Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jim McAuley pitching. Mike Long grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Johnson triples. George Nixon strikes out. Mike Mann walks. Hisato Nakajima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jeff Welch pitching. Lance Batsch strikes out. Kent Torre strikes out. Rube Schalk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Gubanich flies out to the left fielder. Milt Gardner walks. Jeff Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike McConnell flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ted Pierotti strikes out. Frank Rosen singles to center field. Mike Hemmingway grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Rosen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mike Long flies out to the center fielder. Jim Johnson doubles to right field. George Nixon singles to right field. Jim Johnson scores. Mike Mann walks. Hisato Nakajima strikes out. Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dutch Rennert grounds out to the third baseman. Jim McAuley flies out to the left fielder. Lance Batsch walks. Kent Torre walks. Rube Schalk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ken Gubanich singles to center field. Milt Gardner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Gubanich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Welch lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike McConnell singles to center field. Ted Pierotti singles to center field. Frank Rosen singles to left field. Mike McConnell scores. Ted Pierotti advances to third on the hit. Mike Hemmingway flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ted Pierotti scores. Dutch Rennert grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Rosen advances to second on the play. Jim McAuley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Johnson strikes out. George Nixon singles to right field. George Nixon steals second. Mike Mann grounds out to the third baseman. Hisato Nakajima grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Lance Batsch flies out to the left fielder. Kent Torre hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rube Schalk grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hirokazu Furusawa flies out to the left fielder. Ken Gubanich grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Gardner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike McConnell grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Pierotti grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Rosen walks. Mike Hemmingway pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano is pinch hitting for Jeff Welch. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yoandy Toscano singles to right field. Yoandy Toscano steals second. Mike Long singles to right field. Yoandy Toscano scores. Jim Johnson singles to center field. Mike Long advances to third on the hit. George Nixon pops out to the shortstop. Mike Mann strikes out. Hisato Nakajima grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Henry Brumfield pitching. Dutch Rennert grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Carter is pinch hitting for Jim McAuley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Carter strikes out. Lance Batsch singles to left field. Kent Torre singles to center field. Rube Schalk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ken Patterson pitching. Hirokazu Furusawa walks. Ken Gubanich strikes out. Milt Gardner doubles to left field. Hirokazu Furusawa is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Clancy Tollberg is pinch hitting for Henry Brumfield. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Milt Gardner is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Embree pitching. Mike McConnell flies out to the center fielder. Ted Pierotti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Rosen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tim Tipton is pinch hitting for Jim Embree. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Tipton grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Long singles to left field. Mike Long steals second. Jim Johnson strikes out. George Nixon singles to right field. Chris Beck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Mann flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jeoff Smith pitching. Mike Hemmingway singles to center field. Dutch Rennert grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jose Guiney is pinch hitting for Chris Beck. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Guiney walks. Lance Batsch walks. Kent Torre hits an infield single to the shortstop. Rube Schalk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Paul Amor pitching. Hisato Nakajima hits a home run. Larry Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Ken Gubanich singles to right field. Milt Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Jeoff Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Mike McConnell grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Pierotti is hit by a pitch. Frank Rosen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 12 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Jim Johnson (14), Milt Gardner (4).3B - Jim Johnson (2).HR - Hisato Nakajima (12). Baserunning: SB - Mike Long (11), George Nixon (11), Yoandy Toscano (7).CS - Milt Gardner (1).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Mitchell did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in range John Roth did not respond to coaching in control Frank Mohardt improves in speed Toby Hertweck did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Roth did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Roy improves in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pat Belle improves in range Reed Crandall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frankie Bets did not respond to coaching in control Ramon McTigue did not respond to coaching in speed Pat Belle improves in contact_vs_righty Ace Gannon did not respond to coaching in range Pat Belle did not respond to coaching in 3B