Win: Steve McAuliffe (1-1) Loss: Ensign Finney (4-2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bob Walk pitching. Happy Hutton walks. Mudcat Sebra grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ron Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tom Osborn pitching. Pete Holtzman grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Ortiz singles past the second baseman. RJ Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Ortiz advances to second on the play. Sid Bream grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ray Pegues strikes out. Spud Neumeier strikes out. Ryne Waszgis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tim Foli strikes out. Charlie Chazu grounds out to the third baseman. Darnell Coles singles past the second baseman. Darnell Coles is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Alan Ashby flies out to the left fielder. Bret Berardino hits a home run. Tom Osborn strikes out. Happy Hutton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno hits a home run. Bob Walk flies out to the right fielder. Pete Holtzman strikes out. Junior Ortiz triples. RJ Reynolds pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mudcat Sebra flies out to the center fielder. Ron Walker singles to left field. Ron Walker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ray Pegues singles to center field. Spud Neumeier grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sid Bream strikes out. Tim Foli grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Chazu singles to right field. Darnell Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ryne Waszgis singles to center field. Alan Ashby walks. Bret Berardino strikes out. Tom Osborn lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Happy Hutton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno singles to center field. Omar Moreno steals second. Bob Walk lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Holtzman pops out to the shortstop. Junior Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mudcat Sebra grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Walker flies out to the left fielder. Ray Pegues grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Sid Bream flies out to the right fielder. Tim Foli singles to center field. Charlie Chazu singles to right field. Tim Foli advances to third on the hit. Darnell Coles walks. Omar Moreno walks. Tim Foli scores. Ernie Ward is pinch hitting for Bob Walk. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ernie Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rod Scurry pitching. Spud Neumeier hits a home run. Ryne Waszgis singles to left field. Alan Ashby singles to center field. Ryne Waszgis advances to third on the hit. Bret Berardino singles to left field. Ryne Waszgis scores. Bob Kipper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Osborn lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Alan Ashby is thrown out at third. Bret Berardino advances to second on the play. Bret Berardino advances to second on the play. Happy Hutton flies out to the right fielder. Mudcat Sebra lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Pete Holtzman grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Ortiz singles to right field. RJ Reynolds walks. Mike Peel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sid Bream grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ron Walker hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ray Pegues doubles to right field. Ron Walker scores. Spud Neumeier grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ryne Waszgis pops out to the first baseman. Alan Ashby pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tim Foli walks. Charlie Chazu doubles to right field. Tim Foli uses his aggressiveness and scores. Darnell Coles flies out to the center fielder. Omar Moreno grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Gene Whitehill is pinch hitting for Bob Kipper. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Gene Whitehill walks. Pete Holtzman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Shigetoshi Devine pitching. Bret Berardino singles to center field. Johan Castino is pinch hitting for Mike Peel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Johan Castino flies out to the center fielder. Happy Hutton doubles to center field. Mudcat Sebra strikes out. Ron Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kevin Mmahat pitching. Junior Ortiz doubles to right field. RJ Reynolds lines out to the second baseman. Sid Bream singles to right field. Junior Ortiz scores. Tim Foli singles to center field. Sid Bream advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Charlie Chazu grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Foli advances to second on the play. Darnell Coles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Ray Pegues grounds out to the second baseman. Spud Neumeier grounds out to the third baseman. Ryne Waszgis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. Shigetoshi Devine singles to left field. Pete Holtzman strikes out. Junior Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Alan Ashby flies out to the right fielder. Bret Berardino strikes out. Steve McAuliffe 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. Erik Clark is pinch hitting for Kevin Mmahat. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Erik Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Ensign Finney pitching. RJ Reynolds hits a home run. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 13
Game Notes Mudcat Sebra is injured and is expected to be out 53 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pep Norman did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Walker improves in speed Al Masterson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Juan Arroz improves in contact_vs_righty Bris Jorgensen improves in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jason Kendall improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Southworth improves in power_vs_righty Tim Wakefield did not respond to coaching in control Carlos W Kelly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Southworth did not respond to coaching in 2B