Win: Kordell Stewart (11-7) Loss: Bill Cox (2-10)
Save: Dusty Gilligan (14)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Kordell Stewart pitching. Germaine Acogny singles to left field. Bobby Cox singles to left field. Dale Davis walks. Henry Street grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Germaine Acogny scores. Bobby Cox advances to third on the play. Dale Davis advances to second on the play. Storm Burrell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Cox is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Cox pitching. Terry Fuhrman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heath Miller singles to right field. Heath Miller steals second. Gary Dunn grounds out to the second baseman. Heath Miller advances to third on the play. Walter Abercrombie singles past the shortstop. Heath Miller scores. Joe Hoover flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Leal strikes out. Billy Valle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Estrada grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Scoop Gillespie lines out to the third baseman. Bob Mullen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Blount doubles to center field. Kordell Stewart singles to center field. Mel Blount scores. Terry Fuhrman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kordell Stewart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill Cox pops out to the first baseman. Germaine Acogny grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Heath Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Dunn singles to center field. Walter Abercrombie strikes out. Gary Dunn steals second. Joe Hoover doubles to right field. Gary Dunn scores. Scoop Gillespie walks. Bob Mullen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scoop Gillespie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dale Davis singles to left field. Henry Street singles to center field. Storm Burrell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dale Davis advances to third on the play. Bob Leal flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mel Blount grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kordell Stewart singles to center field. Terry Fuhrman flies out to the center fielder. Heath Miller singles to right field. Gary Dunn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Billy Valle walks. Jack Estrada walks. Bill Cox lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Germaine Acogny strikes out. Bobby Cox singles to center field. Billy Valle scores. Jack Estrada is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Walter Abercrombie flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hoover grounds out to the third baseman. Scoop Gillespie walks. Bob Mullen singles to right field. Scoop Gillespie advances to third on the hit. Pete Simon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mel Blount pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dale Davis singles to center field. Henry Street flies out to the center fielder. Storm Burrell strikes out. Bob Leal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kordell Stewart flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Terry Fuhrman grounds out to the second baseman. Heath Miller is hit by a pitch. Gary Dunn singles to left field. Heath Miller advances to third on the hit. Walter Abercrombie walks. Joe Hoover reached on a fielding error by Henry Street. Heath Miller scores. Scoop Gillespie pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Billy Valle flies out to the left fielder. Jack Estrada grounds out to the second baseman. Tyson Stevens is pinch hitting for Pete Simon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tyson Stevens walks. Germaine Acogny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ray Singleton pitching. Bob Mullen grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Blount flies out to the center fielder. Frank Pollard is pinch hitting for Kordell Stewart. 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. Frank Pollard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dusty Gilligan pitching. Bobby Cox walks. Dale Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Henry Street hits a home run. Storm Burrell walks. Bob Leal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Terry Fuhrman flies out to the center fielder. Heath Miller flies out to the right fielder. Gary Dunn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Billy Valle flies out to the left fielder. Jack Estrada singles to center field. Jack Sheridan is pinch hitting for Ray Singleton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Germaine Acogny grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Estrada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Doyle did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Stone improves in arm Jeff Stone improves in range Ismael Decker did not respond to coaching in endurance Desmond Stillwell did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lynn Swan did not respond to coaching in control Yancy Thigpen improves in range James Farrior did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Yancy Thigpen did not respond to coaching in speed James Farrior improves in LF