. Harry Bacsik flies out to the center fielder. Walter Yan walks. Erv Mutis singles to right field. Francisco Hepler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 12
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Craig Gleason did not respond to coaching in control Brad Henion did not respond to coaching in endurance Ron Whelan did not respond to coaching in control Fred Harris did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gabby Crump improves in contact_vs_lefty Win Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Loren Maguire improves in contact_vs_lefty