Win: Steve Noles (9-7) Loss: Stan Pena (5-7)
Save: Carl Phebus (34)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Stan Pena pitching. Ron Williams strikes out. Hal Moses grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Steve Noles pitching. Katsuhiko Sakai pops out to the shortstop. Mike Schulte grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Hill grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Worrell singles to center field. Jerry Worrell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vance Skiff singles to left field. Ed Heredia grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vance Skiff is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Juan Keisler hits a home run. Norm McGraw strikes out. Al Konieczny grounds out to the pitcher. Oscar Beers singles to right field. Phil Jackson singles in front of the center fielder. Oscar Beers is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Clint Klages strikes out. Steve Noles strikes out. Ron Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Stan Pena flies out to the center fielder. Katsuhiko Sakai lines out to the shortstop. Mike Schulte flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hal Moses walks. Hal Moses steals second. Rick Johnston walks. Joe Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Moses advances to third on the play. Rick Johnston advances to second on the play. Jerry Worrell grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Moses scores. Rick Johnston advances to third on the play. Vance Skiff walks. Ed Heredia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jason Lopez pops out to the third baseman. Juan Keisler doubles to left field. Norm McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Al Konieczny walks. Oscar Beers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Clint Klages singles to center field. Steve Noles 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 grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Clint Klages advances to third on the play. Hal Moses strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Phil Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Pena pops out to the first baseman. Katsuhiko Sakai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rick Johnston singles to right field. Joe Hill singles to left field. Rick Johnston advances to third on the hit. Jerry Worrell strikes out. Jose Perme 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. Joe Hill steals second. Vance Skiff walks. Ed Heredia singles to left field. Rick Johnston scores. Joe Hill is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Vance Skiff advances to third on the play. Clint Klages strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Schulte flies out to the center fielder. Jason Lopez walks. Juan Keisler grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jason Lopez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Norm McGraw grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Steve Noles grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Williams strikes out. Hal Moses reached on a fielding error by Mike Schulte. Rick Johnston singles to left field. Hal Moses advances to third on the hit. Joe Hill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Al Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. 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. Oscar Beers strikes out. Phil Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jerry Worrell grounds out to the catcher. Vance Skiff strikes out. Ed Heredia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jose Perme grounds out to the second baseman. Katsuhiko Sakai grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Schulte pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Clint Klages grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmy Kelly is pinch hitting for Ken Bielaski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jimmy Kelly singles past the shortstop. John Block comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Kelly is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Williams lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Carl Phebus pitching. Jason Lopez grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Keisler singles to center field. Norm McGraw grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Juan Keisler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Konieczny singles to center field. Oscar Beers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Farmer did not respond to coaching in arm Phil Farmer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alex Ahearne did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Phil Farmer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Baecht improves in range Martin Smith improves in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chick Wagner did not respond to coaching in speed Doc Pittsley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Loepp did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Doc Marshall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chick Wagner improves in power_vs_righty George Faircloth improves in range