Win: Dave Cotter (11-12) Loss: Enrique Romo (6-9)
Save: Walt Robinson (25)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dock Ellis pitching. Bob Keen hits a home run. Ken Kitsos grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Lauterborn flies out to the center fielder. Dusty Rogell singles to right field. Jim Welch grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dusty Rogell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Cotter pitching. Orlando Merced grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Easler flies out to the left fielder. Ed Ott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Carl Baumann grounds out to the shortstop. Ron McAndrews grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rafael Atkins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Damon Giles grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Martin singles to left field. Don Mattern flies out to the right fielder. Lednier Molinet singles to right field. Lou Martin advances to third on the hit. Hack Moore singles to right field. Lou Martin scores. Lednier Molinet advances to third on the hit. Dock Ellis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dave Cotter singles to left field. Bob Keen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ken Kitsos pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Orlando Merced walks. Mike Easler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ed Ott doubles to center field. Damon Giles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Frank Lauterborn pops out to the third baseman. Dusty Rogell strikes out. Jim Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Lou Martin pops out to the second baseman. Don Mattern singles to left field. Lednier Molinet grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Don Mattern is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lednier Molinet steals second. Frank Lauterborn throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Hack Moore singles to center field. Lednier Molinet scores. Dock Ellis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hack Moore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Carl Baumann flies out to the right fielder. Ron McAndrews is hit by a pitch. Rafael Atkins lines out to the shortstop. Dave Cotter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron McAndrews is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Orlando Merced grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Easler singles to right field. Ed Ott grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Easler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Damon Giles pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Keen flies out to the center fielder. Ken Kitsos walks. Ken Kitsos steals second. Frank Lauterborn singles to left field. Ken Kitsos scores. Dusty Rogell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Lou Martin strikes out. Don Mattern singles to left field. Don Mattern is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lednier Molinet strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Welch lines out to the shortstop. Enrique Romo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carl Baumann singles to right field. Ron McAndrews singles past the first baseman. Carl Baumann advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Rafael Atkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron McAndrews advances to second on the play. Dave Cotter singles past the first baseman. Carl Baumann scores. Ron McAndrews scores. Rick Rhoden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Keen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hack Moore flies out to the center fielder. Rick Rhoden grounds out to the third baseman. Orlando Merced singles to center field. Mike Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ken Kitsos grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Lauterborn strikes out. Dusty Rogell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jesse Treadway enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron McAndrews at RF. Ed Ott grounds out to the shortstop. Damon Giles singles to right field. Lou Martin singles to left field. Don Mattern strikes out. Lednier Molinet singles to right field. Hack Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jim Welch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Baumann grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Treadway doubles to left field. Rafael Atkins grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Walt Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Steve Nicosia is pinch hitting for Rick Rhoden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Nicosia strikes out. Orlando Merced grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Easler doubles to center field. Ed Ott pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Jesse Treadway (20).HR - Bob Keen (10).GIDP - Bob Keen, Dusty Rogell.HBP - Ron McAndrews (5). Baserunning: SB - Ken Kitsos (15). Fielding: E - Frank Lauterborn.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Julio Glenn improves in speed Wally Bordagaray did not respond to coaching in control Julio Glenn improves in contact_vs_lefty Julio Glenn improves in range Ryan Baker did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: McKay Caldwell improves in speed Jim Gott did not respond to coaching in velocity Wally Flack improves in speed Tim Cleveland improves in contact_vs_righty