Win: Sam Hegan (6-4) Loss: Joe Middleton (12-11)
Save: Bill Maris (25)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Heinie Schulte pitching. Rich Schaal walks. Hal Offerman flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Pop Whelan pops out to the first baseman. Scottie Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Middleton pitching. Bob Leon grounds out to the third baseman. Al Martinez strikes out. Randy Lyons grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dennis Hyers grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Lade pops out to the shortstop. Shovel Sanders singles to right field. Valerio Mankowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jimmy Glazner hits an infield single to the second baseman. Chick Finney strikes out. Balor Alba grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Joe Middleton strikes out. Rich Schaal singles to right field. Hal Offerman flies out to the right fielder. Pop Whelan hits a home run. Rich Schaal scores. Scottie Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Shannon Koufax flies out to the center fielder. Ted Stratton grounds out to the pitcher. Heinie Schulte pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dennis Hyers singles to center field. Carlos Lade grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dennis Hyers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shovel Sanders singles to left field. Carlos Lade advances to third on the hit. Valerio Mankowski strikes out. Joe Middleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bob Leon grounds out to the second baseman. Al Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Lyons singles past the shortstop. Jimmy Glazner walks. Chick Finney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Rich Schaal singles to right field. Hal Offerman strikes out. Pop Whelan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Balor Alba strikes out. Shannon Koufax grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Emery is pinch hitting for Ted Stratton. Ron Emery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bert Connatser enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Emery at CF. Scottie Wright walks. Dennis Hyers walks. Carlos Lade strikes out. Shovel Sanders walks. Valerio Mankowski strikes out. Joe Middleton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Heinie Schulte grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Leon singles to center field. Al Martinez hits a home run. Bob Leon scores. Randy Lyons strikes out. Jimmy Glazner doubles to right field. Chick Finney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rich Schaal strikes out. Hal Offerman flies out to the right fielder. Pop Whelan hits a home run. Scottie Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Balor Alba flies out to the left fielder. Shannon Koufax singles to left field. Bert Connatser grounds out to the shortstop. Shannon Koufax advances to second on the play. Pat Felsch is pinch hitting for Heinie Schulte. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pat Felsch pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Sam Hegan pitching. Dennis Hyers flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Lade grounds out to the pitcher. Shovel Sanders strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bob Leon doubles to right field. Al Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Randy Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Glazner walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Chick Finney hits a home run. Bob Leon scores. Jimmy Glazner scores. Balor Alba walks. Shannon Koufax walks. Bert Connatser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Maris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Valerio Mankowski pops out to the second baseman. Tom Ritter is pinch hitting for Joe Middleton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Ritter grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Schaal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chick Gerlach did not respond to coaching in control Wilton Gebrian did not respond to coaching in control Chick Gerlach did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Robertson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Schmidt did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Turner did not respond to coaching in velocity Shannon Carter improves in power_vs_righty Shannon Carter improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Turner did not respond to coaching in control