Win: Jim McAuley (1-1) Loss: Butch Strickland (1-1)
Save: Chris Beck (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Butch Strickland pitching. Jose Guiney strikes out. Lance Batsch strikes out. Rube Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jim McAuley pitching. Jim Johnson singles to left field. Yoandy Toscano walks. George Nixon walks. Hisato Nakajima strikes out. Ken Gubanich strikes out. Hirokazu Furusawa walks. Jim Johnson scores. Mike Long walks. Yoandy Toscano scores. George Nixon gets picked off third. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ted Pierotti strikes out. Kent Torre singles to right field. Mike McConnell flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Rennert singles to right field. Chris Stone pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rogelio Alexander flies out to the left fielder. Butch Strickland grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jim McAuley strikes out. Jose Guiney strikes out. Lance Batsch grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano strikes out. George Nixon walks. Hisato Nakajima walks. Ken Gubanich flies out to the right fielder. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Nixon is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Rube Schalk grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ted Pierotti singles to left field. Ted Pierotti steals second. Kent Torre grounds out to the shortstop. Mike McConnell walks. Dutch Rennert singles to right field. Ted Pierotti scores. Mike McConnell advances to third on the hit. Chris Stone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Long strikes out. Rogelio Alexander lines out to the second baseman. Butch Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jim McAuley walks. Jose Guiney triples. Jim McAuley scores. Lance Batsch singles to right field. Jose Guiney scores. Rube Schalk doubles to left field. Lance Batsch is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ted Pierotti doubles to right field. Rube Schalk scores. Kent Torre singles to right field. Ted Pierotti scores. Kent Torre steals second. Mike McConnell singles to center field. Kent Torre scores. Dutch Rennert grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike McConnell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Johnson singles to left field. Yoandy Toscano grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Hisato Nakajima flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jim McAuley strikes out. Jose Guiney grounds out to the pitcher. Lance Batsch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ken Gubanich walks. Hirokazu Furusawa flies out to the left fielder. Mike Long singles past the third baseman. Ken Gubanich advances to third on the hit. Rogelio Alexander doubles to center field. Ken Gubanich scores. Mike Long uses his aggressiveness and scores. Larry Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clancy Tollberg is pinch hitting for Butch Strickland. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Clancy Tollberg grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Michael Billiard pitching. Rube Schalk grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Pierotti walks. Ted Pierotti steals second. Kent Torre flies out to the center fielder. Mike McConnell walks. Dutch Rennert pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Reed Crandall enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kent Torre at SS. Yoandy Toscano walks. George Nixon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yoandy Toscano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hisato Nakajima grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Nixon advances to second on the play. Ken Gubanich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Chris Stone singles to right field. Yujiro Mitsubayashi is pinch hitting for Larry Ford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yujiro Mitsubayashi flies out to the center fielder. Jose Guiney singles to center field. Lance Batsch pops out to the first baseman. Rube Schalk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ken Patterson pitching. Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Mike Long singles to center field. Rogelio Alexander flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Tim Tipton is pinch hitting for Michael Billiard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Tipton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Long is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jeoff Smith pitching. Ted Pierotti walks. Reed Crandall grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Pierotti advances to second on the play. Mike McConnell flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Rennert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Chris Beck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Yoandy Toscano flies out to the left fielder. George Nixon singles to left field. Hisato Nakajima singles to left field. George Nixon advances to third on the hit. Ken Gubanich grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Mike Mills did not respond to coaching in control Elmer Garvin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John James improves in contact_vs_righty Ace Gannon improves in range Alan Mudrock did not respond to coaching in control Pat Belle did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al White improves in velocity William Queen improves in range Tom Schneider improves in power_vs_righty Mike Roy improves in contact_vs_righty Curt Bell did not respond to coaching in range Mike Roy improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in CF