Win: Joe Kurosaki (7-0) Loss: Frank Orsulak (5-6)
Save: Tripp Dowd (22)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Candy Vuckovich pitching. Paul Fraser lines out to the third baseman. Shoji Narita grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Steve Kravec pitching. Bill Green walks. Bill Rodriguez walks. Brian Manda strikes out. Juan Hyzdu singles to center field. Bill Green scores. Bill Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Andy Baker grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati George Lundquist strikes out. Bob Inglett lines out to the shortstop. Omar Alomar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Greg Partenheimer singles to center field. Clyde Delahanty grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Danny Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dick Giles grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Pettini grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Kravec is hit by a pitch. Paul Fraser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Candy Vuckovich flies out to the center fielder. Bill Green grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Shoji Narita strikes out. Pat Clark flies out to the right fielder. George Lundquist flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Brian Manda singles to left field. Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Brian Manda is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Andy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Inglett singles to left field. Omar Alomar strikes out. Dick Giles singles to center field. Jim Pettini pops out to the second baseman. Steve Kravec grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Greg Partenheimer lines out to the first baseman. Clyde Delahanty grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Paul Fraser strikes out. Shoji Narita hits a home run. Pat Clark strikes out. George Lundquist flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Candy Vuckovich singles to right field. Bill Green strikes out. Bill Rodriguez strikes out. Brian Manda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bob Inglett singles to center field. Bob Inglett steals second. Joe Kurosaki 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. Omar Alomar pops out to the second baseman. Dick Giles flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jim Pettini walks. Katsunori Motoyashiki is pinch hitting for Steve Kravec. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Katsunori Motoyashiki grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frank Orsulak pitching. Juan Hyzdu is hit by a pitch. Juan Hyzdu steals second. Andy Baker reached on a fielding error by Shoji Narita. The defense is playing the corners in. Greg Partenheimer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Juan Hyzdu scores. Clyde Delahanty grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Baker advances to second on the play. Danny Weaver singles to center field. Andy Baker scores. Cotton Newhauser is pinch hitting for Joe Kurosaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cotton Newhauser singles past the shortstop. Danny Weaver advances to third on the hit. Bill Green grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tripp Dowd pitching. Paul Fraser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shoji Narita flies out to the center fielder. Pat Clark hits a home run. George Lundquist flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Manda grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Hyzdu singles to center field. Andy Baker singles in front of the right fielder. Juan Hyzdu advances to third on the hit. Jeans Pupo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Partenheimer walks. Clyde Delahanty strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bob Inglett singles to left field. Omar Alomar grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dick Giles singles to left field. Jim Pettini pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Bailey improves in velocity Dan Merullo did not respond to coaching in control Rickey Fetzer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Twombly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill DiSarcina did not respond to coaching in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Pipgras did not respond to coaching in control Ray Suche did not respond to coaching in control Chad Slagle improves in contact_vs_righty Wally Daly improves in range Al Burns improves in contact_vs_righty Ralph Flynn did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Blong improves in SS