Win: Spencer Paredez (19-3) Loss: Dave Smith (5-11)
Save: Derrick Ray (34)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Smith pitching. Alex Camp strikes out. Micah Akins strikes out. Gene Betcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Spencer Paredez pitching. Bruce Van Camp flies out to the left fielder. Benjamin Ogletree strikes out. Bake Luttrell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Lee Callahan strikes out. Herman Doherty walks. Keith Iarussi flies out to the left fielder. Teddy Wade strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ralph Kinsella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Lemanczyk singles to center field. Drew Synette pops out to the first baseman. Mike Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Randy Reiniger flies out to the right fielder. Spencer Paredez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ralph Kinsella. Alex Camp grounds out to the second baseman. Spencer Paredez advances to third on the play. Micah Akins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tex Kern pops out to the pitcher. Dave Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Van Camp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gene Betcher pops out to the first baseman. Lee Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Herman Doherty hits a home run. Keith Iarussi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Benjamin Ogletree strikes out. Bake Luttrell grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Kinsella singles to center field. Joe Lemanczyk singles to right field. Ralph Kinsella advances to third on the hit. Drew Synette grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Teddy Wade grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Reiniger flies out to the center fielder. Spencer Paredez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Smith singles to left field. Tex Kern strikes out. Dave Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bruce Van Camp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Alex Camp grounds out to the second baseman. Micah Akins strikes out. Gene Betcher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Benjamin Ogletree flies out to the left fielder. Bake Luttrell strikes out. Ralph Kinsella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Lee Callahan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Benjamin Ogletree. Herman Doherty grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Callahan advances to third on the play. Keith Iarussi flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Lee Callahan scores. Teddy Wade walks. Randy Reiniger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Joe Lemanczyk grounds out to the second baseman. Drew Synette singles to center field. Bill Davis is pinch hitting for Mike Smith. Bill Davis flies out to the center fielder. Alex Bando is pinch hitting for Tex Kern. Alex Bando pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jimmy Spooner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Davis at C. Ramon Hall enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alex Bando at SS. Spencer Paredez flies out to the center fielder. Alex Camp singles to left field. Micah Akins pops out to the second baseman. Gene Betcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Eddie Reulbach is pinch hitting for Dave Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Eddie Reulbach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Van Camp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Benjamin Ogletree walks. Bake Luttrell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ruby Tyrees pitching. Lee Callahan grounds out to the pitcher. Herman Doherty flies out to the left fielder. Keith Iarussi walks. Keith Iarussi steals second. Teddy Wade singles to center field. Keith Iarussi scores. Randy Reiniger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Teddy Wade is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Derrick Ray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ralph Kinsella strikes out. Joe Lemanczyk singles to left field. Drew Synette strikes out. Jimmy Spooner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Lemanczyk is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Les Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity George McMackin improves in range Les Sullivan did not respond to coaching in control Scott Kahoe improves in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Randy Oldis did not respond to coaching in control Frankie Aberson improves in arm Trent Horn did not respond to coaching in velocity Sammy Millar did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Murphy did not respond to coaching in C