Win: Alex Spencer (7-4) Loss: Wimpy Nichols (3-10)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alex Spencer pitching. Sid Miller singles to right field. Rod Gowdy flies out to the center fielder. Dan Earley singles to center field. Sid Miller advances to third on the hit. Christian Moore walks. Emerson Quinlan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Wimpy Nichols pitching. Robby Bell singles to right field. Robby Bell steals second. Pablo Garcia strikes out. Jim Powell singles to center field. Robby Bell scores. Buddy Bere flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Dillard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ira Mantle grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Thomas strikes out. Harvey Stephen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Buck Clabaugh grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Perez Jr grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Federoff pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Wimpy Nichols strikes out. Sid Miller strikes out. Rod Gowdy hits a home run. Dan Earley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Alex Spencer grounds out to the third baseman. Robby Bell singles to left field. Pablo Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Jim Powell walks. Buddy Bere strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Christian Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Emerson Quinlan flies out to the center fielder. Ira Mantle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mickey Dillard flies out to the left fielder. Buck Clabaugh hits an infield single to the shortstop. Lou Perez Jr singles to center field. Buck Clabaugh advances to third on the hit. Brian Federoff flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Buck Clabaugh scores. Alex Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Brian Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harvey Stephen walks. Wimpy Nichols fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wimpy Nichols singles to right field. Harvey Stephen advances to third on the hit. Sid Miller lines out to the third baseman. Rod Gowdy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Robby Bell hits a home run. Pablo Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Powell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Bere flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dan Earley walks. Christian Moore walks. Emerson Quinlan strikes out. Ira Mantle singles to center field. Dan Earley scores. Brian Thomas singles to left field. Harvey Stephen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mickey Dillard grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Clabaugh singles to left field. Lou Perez Jr singles to left field. Buck Clabaugh advances to third on the hit. Ben Joyce 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. Brian Federoff grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Clabaugh scores. Lou Perez Jr advances to second on the play. Ryan Grissom is pinch hitting for Alex Spencer . Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ryan Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Jones pitching. Henry Ramirez is pinch hitting for Ben Joyce. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Ramirez walks. Sid Miller grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rod Gowdy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bobby Schalk pitching. Robby Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Pablo Garcia strikes out. Jim Powell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dan Earley grounds out to the third baseman. Christian Moore singles to right field. Emerson Quinlan strikes out. Ira Mantle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Buddy Bere strikes out. Mickey Dillard strikes out. Buck Clabaugh singles to center field. Lou Perez Jr singles to left field. Buck Clabaugh advances to third on the hit. Brian Federoff singles to center field. Buck Clabaugh scores. Lou Perez Jr advances to third on the hit. Tom Smith Jr is pinch hitting for Tom Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Smith Jr walks. Robby Bell singles to center field. Lou Perez Jr scores. Brian Federoff scores. Tom Smith Jr advances to third on the hit. Pat Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pablo Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jordan Downs pitching. Brian Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Durham is pinch hitting for Harvey Stephen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Durham grounds out to the shortstop. Masahiko Somemiya is pinch hitting for Pat Harris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masahiko Somemiya hits an infield single to the first baseman. Sid Miller hits a home run. Masahiko Somemiya scores. Ruben Sasser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rod Gowdy grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ryan Golvin improves in speed Tony Roy did not respond to coaching in control Dane Hogg did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Black did not respond to coaching in endurance Hod Barnes did not respond to coaching in velocity Pepper Varga did not respond to coaching in velocity