Win: Sam Hegan (3-3) Loss: Hal Neill (2-9)
Save: Bill Maris (13)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Toshio Arai pitching. Scottie Wright singles to left field. Shovel Sanders singles to center field. Scottie Wright advances to third on the hit. Hal Offerman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Scottie Wright scores. Dennis Hyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Hal Neill pitching. Shannon Koufax strikes out. Al Martinez walks. Randy Lyons strikes out. Jimmy Glazner singles to center field. Al Martinez advances to third on the hit. Chick Finney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Pop Whelan strikes out. Valerio Mankowski strikes out. Rich Schaal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Balor Alba pops out to the second baseman. Bob Leon singles to center field. Ted Stratton strikes out. Toshio Arai singles to left field. Bob Leon advances to third on the hit. Toshio Arai is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Carlos Lade grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Hal Neill strikes out. Scottie Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Shannon Koufax strikes out. Al Martinez lines out to the second baseman. Randy Lyons singles to center field. Jimmy Glazner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Shovel Sanders hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hal Offerman flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Hyers strikes out. Pop Whelan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Chick Finney grounds out to the shortstop. Balor Alba flies out to the center fielder. Bob Leon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Valerio Mankowski lines out to the third baseman. Rich Schaal grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Lade grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ron Emery is pinch hitting for Ted Stratton. Ron Emery doubles to center field. Toshio Arai fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Toshio Arai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Emery advances to third on the play. Shannon Koufax pops out to the first baseman. Al Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bert Connatser enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Emery at CF. Hal Neill strikes out. Scottie Wright strikes out. Shovel Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Randy Lyons strikes out. Jimmy Glazner flies out to the center fielder. Chick Finney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Hal Offerman grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Hyers singles to left field. Pop Whelan strikes out. Valerio Mankowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Balor Alba grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Leon strikes out. Bert Connatser walks. Pat Felsch is pinch hitting for Toshio Arai. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pat Felsch lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Sam Hegan pitching. Rich Schaal singles to right field. Carlos Lade walks. Hal Neill pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Scottie Wright grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Shannon Koufax flies out to the center fielder. Al Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Lyons hits a home run. Jimmy Glazner walks. Chick Finney doubles to left field. Jimmy Glazner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Balor Alba doubles to center field. Chick Finney scores. Bob Leon hits a home run. Balor Alba scores. Bert Connatser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Shovel Sanders strikes out. Hal Offerman singles to left field. Dennis Hyers flies out to the right fielder. Pop Whelan walks. Bill Maris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Valerio Mankowski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pop Whelan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chick Gerlach did not respond to coaching in control Jose Brewer improves in power_vs_righty Tim Harshman improves in range Jose Brewer improves in arm Red Wilson improves in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rolando Blateric improves in velocity Brett Carroll did not respond to coaching in speed Shannon Carter improves in arm John Higuera did not respond to coaching in velocity