Win: Robbie Dahl (12-6) Loss: Ben Millar (6-13)
Save: Jim Embree (45)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Robbie Dahl pitching. Lance Batsch walks. Jose Guiney strikes out. Kent Torre flies out to the left fielder. Ted Pierotti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ben Millar pitching. Hirokazu Furusawa singles to center field. Rogelio Alexander hits a home run. Hirokazu Furusawa scores. Jim Johnson walks. George Nixon walks. Martin Jones hits a home run. Jim Johnson scores. George Nixon scores. Larry Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Mann strikes out. Rene Rhoden bunts for a base hit. Milt Gardner singles to right field. Robbie Dahl lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rube Schalk doubles to left field. Mike McConnell doubles to right field. Rube Schalk scores. Jack Snyder strikes out. Dutch Rennert singles to center field. Mike McConnell scores. Larry Ford fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Larry Ford singles to right field. Lance Batsch flies out to the center fielder. Jose Guiney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rogelio Alexander lines out to the second baseman. Jim Johnson pops out to the third baseman. George Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Kent Torre flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ted Pierotti grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Rube Schalk singles to center field. Mike McConnell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Martin Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Mann strikes out. Maury Ott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rene Rhoden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jack Snyder walks. Dutch Rennert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Maury Ott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Milt Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Robbie Dahl grounds out to the shortstop. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Lance Batsch flies out to the center fielder. Jose Guiney strikes out. Kent Torre walks. Ted Pierotti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rogelio Alexander strikes out. Jim Johnson strikes out. George Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Rube Schalk singles to right field. Mike McConnell lines out to the second baseman. Jack Snyder strikes out. Dutch Rennert singles to left field. Maury Ott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Martin Jones walks. Mike Mann pops out to the catcher. Rene Rhoden singles to right field. Bill Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Milt Gardner pops out to the first baseman. Robbie Dahl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Lance Batsch grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Guiney flies out to the center fielder. Kent Torre grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the second baseman. Rogelio Alexander walks. Rogelio Alexander steals second. Jim Johnson strikes out. George Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Yoandy Toscano enters the game as a defensive replacement for Milt Gardner at C. Michael Billiard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ted Pierotti flies out to the left fielder. Rube Schalk flies out to the left fielder. Mike McConnell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Martin Jones flies out to the center fielder. Mike Mann doubles to center field. Rene Rhoden grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Mann advances to third on the play. Yoandy Toscano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jim Embree comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Snyder walks. Dutch Rennert grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jack Snyder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Carter is pinch hitting for Bill Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Carter singles to center field. Dutch Rennert is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Lance Batsch singles to left field. Jose Guiney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marshall Meoli improves in contact_vs_lefty William Stewart improves in speed Ramon McTigue did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frankie Bets did not respond to coaching in control Ramon McTigue improves in arm William Stewart improves in arm Pat Belle did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: William Queen improves in power_vs_righty Stan Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Chuck Huntz improves in speed Merv Shoop did not respond to coaching in range Bob Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Lupien did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Stan Smith did not respond to coaching in CF