Win: Al Castillo (1-0) Loss: Weegie Thompson (0-1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Shane Morton pitching. Terry Fuhrman doubles to left field. Mel Blount strikes out. Walter Abercrombie walks. Heath Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Terry Fuhrman advances to third on the play. Walter Abercrombie advances to second on the play. Louis Lipps singles to center field. Terry Fuhrman scores. Walter Abercrombie scores. Frank Schemanske singles to right field. Scoop Gillespie singles to left field. Louis Lipps scores. Frank Schemanske advances to third on the hit. Gary Dunn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mason Rudolph pitching. Adam Campbell strikes out. Carlos Martin strikes out. Dale Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mason Rudolph strikes out. Terry Fuhrman strikes out. Mel Blount pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Germaine Acogny pops out to the first baseman. Bob Leal hits a home run. Henry Street lines out to the second baseman. Bobby Cox singles to right field. Jack Estrada flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Walter Abercrombie strikes out. Heath Miller singles to left field. Louis Lipps walks. Frank Schemanske grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Shane Morton grounds out to the second baseman. Adam Campbell walks. Carlos Martin walks. Dale Davis flies out to the left fielder. Germaine Acogny walks. Bob Leal singles to left field. Adam Campbell scores. Carlos Martin scores. Germaine Acogny advances to third on the hit. Henry Street singles to right field. Germaine Acogny scores. Bobby Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Scoop Gillespie grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Dunn flies out to the center fielder. Mason Rudolph strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jack Estrada flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Shane Morton flies out to the left fielder. Adam Campbell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Terry Fuhrman singles to right field. Mel Blount strikes out. Walter Abercrombie flies out to the right fielder. Heath Miller pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Carlos Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Dale Davis strikes out. Germaine Acogny pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Louis Lipps hits a home run. Frank Schemanske grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Simon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Scoop Gillespie is hit by a pitch. Gary Dunn grounds out to the second baseman. Scoop Gillespie advances to second on the play. Mason Rudolph flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Leal strikes out. Henry Street grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Cox walks. Jack Estrada grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Terry Fuhrman strikes out. Mel Blount grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Abercrombie walks. Heath Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tyson Stevens is pinch hitting for Pete Simon. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tyson Stevens lines out to the shortstop. Adam Campbell doubles to center field. Carlos Martin strikes out. Dale Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ray Singleton pitching. Louis Lipps singles to center field. Bob Mullen is pinch hitting for Frank Schemanske. Bob Mullen strikes out. Scoop Gillespie triples. Louis Lipps scores. Gary Dunn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Cerone is pinch hitting for Mason Rudolph. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rick Cerone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Weegie Thompson pitching. Frank Pollard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Mullen at 3B. Germaine Acogny singles to center field. Bob Leal walks. Henry Street grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Germaine Acogny advances to third on the play. Bobby Cox singles to right field. Germaine Acogny scores. Bobby Cox steals second. Jack Estrada walks. Frank Boswell is pinch hitting for Ray Singleton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Frank Boswell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Al Castillo pitching. Terry Fuhrman flies out to the left fielder. Mel Blount strikes out. Walter Abercrombie pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Adam Campbell walks. Carlos Martin hits a home run. Adam Campbell scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: German Baskette improves in power_vs_righty Calvin Sweeney improves in arm Yancy Thigpen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty German Baskette improves in contact_vs_lefty Yancy Thigpen did not respond to coaching in LF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Woods did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sterling Alexander improves in velocity Tillie Beall improves in velocity David Weaver improves in power_vs_lefty Desmond Stillwell did not respond to coaching in LF