Win: Roy Sheridan (18-9) Loss: Lute Roberts (7-10)
Save: Neal Brantley (30)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lute Roberts pitching. Spike Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Richard Hidalgo flies out to the right fielder. Dave Allred grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Roy Sheridan pitching. Marty Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Isringhausen singles to left field. Johnny Isringhausen steals second. Billy Shelton flies out to the left fielder. Ben Blocker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jimmy Wynn strikes out. Al Thomas singles to right field. Bruce Northrup walks. Pat Goodwin singles past the second baseman. Al Thomas scores. Bruce Northrup advances to third on the hit. Brad Ausmus grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Goodwin advances to second on the play. Roy Sheridan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hideo Matsuki grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Speier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob McKee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Spike Thornton walks. Richard Hidalgo strikes out. Dave Allred grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Spike Thornton advances to second on the play. Jimmy Wynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mark Pagnozzi lines out to the second baseman. Lute Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Marty Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Al Thomas singles to right field. Bruce Northrup grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Thomas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. Brad Ausmus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Johnny Isringhausen singles to right field. Johnny Isringhausen steals second. Billy Shelton strikes out. Ben Blocker grounds out to the third baseman. Hideo Matsuki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Roy Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Spike Thornton singles to left field. Richard Hidalgo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Alex Speier singles to center field. Bob McKee singles to right field. Mark Pagnozzi singles past the shortstop. Alex Speier scores. Bob McKee advances to third on the hit. Lute Roberts strikes out. Marty Morrison strikes out. Johnny Isringhausen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Allred strikes out. Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the shortstop. Al Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Billy Shelton grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Blocker flies out to the left fielder. Hideo Matsuki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bruce Northrup singles to left field. Pat Goodwin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Brad Ausmus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Alex Speier grounds out to the shortstop. Bob McKee flies out to the right fielder. Mark Pagnozzi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dennis Hunter is pinch hitting for Roy Sheridan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dennis Hunter walks. Spike Thornton hits a home run. Dennis Hunter scores. Cory Graves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Richard Hidalgo lines out to the third baseman. Dave Allred doubles past the first baseman. Darryl Steinecke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Wynn flies out to the right fielder. Dave Allred gets picked off second (1-4). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Neal Brantley pitching. Dick Pilarcik is pinch hitting for Darryl Steinecke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Pilarcik strikes out. Marty Morrison walks. Johnny Isringhausen flies out to the center fielder. Billy Shelton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marty Morrison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Larry Gutierrez pitching. Al Thomas singles to center field. Bruce Northrup grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Goodwin grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Northrup advances to second on the play. Brad Ausmus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ben Blocker strikes out. Hideo Matsuki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Speier lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tony Counsell did not respond to coaching in velocity Byron Phillips improves in range Jimmy Pearson did not respond to coaching in control Roy Graham did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Hicks did not respond to coaching in arm Jose Hicks did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fred LaRocca did not respond to coaching in velocity Kirby Nen improves in power_vs_righty