Win: Lefty McMichael (16-8) Loss: Ike Benton (2-5)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lefty McMichael pitching. Bob Inglett grounds out to the second baseman. Skeeter Rolfe hits a home run. Greg Prokopec walks. Greg Prokopec steals second. Pat Clark flies out to the center fielder. George Lundquist flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ike Benton pitching. Greg Partenheimer flies out to the right fielder. Juan Hyzdu singles to right field. Juan Hyzdu steals second. Ray Bartley singles to center field. Juan Hyzdu scores. Ray Bartley steals second. Clyde Delahanty grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Lillis singles to center field. Ray Bartley scores. Algie Belitz doubles past the third baseman. Tom Lillis is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Paul Fraser lines out to the second baseman. Larry Roy grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Inks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Green triples. Chris Ventura grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Green scores. Lefty McMichael grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Partenheimer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ike Benton flies out to the center fielder. Bob Inglett reached on a 2-base throwing error by Greg Partenheimer. Skeeter Rolfe pops out to the shortstop. Greg Prokopec grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Juan Hyzdu singles to left field. Juan Hyzdu steals second. Ray Bartley singles to right field. Juan Hyzdu scores. Clyde Delahanty singles to right field. Ray Bartley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tom Lillis strikes out. Algie Belitz walks. Bill Green grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Bartley scores. Clyde Delahanty advances to third on the play. Algie Belitz advances to second on the play. Elio Loes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Ventura singles to left field. Clyde Delahanty scores. Algie Belitz scores. Lefty McMichael grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Ventura is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Pat Clark singles to center field. George Lundquist pops out to the catcher. Paul Fraser flies out to the left fielder. Larry Roy singles to right field. Pat Clark advances to third on the hit. Tom Inks walks. Elio Loes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Greg Partenheimer grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Hyzdu flies out to the center fielder. Ray Bartley walks. Clyde Delahanty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Inglett grounds out to the shortstop. Skeeter Rolfe strikes out. Greg Prokopec grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis flies out to the right fielder. Algie Belitz singles to center field. Algie Belitz steals second. Larry Roy throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bill Green singles to left field. Algie Belitz scores. Bill Green steals second. Chris Ventura walks. Bill Burke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty McMichael fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lefty McMichael flies out to the left fielder. Greg Partenheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Pat Clark walks. George Lundquist strikes out. Paul Fraser walks. Larry Roy singles to left field. Tom Inks grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Juan Hyzdu walks. Juan Hyzdu steals second. Ray Bartley singles to center field. Juan Hyzdu scores. Clyde Delahanty flies out to the center fielder. Ray Bartley steals second. Tom Lillis singles to left field. Algie Belitz singles to right field. Ray Bartley scores. Tom Lillis is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Bill Green flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tripp Dowd 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. Bob Erickson is pinch hitting for Bill Burke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Erickson singles to left field. Bob Inglett flies out to the right fielder. Skeeter Rolfe flies out to the center fielder. Greg Prokopec pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Marino Caceres pitching. Chris Ventura hits a home run. Ralph Maglie is pinch hitting for Tripp Dowd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Maglie grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Partenheimer grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Hyzdu walks. Juan Hyzdu steals second. Ray Bartley walks. Clyde Delahanty grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Joe Kurosaki pitching. Pat Clark singles to center field. George Lundquist grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Paul Fraser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis walks. Algie Belitz grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Lillis advances to second on the play. Bill Green strikes out. Chris Ventura pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Larry Roy strikes out. Jarok Moreira is pinch hitting for Tom Inks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jarok Moreira strikes out. Lefty Smith is pinch hitting for Marino Caceres. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lefty Smith singles to right field. Bob Inglett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lefty Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Algie Belitz (24).3B - Bill Green (3).HR - Chris Ventura (1). Baserunning: SB - Juan Hyzdu 4 (29), Ray Bartley 2 (23), Algie Belitz (25), Bill Green (29). Fielding: E - Greg Partenheimer.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Julio Stewart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Mills did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Omar Alomar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Hairston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Mills did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Pettini improves in power_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Candy Vuckovich improves in velocity Steve Munoz did not respond to coaching in control Fritz Cain did not respond to coaching in velocity Count Garrison did not respond to coaching in range Ted Blong did not respond to coaching in arm Danny Weaver improves in range Count Garrison did not respond to coaching in CF