Win: Joe Middleton (3-9) Loss: Jimmy Crespo (3-4)
Save: Ed Manuel (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jimmy Crespo pitching. Scottie Wright flies out to the center fielder. Frank Schmidt strikes out. Pop Whelan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Middleton pitching. Jack Young singles past the third baseman. Al Martinez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Randy Lyons triples. Jimmy Glazner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dennis Hyers flies out to the right fielder. Shovel Sanders walks. Larry Sommer walks. Herb Nossek strikes out. Ben Montefusco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pat Felsch singles to right field. Balor Alba singles past the shortstop. Pat Felsch advances to third on the hit. Balor Alba steals second. Bob Leon hits an infield single to the first baseman. Pat Felsch scores. Ted Stratton strikes out. Bob Leon steals second. Jimmy Crespo grounds out to the shortstop. Balor Alba scores. Bob Leon advances to third on the play. Jack Young pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Joe Middleton pops out to the first baseman. Scottie Wright flies out to the center fielder. Frank Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Al Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Randy Lyons hits a home run. Jimmy Glazner strikes out. Pat Felsch walks. Balor Alba grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Pop Whelan hits a home run. Dennis Hyers hits a home run. Shovel Sanders strikes out. Larry Sommer walks. Herb Nossek grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bob Leon singles to right field. Ted Stratton grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Leon advances to second on the play. Jimmy Crespo grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Leon advances to third on the play. Jack Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ben Montefusco singles to left field. Joe Middleton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Middleton strikes out. Scottie Wright walks. Frank Schmidt strikes out. Pop Whelan triples. Ben Montefusco scores. Scottie Wright scores. Dennis Hyers doubles to center field. Pop Whelan scores. Woody Warner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shovel Sanders bunts for a base hit. Larry Sommer doubles to left field. Dennis Hyers scores. Shovel Sanders uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herb Nossek grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Al Martinez strikes out. Randy Lyons walks. Jimmy Glazner strikes out. Pat Felsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ben Montefusco grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Middleton strikes out. Sam Hegan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scottie Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Balor Alba strikes out. Bob Leon singles to right field. Ron Emery is pinch hitting for Ted Stratton. Ron Emery flies out to the left fielder. Bob Leon steals second. Sam Hegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bert Connatser enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Emery at CF. Frank Schmidt walks. Pop Whelan flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Hyers doubles to center field. Shovel Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Schmidt scores. Dennis Hyers advances to third on the play. Kat Mitsuhashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Sommer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jack Young flies out to the left fielder. Al Martinez singles to right field. Randy Lyons triples. Al Martinez scores. Jimmy Glazner grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Lyons scores. Pat Felsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Herb Nossek strikes out. Ben Montefusco flies out to the right fielder. Joe Middleton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Balor Alba flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bob Leon singles to right field. Bert Connatser grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Leon advances to second on the play. Mark Eaton is pinch hitting for Kat Mitsuhashi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mark Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Maris pitching. Scottie Wright walks. Frank Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Pop Whelan strikes out. Dennis Hyers grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Scottie Wright is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ed Manuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Young flies out to the right fielder. Al Martinez walks. Randy Lyons grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Sundberg improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Campbell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chick Gerlach did not respond to coaching in control Leo Theiss improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Sundberg did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brett Carroll improves in power_vs_lefty Shannon Carter did not respond to coaching in speed Rolando Blateric did not respond to coaching in velocity George Klutts did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty