Win: Ray Hrbek (7-9) Loss: Brad Nolan (5-6)
Save: Ramon Huerra (45)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dan Hoiles pitching. Rip Perrin walks. Bill Birmingham singles to right field. Rip Perrin advances to third on the hit. Koji Hirai grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Perrin scores. Bill Birmingham advances to second on the play. Erik Trosky doubles to center field. Bill Birmingham scores. Joe Bailey pops out to the shortstop. Mark Clark flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ray Hrbek pitching. Stoney Romberger strikes out. Carlos Jorge flies out to the center fielder. Luis Lara hits a home run. Dave Tettleton singles to left field. Freddy Chelini singles to right field. Dave Tettleton advances to third on the hit. Bill Holmes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Maury Dishman singles to center field. Herm Weiland strikes out. Ray Hrbek lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rip Perrin walks. Bill Birmingham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Joe Biasatti grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Polcovich walks. Dan Hoiles fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dan Hoiles grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Polcovich advances to second on the play. Stoney Romberger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Koji Hirai doubles to left field. Erik Trosky singles to center field. Koji Hirai scores. Erik Trosky steals second. Joe Bailey strikes out. Mark Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Maury Dishman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Carlos Jorge grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Lara strikes out. Dave Tettleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Herm Weiland flies out to the center fielder. Ray Hrbek strikes out. Rip Perrin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Freddy Chelini pops out to the catcher. Bill Holmes walks. Joe Biasatti strikes out. Bill Holmes steals second. Frank Polcovich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Birmingham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Koji Hirai triples. Erik Trosky singles to center field. Koji Hirai scores. Joe Bailey strikes out. Mark Clark grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dan Hoiles grounds out to the third baseman. Stoney Romberger grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Jorge walks. Luis Lara hits a home run. Carlos Jorge scores. Dave Tettleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Maury Dishman flies out to the center fielder. Herm Weiland walks. Ray Hrbek lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rip Perrin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Freddy Chelini singles past the shortstop. Freddy Chelini steals second. Bill Holmes strikes out. Joe Biasatti strikes out. Frank Polcovich doubles past the center fielder. Freddy Chelini scores. Mel Collins is pinch hitting for Dan Hoiles. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mel Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Brad Nolan pitching. Bill Birmingham walks. Koji Hirai singles to right field. Bill Birmingham advances to third on the hit. Erik Trosky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Birmingham scores. Koji Hirai advances to second on the play. Joe Bailey hits a home run. Koji Hirai scores. Fred Kruk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Clark flies out to the right fielder. Maury Dishman singles to center field. Herm Weiland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Maury Dishman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jackie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stoney Romberger grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Jorge singles to right field. Luis Lara flies out to the center fielder. Dave Tettleton walks. Freddy Chelini flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Sean Medich is pinch hitting for Jackie Thomas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sean Medich strikes out. Rip Perrin singles past the shortstop. Bill Birmingham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rip Perrin advances to second on the play. Koji Hirai singles to center field. Rip Perrin scores. Erik Trosky walks. Joe Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Emil Boak pitching. Bill Holmes grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Biasatti grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Polcovich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mark Clark singles to right field. Ed Lovullo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Maury Dishman strikes out. Herm Weiland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Clark is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dante Sherman is pinch hitting for Emil Boak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herm Weiland steals second. Dante Sherman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Shinobu Kawasaki pitching. Charlie Mitchell is pinch hitting for Ed Lovullo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Mitchell walks. Stoney Romberger grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Mitchell advances to second on the play. Carlos Jorge walks. Ramon Huerra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Mitchell steals third. Luis Lara strikes out. Dave Tettleton singles to right field. Charlie Mitchell scores. Freddy Chelini grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Tettleton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Heath did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Layne improves in power_vs_righty Candy Powell improves in power_vs_righty Dave Heath did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Sheehan did not respond to coaching in control Anthony Jensen did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Radford improves in velocity Bill Klee did not respond to coaching in control Xavier Isaac did not respond to coaching in 3B