Win: Butch Strickland (2-2) Loss: Paul Amor (1-3)
Save: Jim Embree (7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Paul Amor pitching. Tim Tipton flies out to the center fielder. Hirokazu Furusawa walks. Bubba Kiefer strikes out. Passed ball. Hirokazu Furusawa advances to second. George Kowalik reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Rosen. Hirokazu Furusawa scores. Bert Timmons singles to right field. George Kowalik scores. Ken Gubanich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Butch Strickland pitching. Frank Rosen strikes out. Mike Edwards strikes out. Chris Stone singles to left field. Mike Hemmingway walks. Yujiro Mitsubayashi singles to left field. Leonard McCoy singles past the second baseman. Chris Stone scores. Mike Hemmingway scores. Reed Crandall singles to left field. Yujiro Mitsubayashi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leonard McCoy advances to third on the hit. Dutch Rennert singles to right field. Leonard McCoy scores. Reed Crandall advances to third on the hit. Paul Amor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Clancy Tollberg walks. Martin Jones flies out to the right fielder. Clancy Tollberg is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Butch Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Frank Rosen singles to left field. Frank Rosen steals second. Mike Edwards strikes out. Chris Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Hemmingway grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tim Tipton singles past the third baseman. Hirokazu Furusawa walks. Bubba Kiefer walks. George Kowalik walks. Tim Tipton scores. Bert Timmons walks. Hirokazu Furusawa scores. Ken Gubanich flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bubba Kiefer scores. Clancy Tollberg walks. Martin Jones strikes out. Butch Strickland singles to center field. George Kowalik scores. Bert Timmons scores. Tim Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Tipton singles to left field. Clancy Tollberg scores. Hirokazu Furusawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Yujiro Mitsubayashi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leonard McCoy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reed Crandall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bubba Kiefer singles to center field. George Kowalik walks. Bill Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Timmons singles to right field. Bubba Kiefer scores. Ken Gubanich strikes out. Clancy Tollberg singles to left field. George Kowalik scores. Bert Timmons advances to third on the hit. Martin Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bert Timmons scores. Butch Strickland grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clancy Tollberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dutch Rennert singles to center field. Bill Johnson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Rosen grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Edwards flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tim Tipton flies out to the center fielder. Hirokazu Furusawa flies out to the right fielder. Bubba Kiefer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Chris Stone singles to left field. Mike Hemmingway walks. Yujiro Mitsubayashi strikes out. Leonard McCoy flies out to the center fielder. Reed Crandall grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Hemmingway is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh George Kowalik hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bert Timmons hits a home run. George Kowalik scores. Ken Gubanich flies out to the right fielder. Clancy Tollberg pops out to the third baseman. Martin Jones doubles to right field. Charlie Geiss 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. Butch Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dutch Rennert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Geiss grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Rosen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tim Tipton strikes out. Hirokazu Furusawa pops out to the catcher. Bubba Kiefer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Edwards walks. Chris Stone singles to right field. Mike Hemmingway singles to left field. Mike Edwards scores. Chris Stone advances to third on the hit. Yujiro Mitsubayashi walks. Mickey Remneas is pinch hitting for Leonard McCoy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mickey Remneas singles to center field. Chris Stone scores. Mike Hemmingway uses his aggressiveness and scores. Reed Crandall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Yujiro Mitsubayashi advances to third on the play. Dutch Rennert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh George Kowalik walks. Bert Timmons grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Kowalik is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Gubanich singles to left field. Bert Timmons advances to third on the hit. Chris Beck 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. Clancy Tollberg singles to left field. Bert Timmons scores. Ken Gubanich advances to third on the hit. Martin Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Gubanich scores. Clancy Tollberg advances to second on the play. Butch Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Shigetsugu Nakayama is pinch hitting for Chris Beck. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shigetsugu Nakayama grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Rosen singles to right field. Mike Edwards flies out to the center fielder. Chris Stone walks. Mike Hemmingway strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Rigo Sloan pitching. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Tim Tipton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Johnson strikes out. Hirokazu Furusawa singles to right field. Bubba Kiefer singles to left field. Hirokazu Furusawa advances to third on the hit. George Kowalik grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Yujiro Mitsubayashi hits a home run. Mickey Remneas hits a home run. Reed Crandall walks. Dutch Rennert singles to center field. Reed Crandall advances to third on the hit. Juan Laza is pinch hitting for Rigo Sloan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Juan Laza singles to right field. Reed Crandall scores. Henry Brumfield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Frank Rosen strikes out. Mike Edwards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutch Rennert advances to third on the play. Juan Laza advances to second on the play. Chris Stone singles past the third baseman. Dutch Rennert scores. Juan Laza scores. Jim Embree comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Hemmingway flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Lupien did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Roth did not respond to coaching in velocity Stan Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Rene Rhoden did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Ludwig improves in range Mike Mann improves in range Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kazuo Mitsubayashi did not respond to coaching in arm Jose Guiney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Snyder did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mark Rojas did not respond to coaching in velocity John Cobb improves in control Larry Ford did not respond to coaching in control