Win: A.J. Scarsella (11-8) Loss: Hal Abrams (5-14)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh A.J. Scarsella pitching. Tonny Cruz hits a home run. Rusty McCleskey strikes out. Joe Nicholas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Nunez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hal Abrams pitching. Bob Grba flies out to the right fielder. Stu Glossop grounds out to the third baseman. John Kelly singles to left field. Gil McGriff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jack Ray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Braun pops out to the shortstop. Tom Malkmus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ed Herzog grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harvey Ryan strikes out. Charlie Lowe hits a home run. Dave Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen pops out to the second baseman. Hal Abrams singles to right field. Tonny Cruz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati A.J. Scarsella strikes out. Bob Grba singles to center field. Stu Glossop singles to center field. Bob Grba advances to third on the hit. John Kelly singles to left field. Bob Grba scores. Stu Glossop advances to third on the hit. Gil McGriff hits a home run. Stu Glossop scores. John Kelly scores. Chet Booles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Herzog singles to left field. Ed Herzog steals second. Harvey Ryan walks. Charlie Lowe flies out to the right fielder. Dave Lopez walks. A.J. Scarsella walks. Ed Herzog scores. Eddie Hardgrove comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Grba singles to center field. Harvey Ryan scores. Dave Lopez scores. A.J. Scarsella advances to third on the hit. Stu Glossop strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rusty McCleskey doubles to center field. Joe Nicholas flies out to the right fielder. Jim Nunez flies out to the right fielder. Jack Ray walks. Billy Braun singles to left field. Rusty McCleskey scores. Tom Malkmus lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati John Kelly strikes out. Gil McGriff strikes out. Ed Herzog walks. Harvey Ryan singles past the second baseman. Ed Herzog advances to third on the hit. Charlie Lowe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Hardgrove strikes out. Tonny Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dave Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. A.J. Scarsella doubles to right field. Al Pettis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Grba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). A.J. Scarsella advances to third on the play. Stu Glossop bunts for a base hit. A.J. Scarsella scores. John Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rusty McCleskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Nicholas singles to center field. Jim Nunez walks. Jack Ray strikes out. Billy Braun flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Gil McGriff strikes out. Ed Herzog pops out to the shortstop. Harvey Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Malkmus singles to center field. Dick Lerchen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Walker is pinch hitting for Al Pettis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Walker strikes out. Tonny Cruz singles to right field. Tom Malkmus scores. Dick Lerchen advances to third on the hit. Rusty McCleskey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati George Leftwich pitching. Charlie Lowe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Willson is pinch hitting for Dave Lopez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alex Willson grounds out to the shortstop. Kory Nielsen is pinch hitting for A.J. Scarsella. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kory Nielsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pit Garcia pitching. Joe Nicholas flies out to the right fielder. Jim Nunez strikes out. Jack Ray hits a home run. Billy Braun singles to right field. Tom Malkmus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob Grba strikes out. Stu Glossop flies out to the right fielder. John Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen lines out to the second baseman. Rasty Johnson is pinch hitting for George Leftwich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rasty Johnson singles to center field. Garry Kopf is pinch hitting for Tonny Cruz . Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Garry Kopf grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Tom Malkmus is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Papa Kobel did not respond to coaching in speed Lucky Cole did not respond to coaching in control Harry Sale did not respond to coaching in velocity Papa Kobel did not respond to coaching in arm Micheal Nakazato did not respond to coaching in velocity Micheal Nakazato did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Risberg did not respond to coaching in velocity Otto James improves in velocity Ed Norman did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Hartenstein did not respond to coaching in control Win Osinski did not respond to coaching in velocity Roberto Lowe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roberto Lowe did not respond to coaching in SS