Win: Dave Ginter (16-8) Loss: Jake Hairston (9-10)
Save: John Elliott (38)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jake Hairston pitching. Tom Shelby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Bogart singles to center field. Joe Nekola singles to left field. Elbie French singles to left field. Charlie Bogart scores. Russ Hansen flies out to the right fielder. Eiji Ogishima hits a home run. Joe Nekola scores. Elbie French scores. Don Grzanich grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Ginter pitching. Frank Dillinger strikes out. Lowell Easterling flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Radebaugh lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jim Esasky grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Ginter flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shelby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Coco Yount singles to left field. Ray Kirby grounds out to the pitcher. Coco Yount advances to second on the play. Frank Berry walks. Alex Ritter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Charlie Bogart strikes out. Joe Nekola grounds out to the second baseman. Elbie French flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ray Jones walks. Jake Hairston lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Dillinger grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Jones advances to third on the play. Lowell Easterling singles past the third baseman. Ray Jones scores. Kevin Radebaugh pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Russ Hansen strikes out. Eiji Ogishima strikes out. Don Grzanich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Coco Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Frank Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jim Esasky hits a home run. Dave Ginter strikes out. Tom Shelby singles to center field. Charlie Bogart grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Alex Ritter singles to right field. Ray Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Ritter advances to second on the play. Jake Hairston singles past the third baseman. Alex Ritter scores. Frank Dillinger strikes out. Lowell Easterling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Joe Nekola hits a home run. Elbie French grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Hansen strikes out. Eiji Ogishima singles to right field. Don Grzanich walks. Jim Esasky strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kevin Radebaugh grounds out to the second baseman. Coco Yount grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dave Ginter strikes out. Tom Shelby strikes out. Charlie Bogart hits a home run. Joe Nekola flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frank Berry flies out to the left fielder. Alex Ritter flies out to the center fielder. Ray Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Al Roman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Konetchy is pinch hitting for Elbie French. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Konetchy doubles to left field. Oscar Swacina is pinch hitting for Russ Hansen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Oscar Swacina strikes out. Eiji Ogishima walks. A.J. Mercado is pinch hitting for Don Grzanich. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. A.J. Mercado pops out to the third baseman. Jim Esasky singles to left field. Mike Konetchy scores. Dave Ginter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lu Keerl is pinch hitting for Al Roman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lu Keerl walks. Frank Dillinger singles to left field. Lowell Easterling singles to left field. Kevin Radebaugh grounds out to the shortstop. Lu Keerl scores. Frank Dillinger advances to third on the play. Lowell Easterling advances to second on the play. Russ Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ollie Ballou is pinch hitting for Coco Yount. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ollie Ballou singles to center field. Frank Dillinger scores. Lowell Easterling scores. Ray Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Frank Berry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Sonny Broughton pitching. Tom Shelby flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Bogart walks. Joe Nekola singles to left field. Mike Konetchy flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Swacina doubles to center field. Charlie Bogart scores. Eiji Ogishima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Alex Ritter is hit by a pitch. Ray Jones strikes out. Hank Witmeyer is pinch hitting for Sonny Broughton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hank Witmeyer strikes out. Frank Dillinger walks. John Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lowell Easterling grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Dillinger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Mike Konetchy (9), Oscar Swacina (5).HR - Charlie Bogart (35), Joe Nekola (20), Eiji Ogishima (14), Jim Esasky (33).GIDP - Charlie Bogart.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pat Renick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vic Molyneaux did not respond to coaching in control Pat Renick improves in arm Newt Hopkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Sheldon Tebeau improves in power_vs_righty Bill Bryant did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Skinny McMillan did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Lajeskie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Milt Castino improves in velocity Paul Lajeskie improves in range Bill Boehling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Boehling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mays Blake improves in velocity