Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Marvin Verble pitching. George Spies pops out to the shortstop. Pickles Ellison strikes out. George Speer singles to right field. Toshiharu Naganuma grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Erisbel Escalante pitching. Wedo Heath grounds out to the shortstop. Barry Redman singles to right field. Al Lewis walks. Regis Gardner singles to left field. Barry Redman scores. Al Lewis is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Taffy Cruise flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bob Morris flies out to the center fielder. Herb Page singles to left field. Jay Brady singles past the shortstop. Herb Page advances to third on the hit. Kosuke Iwasaki pops out to the second baseman. Erisbel Escalante strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Toshikatsu Matsutani grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Tartabull singles to left field. Kody Clemens strikes out. Marvin Verble strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh George Spies walks. Pickles Ellison walks. George Speer strikes out. Toshiharu Naganuma flies out to the left fielder. Bob Morris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Wedo Heath grounds out to the third baseman. Barry Redman grounds out to the third baseman. Al Lewis flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Herb Page flies out to the right fielder. Jay Brady strikes out. Kosuke Iwasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Regis Gardner strikes out. Taffy Cruise singles to right field. Taffy Cruise steals second. Toshikatsu Matsutani singles to center field. Taffy Cruise scores. Pete Tartabull grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Erisbel Escalante grounds out to the shortstop. George Spies singles to center field. Pickles Ellison walks. George Speer singles to right field. George Spies scores. Toshiharu Naganuma grounds out to the second baseman. Pickles Ellison advances to third on the play. George Speer advances to second on the play. Bob Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Kody Clemens singles to center field. Marvin Verble lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wedo Heath doubles to right field. Kody Clemens scores. Barry Redman doubles to center field. Wedo Heath scores. Al Lewis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Regis Gardner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Herb Page reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wedo Heath. Jay Brady flies out to the right fielder. Kosuke Iwasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Page advances to third on the play. Erisbel Escalante strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Taffy Cruise singles to right field. Toshikatsu Matsutani grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Taffy Cruise is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pete Tartabull strikes out. Kody Clemens hits a home run. Toshikatsu Matsutani scores. Dean Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marvin Verble strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh George Spies triples. Pickles Ellison singles to center field. George Spies scores. George Speer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pickles Ellison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Toshiharu Naganuma singles to left field. George Speer advances to third on the hit. Don Perry 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. Bob Morris hits a home run. George Speer scores. Toshiharu Naganuma scores. Herb Page singles to right field. Jay Brady triples. Herb Page scores. Pinch Behney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kosuke Iwasaki singles to right field. Jay Brady scores. Jon Reynolds is pinch hitting for Dean Lee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jon Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. George Spies grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Eliecer Toscano pitching. Wedo Heath grounds out to the shortstop. Barry Redman singles to right field. Al Lewis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pickles Ellison strikes out. George Speer walks. Toshiharu Naganuma pops out to the second baseman. Bob Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Regis Gardner singles to right field. Taffy Cruise flies out to the right fielder. Toshikatsu Matsutani strikes out. Pete Tartabull singles to center field. Regis Gardner advances to third on the hit. Kody Clemens singles to right field. Regis Gardner scores. Pete Tartabull advances to third on the hit. Kazuhisa Ono comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pinch Behney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Phil Trouppe is pinch hitting for Herb Page. Phil Trouppe flies out to the center fielder. Jay Brady flies out to the center fielder. Kosuke Iwasaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Russ Knox enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Trouppe at C. Wedo Heath singles to left field. Barry Redman singles to right field. Wedo Heath advances to third on the hit. Al Lewis hits an infield single to the second baseman. Wedo Heath scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Dean Lee is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Morrie Wolf improves in contact_vs_lefty Denny Locklear did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Calvert improves in contact_vs_lefty Morrie Wolf did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brandon Belt did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Frierson did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Borbon did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Huskey did not respond to coaching in control