Win: Hal Neill (5-1) Loss: Kat Mitsuhashi (0-2)
Save: Ray Ward (8)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Augie Dicken pitching. Larry Sommer walks. Shovel Sanders grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Sommer advances to second on the play. Billy Fulgham walks. Jose Smith hits a home run. Larry Sommer scores. Billy Fulgham scores. Mike Johnson singles past the third baseman. Dennis Hyers strikes out. Frank Schmidt pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Fritz pitching. Gil Clements grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Lyons singles past the shortstop. Chick Finney singles to right field. Randy Lyons advances to third on the hit. Pat Felsch strikes out. Ron Emery doubles to center field. Randy Lyons scores. Chick Finney uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wingo Lagger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Pop Whelan flies out to the right fielder. Mike Fritz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Sommer singles to center field. Shovel Sanders singles to right field. Larry Sommer advances to third on the hit. Billy Fulgham doubles to center field. Larry Sommer scores. Shovel Sanders uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jose Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kelly Brown singles past the third baseman. Jack Young doubles to left field. Kelly Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Augie Dicken lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Jack Young is thrown out at third. Gil Clements singles to left field. Augie Dicken advances to third on the hit. Randy Lyons pops out to the first baseman. Chick Finney triples. Augie Dicken scores. Gil Clements scores. Chick Gerlach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Felsch reached on a fielding error by Billy Fulgham. Chick Finney scores. Ron Emery hits a home run. Pat Felsch scores. Wingo Lagger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Johnson strikes out. Dennis Hyers walks. Frank Schmidt reached on a fielding error by Kelly Brown. Pop Whelan singles to left field. Dennis Hyers scores. John Latham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chick Gerlach lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Frank Schmidt is thrown out at third. Pop Whelan advances to second on the play. Pop Whelan advances to second on the play. Larry Sommer singles to center field. Pop Whelan scores. Shovel Sanders is hit by a pitch. Billy Fulgham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kelly Brown singles to center field. Kelly Brown steals second. Jack Young flies out to the center fielder. John Latham flies out to the right fielder. Gil Clements singles to left field. Kelly Brown scores. Randy Lyons singles to center field. Gil Clements advances to third on the hit. Shannon Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chick Finney singles to right field. Gil Clements scores. Pat Felsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jose Smith flies out to the center fielder. Mike Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Hyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ron Emery pops out to the shortstop. Wingo Lagger flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Brown singles past the third baseman. Jack Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Frank Schmidt hits a home run. Jimmy Crespo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pop Whelan strikes out. Brett Carroll is pinch hitting for Shannon Robinson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Brett Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Larry Sommer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hal Neill pitching. Jimmy Crespo flies out to the right fielder. Gil Clements walks. Randy Lyons walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Chick Finney flies out to the center fielder. Pat Felsch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Shovel Sanders hits a home run. Kat Mitsuhashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Fulgham is hit by a pitch. Jose Smith triples. Billy Fulgham scores. Mike Johnson doubles to right field. Jose Smith scores. Hideki Hirosawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Hyers singles to left field. Mike Johnson scores. Frank Schmidt singles to left field. Dennis Hyers advances to third on the hit. Pop Whelan flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dennis Hyers scores. Hal Neill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Larry Sommer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ron Emery flies out to the center fielder. Wingo Lagger strikes out. Kelly Brown singles to right field. Bert Connatser is pinch hitting for Jack Young. Kelly Brown steals second. Bert Connatser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Maris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shovel Sanders strikes out. Billy Fulgham strikes out. Jose Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Maris pops out to the second baseman. Gil Clements pops out to the first baseman. Randy Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Hyers hits a home run. Harry Giordano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Schmidt singles to center field. Pop Whelan strikes out. Harry Rineer is pinch hitting for Hal Neill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Harry Rineer singles to left field. Frank Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Larry Sommer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Osvaldo La_O pitching. Chick Finney strikes out. Pat Felsch flies out to the center fielder. Ron Emery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Shovel Sanders strikes out. Billy Fulgham walks. Jose Smith singles past the second baseman. Billy Fulgham advances to third on the hit. Mike Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Smith advances to second on the play. Dennis Hyers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Wingo Lagger reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jose Smith. Kelly Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Connatser walks. Ray Ward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Giordano lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Wingo Lagger is thrown out at third. Bert Connatser advances to second on the play. Bert Connatser advances to second on the play. Gil Clements grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Giordano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Billy Fulgham (24), Mike Johnson (15).3B - Jose Smith (8).HR - Shovel Sanders (10), Jose Smith (30), Dennis Hyers (20), Frank Schmidt (26).SF - Pop Whelan.HBP - Shovel Sanders (5), Billy Fulgham (3). Fielding: E - Billy Fulgham, Jose Smith.
Batting:2B - Ron Emery (11), Jack Young (18).3B - Chick Finney (4).HR - Ron Emery (13). Baserunning: SB - Kelly Brown 2 (9). Fielding: E - Kelly Brown.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fritz Fuelsman did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Grove did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Valera improves in control Vern Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Grove did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Augie Shaw improves in arm Joe Krug improves in contact_vs_lefty Kelly Estrada improves in range Charlie Francis improves in power_vs_lefty Sean Lemaster did not respond to coaching in 2B