Win: Mike Easler (2-1) Loss: Jesus Nickle (10-13)
Save: Jay Hook (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jesus Nickle pitching. John Wright flies out to the right fielder. Reuben Amaro grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mike Easler pitching. Mike Laga strikes out. Moe Thacker strikes out. Robin Yount strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Felix Mantilla grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hobbie Landrith grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Slaughter walks. Alex Grammas grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Angel Escobar singles to center field. Angel Escobar steals second. Tripp Cromer strikes out. Jose Uribe strikes out. Barry Bonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ron DeFreitas grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Easler grounds out to the second baseman. John Wright grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Stan Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Jesus Nickle grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Laga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Reuben Amaro strikes out. Kevin Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Felix Mantilla flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Moe Thacker flies out to the left fielder. Robin Yount walks. Robin Yount steals second. Angel Escobar grounds out to the shortstop. Tripp Cromer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hobbie Landrith pops out to the third baseman. Joe Slaughter flies out to the left fielder. Alex Grammas walks. Ron DeFreitas walks. Mike Easler singles to right field. John Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jose Uribe strikes out. Barry Bonds singles to left field. Stan Robertson grounds out to the shortstop. Barry Bonds advances to second on the play. Jesus Nickle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Reuben Amaro walks. Kevin Shaw grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Reuben Amaro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Felix Mantilla singles to right field. Kevin Shaw advances to third on the hit. Hobbie Landrith lines out to the third baseman. Joe Slaughter doubles to center field. Kevin Shaw scores. Felix Mantilla is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Laga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moe Thacker grounds out to the shortstop. Robin Yount pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Alex Grammas flies out to the left fielder. Don Santo is pinch hitting for Ron DeFreitas. Don Santo pops out to the second baseman. Mike Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Don Dorner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Santo at C. Julio Gotay enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Wright at 2B. Bill Towne enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kevin Shaw at CF. Angel Escobar singles to left field. Tripp Cromer singles to left field. Angel Escobar advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jay Hook 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. Jose Uribe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tripp Cromer advances to second on the play. Barry Bonds flies out to the right fielder. Stan Robertson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Julio Gotay strikes out. Reuben Amaro grounds out to the second baseman. Renie Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bill Towne singles to right field. Felix Mantilla doubles to left field. Bill Towne uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hobbie Landrith pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Darrell Evans Jr. is pinch hitting for Renie Martin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Darrell Evans Jr. singles in front of the center fielder. Darrell Evans Jr. steals second. Mike Laga strikes out. Moe Thacker doubles to right field. Darrell Evans Jr. scores. Robin Yount grounds out to the second baseman. Moe Thacker advances to third on the play. Angel Escobar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kelly Downs pitching. Joe Slaughter walks. Joe Slaughter is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Grammas flies out to the center fielder. Don Dorner pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tripp Cromer flies out to the right fielder. Jose Uribe grounds out to the second baseman. Barry Bonds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Kerr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Clifton improves in power_vs_lefty Tommy Turner improves in arm Choo-Choo Coleman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Clifton improves in RF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Darryl Strawberry improves in arm Julian Tavarez improves in velocity Jermaine Allensworth did not respond to coaching in arm Jon Lieber did not respond to coaching in control Rodney Vernon did not respond to coaching in LF