Win: Masonori Nishina (15-7) Loss: Hal Neill (5-16)
Save: Bill Maris (29)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Hal Neill pitching. Bob Leon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dennis Hyers. Al Martinez hits a home run. Bob Leon scores. Randy Lyons walks. Jimmy Glazner pops out to the shortstop. Chick Finney singles to left field. Randy Lyons advances to third on the hit. Balor Alba flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Randy Lyons scores. Shannon Koufax grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chick Finney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Masonori Nishina pitching. Rich Schaal grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Hal Offerman hits a home run. Pop Whelan singles to center field. Scottie Wright pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Hyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ted Stratton singles to center field. Masonori Nishina lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Leon reached on a fielding error by Hal Offerman. Al Martinez strikes out. Randy Lyons singles to center field. Ted Stratton scores. Bob Leon advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Glazner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Carlos Lade walks. Shovel Sanders strikes out. Carlos Lade is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Valerio Mankowski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Chick Finney hits a home run. Balor Alba strikes out. Shannon Koufax walks. Ted Stratton hits a home run. Shannon Koufax scores. Masonori Nishina flies out to the right fielder. Bob Leon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Hal Neill strikes out. Rich Schaal flies out to the left fielder. Hal Offerman singles to left field. Pop Whelan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Al Martinez singles to center field. Randy Lyons pops out to the second baseman. Al Martinez steals second. Jimmy Glazner grounds out to the second baseman. Al Martinez advances to third on the play. Chick Finney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Scottie Wright pops out to the first baseman. Dennis Hyers lines out to the second baseman. Carlos Lade flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Balor Alba grounds out to the third baseman. Shannon Koufax walks. Ted Stratton flies out to the right fielder. Masonori Nishina walks. Bob Leon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Shovel Sanders triples. Valerio Mankowski flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Shovel Sanders scores. Hal Neill strikes out. Rich Schaal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Al Martinez walks. Randy Lyons lines out to the second baseman. Jimmy Glazner walks. Chick Finney grounds out to the second baseman. Al Martinez advances to third on the play. Jimmy Glazner advances to second on the play. Balor Alba walks. Wilton Gebrian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shannon Koufax flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Hal Offerman walks. Pop Whelan flies out to the left fielder. Scottie Wright strikes out. Dennis Hyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ted Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Masonori Nishina singles to right field. Bob Leon strikes out. Al Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Carlos Lade singles to right field. Shovel Sanders grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Valerio Mankowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Randy Lyons singles to center field. Jimmy Glazner flies out to the right fielder. Chick Finney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Lyons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Balor Alba strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tom Ritter is pinch hitting for Wilton Gebrian. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tom Ritter lines out to the shortstop. Rich Schaal grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Offerman walks. Pop Whelan singles to right field. Hal Offerman advances to third on the hit. Scottie Wright doubles to right field. Hal Offerman scores. Pop Whelan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sam Hegan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Hyers pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kip Schaller pitching. Shannon Koufax strikes out. Ted Stratton strikes out. Ron Emery is pinch hitting for Sam Hegan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ron Emery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Maris pitching. Carlos Lade strikes out. Shovel Sanders hits a home run. Valerio Mankowski singles to center field. Herb Nossek is pinch hitting for Kip Schaller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Herb Nossek reached on a fielding error by Randy Lyons. Rich Schaal walks. Hal Offerman flies out to the right fielder. Pop Whelan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Papish did not respond to coaching in velocity Shannon Carter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Giordano did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Otis did not respond to coaching in speed
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mark Campbell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Shannon Robinson did not respond to coaching in control Tim Harshman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Shannon Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Schmidt improves in RF