Win: Jose Turner (5-5) Loss: Bob McCormick (9-12)
Save: Dunier Sanchez (24)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bob McCormick pitching. Chad Smith strikes out. Pickles Ellison flies out to the left fielder. George Speer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jose Turner pitching. Gabe Norton strikes out. Barry Redman grounds out to the third baseman. Al Lewis walks. Regis Gardner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Lewis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Bailey strikes out. Bob Morris strikes out. Herb Page singles past the shortstop. Jay Brady grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Taffy Cruise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toshikatsu Matsutani flies out to the center fielder. Pete Tartabull reached on a fielding error by Chad Smith. Pete Tartabull gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kosuke Iwasaki singles to center field. Jose Turner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chad Smith flies out to the left fielder. Pickles Ellison singles past the first baseman. Kosuke Iwasaki scores. George Speer singles to center field. Pickles Ellison advances to third on the hit. Tom Bailey singles to center field. Pickles Ellison scores. George Speer advances to third on the hit. Bob Morris hits an infield single to the pitcher. George Speer scores. Herb Page grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Morris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Kody Clemens grounds out to the second baseman. Bob McCormick reached on a fielding error by Kosuke Iwasaki. Gabe Norton strikes out. Bob McCormick steals second. Barry Redman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jay Brady grounds out to the third baseman. Kosuke Iwasaki reached on a fielding error by Gabe Norton. Jose Turner lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Chad Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Al Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Regis Gardner walks. Taffy Cruise singles to center field. Toshikatsu Matsutani flies out to the center fielder. Pete Tartabull grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pickles Ellison walks. George Speer singles to left field. Pickles Ellison advances to third on the hit. Tom Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. George Speer advances to second on the play. Bob Morris pops out to the shortstop. Herb Page grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Kody Clemens walks. Bob McCormick pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Kody Clemens steals second. Gabe Norton doubles past the center fielder. Kody Clemens scores. Barry Redman flies out to the right fielder. Al Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jay Brady strikes out. Kosuke Iwasaki strikes out. Jose Turner singles to center field. Jose Turner steals second. Chad Smith walks. Pickles Ellison singles to left field. Jose Turner scores. Chad Smith advances to third on the hit. George Speer walks. Tom Bailey walks. Chad Smith scores. Bob Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Regis Gardner is hit by a pitch. Taffy Cruise singles to left field. Toshikatsu Matsutani flies out to the right fielder. Pete Tartabull strikes out. Kody Clemens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Herb Page singles to center field. Jim Browning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jay Brady walks. Kosuke Iwasaki grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Herb Page advances to third on the play. Jose Turner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Browning grounds out to the shortstop. Gabe Norton walks. Barry Redman singles to center field. Gabe Norton gets picked off second (1-6). Al Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Chad Smith flies out to the right fielder. Pickles Ellison strikes out. George Speer is hit by a pitch. Tom Bailey singles to left field. George Speer advances to third on the hit. Bob Morris walks. Herb Page flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Regis Gardner grounds out to the pitcher. Taffy Cruise grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toshikatsu Matsutani walks. Pete Tartabull walks. Buddy Drake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jose McGovern is pinch hitting for Kody Clemens. Jose McGovern walks. Lena Blackburne is pinch hitting for Jim Browning. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lena Blackburne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Ruthven pitching. Dick Beech enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose McGovern at LF. Jay Brady grounds out to the shortstop. Kosuke Iwasaki walks. Toshiharu Naganuma is pinch hitting for Buddy Drake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Toshiharu Naganuma singles to left field. Chad Smith singles to left field. Kosuke Iwasaki scores. Toshiharu Naganuma advances to third on the hit. Chad Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pickles Ellison reached on a fielding error by Pete Tartabull. Toshiharu Naganuma scores. Phil Trouppe is pinch hitting for George Speer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pickles Ellison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Dean Lee pitching. Gabe Norton singles to center field. Barry Redman bunts for a base hit. Daff Gaston is pinch hitting for Al Lewis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Daff Gaston singles to right field. Gabe Norton scores. Regis Gardner singles to right field. Barry Redman scores. Dunier Sanchez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Taffy Cruise strikes out. Toshikatsu Matsutani doubles to center field. Daff Gaston scores. Pete Tartabull flies out to the right fielder. Dick Beech strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 13 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 13
Batting:GIDP - Kosuke Iwasaki.HBP - George Speer (1). Baserunning: SB - Jose Turner (1).CS - Chad Smith (2), Pickles Ellison (5). Fielding: E - Chad Smith, Kosuke Iwasaki.
Batting:2B - Gabe Norton (8), Toshikatsu Matsutani (17).HBP - Regis Gardner (3). Baserunning: SB - Kody Clemens (6), Bob McCormick (1). Fielding: E - Gabe Norton, Pete Tartabull.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Denny Locklear did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Todd Sudhoff improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Calvert improves in range Jeff Morrison improves in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Zauchin improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Huskey did not respond to coaching in control Mark Lawson improves in velocity Mark Lawson did not respond to coaching in control