Win: Tom Segui (1-0) Loss: Pete Gernert (2-1)
Save: Danny Karros (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tom Segui pitching. Shinji Shinohara strikes out. Lou Goryl doubles to center field. Tom Gordon singles to center field. Lou Goryl scores. Chad Latham strikes out. Hugh Sargent grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Gordon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Pete Gernert pitching. Woody Unser singles to right field. Jim Porter singles to right field. Woody Unser advances to third on the hit. Bobby Powell grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Woody Unser scores. Mickey Dyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Akinobu Mizutani flies out to the center fielder. Terry Wrona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Hassler walks. Pete Gernert reached on a 2-base throwing error by Billy Platts. Shinji Shinohara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jose Newkirk walks. Billy Platts flies out to the left fielder. Duvier Avalos singles to left field. Jose Newkirk advances to third on the hit. Donn Shawkey strikes out. Tom Segui walks. Woody Unser doubles to left field. Jose Newkirk scores. Duvier Avalos scores. Tom Segui uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Porter hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Lou Goryl flies out to the right fielder. Tom Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Chad Latham doubles to right field. Hugh Sargent singles to left field. Chad Latham scores. Akinobu Mizutani strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Red Giebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Dyer pops out to the first baseman. Jose Newkirk lines out to the shortstop. Billy Platts grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Terry Wrona grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Hassler flies out to the left fielder. Red Giebel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Duvier Avalos walks. Donn Shawkey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Duvier Avalos is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Segui fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom Segui grounds out to the third baseman. Donn Shawkey advances to second on the play. Woody Unser singles to center field. Donn Shawkey scores. Jim Porter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Shinji Shinohara walks. Lou Goryl strikes out. Tom Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Chad Latham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bobby Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey Dyer strikes out. Jose Newkirk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Hugh Sargent walks. Akinobu Mizutani lines out to the pitcher. Terry Wrona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Sargent advances to second on the play. Oscar Hassler walks. Red Giebel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Billy Platts flies out to the center fielder. Duvier Avalos singles to left field. Duvier Avalos is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Donn Shawkey singles to center field. Tom Segui walks. Rick Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Woody Unser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Shinji Shinohara grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Goryl strikes out. Tom Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Powell singles to left field. Mickey Dyer walks. Jose Newkirk pops out to the third baseman. Billy Platts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Bradley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Woody Unser at CF. Chad Latham flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Sargent walks. Akinobu Mizutani grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Sargent advances to second on the play. Terry Wrona flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Duvier Avalos flies out to the right fielder. Donn Shawkey grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Dunn is pinch hitting for Tom Segui. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fred Dunn walks. Mike Bradley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Dunn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Danny Karros pitching. Tony Allison is pinch hitting for Oscar Hassler. Tony Allison walks. Lew Tappe is pinch hitting for Rick Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lew Tappe strikes out. Shinji Shinohara walks. Lou Goryl grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shinji Shinohara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Gordon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Herb Flaskamper improves in arm Carl Kirkwood improves in contact_vs_righty Phil Midkiff did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Suarez did not respond to coaching in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Lade did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Lade did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Prendergast did not respond to coaching in speed Randy Dapper did not respond to coaching in control Bert Ebright did not respond to coaching in 2B