Win: Stan Pena (4-2) Loss: Ken Bielaski (4-3)
Save: John Block (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Stan Pena pitching. Ron Williams walks. Hal Moses grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rick Johnston singles to center field. Joe Hill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Steve Noles pitching. Katsuhiko Sakai flies out to the center fielder. Mike Schulte flies out to the center fielder. Jason Lopez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jerry Worrell flies out to the center fielder. Buster Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Vance Skiff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Juan Keisler walks. Norm McGraw grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Keisler advances to second on the play. Al Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Keisler advances to third on the play. Oscar Beers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Babe Snider strikes out. Steve Noles flies out to the left fielder. Ron Williams singles to left field. Hal Moses hits a home run. Ron Williams scores. Rick Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Phil Jackson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Stan Pena strikes out. Katsuhiko Sakai grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Hill walks. Joe Hill steals second. Jerry Worrell strikes out. Buster Moore strikes out. Vance Skiff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Schulte strikes out. Jason Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Keisler hits an infield single to the shortstop. Norm McGraw grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Juan Keisler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Babe Snider strikes out. Steve Noles strikes out. Ron Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Al Konieczny walks. Oscar Beers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Phil Jackson singles past the third baseman. Stan Pena grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hal Moses singles to center field. Rick Johnston grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Hill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Katsuhiko Sakai flies out to the right fielder. Mike Schulte strikes out. Jason Lopez singles to right field. Juan Keisler singles to center field. Jason Lopez advances to third on the hit. Norm McGraw grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jerry Worrell grounds out to the third baseman. Buster Moore singles to right field. Vance Skiff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Al Konieczny walks. Ken Bielaski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Al Konieczny steals second. Oscar Beers singles to right field. Al Konieczny scores. Oscar Beers steals second. Phil Jackson strikes out. Harvey Phillips is pinch hitting for Stan Pena. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harvey Phillips walks. Katsuhiko Sakai singles to left field. Oscar Beers scores. Mike Schulte singles to left field. Harvey Phillips scores. Carl Phebus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Lopez singles to center field. Katsuhiko Sakai scores. Mike Schulte advances to third on the hit. Jason Lopez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Passed ball. Mike Schulte scores. Juan Keisler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Block pitching. Rudy Gerber enters the game as a defensive replacement for Norm McGraw at LF. Babe Snider singles to right field. Carl Phebus lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Williams flies out to the center fielder. Hal Moses flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Rudy Gerber strikes out. Al Konieczny flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Beers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Rick Johnston strikes out. Joe Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Worrell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Sizemore did not respond to coaching in range Gus Eichhorn improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Hayes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alex Ahearne did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alex Ahearne improves in arm Benny Goldstein did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Baumholtz improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Pescador did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Pescador did not respond to coaching in arm Roy Loepp improves in arm Frank McColl did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken McHenry improves in speed