Win: Charlie Kirke (8-8) Loss: Joe McQuinn (15-6)
Save: Ramon Huerra (46)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe McQuinn pitching. Rip Perrin pops out to the catcher. Bill Birmingham strikes out. Koji Hirai flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Charlie Kirke pitching. Carlos Jorge flies out to the left fielder. Gunnar Henderson flies out to the center fielder. Luis Lara singles to center field. Dave Tettleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Erik Trosky grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bailey strikes out. Burt York doubles to center field. Mamoru Kawamura singles to right field. Maury Dishman walks. Charlie Kirke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Connie Brandt strikes out. Stoney Romberger lines out to the pitcher. Mel Collins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rip Perrin grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Birmingham bunts for a base hit. Koji Hirai flies out to the left fielder. Erik Trosky grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill Holmes flies out to the right fielder. Joe McQuinn flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Jorge flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Bailey singles to center field. Burt York grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bailey advances to second on the play. Mamoru Kawamura flies out to the right fielder. Maury Dishman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Gunnar Henderson flies out to the left fielder. Luis Lara pops out to the first baseman. Dave Tettleton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Charlie Kirke grounds out to the shortstop. Rip Perrin doubles to left field. Bill Birmingham pops out to the first baseman. Koji Hirai singles to left field. Erik Trosky hits a home run. Rip Perrin scores. Koji Hirai scores. Joe Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Connie Brandt singles to left field. Stoney Romberger strikes out. Mel Collins strikes out. Bill Holmes singles to right field. Connie Brandt advances to third on the hit. Joe McQuinn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Burt York singles to right field. Mamoru Kawamura doubles to center field. Burt York uses his aggressiveness and scores. Maury Dishman grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Kirke grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Perrin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Carlos Jorge pops out to the third baseman. Gunnar Henderson singles to center field. Luis Lara strikes out. Dave Tettleton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ed Lovullo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Birmingham singles to center field. Koji Hirai singles to left field. Erik Trosky hits a home run. Bill Birmingham scores. Koji Hirai scores. Al Fisk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Burt York flies out to the right fielder. Mamoru Kawamura walks. Maury Dishman singles to right field. Mamoru Kawamura advances to third on the hit. Charlie Kirke singles to left field. Mamoru Kawamura scores. Rip Perrin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Kirke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Connie Brandt grounds out to the second baseman. Stoney Romberger doubles to right field. Mel Collins doubles to center field. Stoney Romberger scores. Bill Holmes grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Collins advances to third on the play. Charlie Mitchell is pinch hitting for Al Fisk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Charlie Mitchell doubles past the first baseman. Mel Collins scores. Carlos Jorge hits a home run. Charlie Mitchell scores. Jackie Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gunnar Henderson singles to center field. Luis Lara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Brad Nolan pitching. Bill Birmingham grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Koji Hirai hits a home run. Sean Medich is pinch hitting for Erik Trosky. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sean Medich flies out to the center fielder. Mark Clark is pinch hitting for Joe Bailey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mark Clark singles to right field. Jorge Stiely is pinch hitting for Burt York. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jorge Stiely grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dave Tettleton strikes out. Connie Brandt hits a home run. Stoney Romberger flies out to the right fielder. Emil Boak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mel Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mamoru Kawamura grounds out to the second baseman. Maury Dishman strikes out. Dante Sherman is pinch hitting for Emil Boak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dante Sherman doubles to right field. Rip Perrin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Shinobu Kawasaki pitching. Bill Holmes pops out to the shortstop. Frank Polcovich is pinch hitting for Brad Nolan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Polcovich singles past the second baseman. Carlos Jorge grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Frank Polcovich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gunnar Henderson hits a home run. Carlos Jorge scores. Ramon Huerra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Luis Lara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jake Benton did not respond to coaching in control Stan DeMaestri improves in contact_vs_righty Jake Benton improves in control Tony Terry did not respond to coaching in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alejandro Kirk improves in arm Bill Klee did not respond to coaching in control Gabe Novotney improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Denny did not respond to coaching in speed Xavier Isaac did not respond to coaching in 3B