Win: Gale Murff (15-5) Loss: Yoshikazu Takahashi (7-12)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Yoshikazu Takahashi pitching. Kazuto Yamazaki strikes out. Tom Lillis grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Hyzdu singles to center field. Danny Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Gale Murff pitching. Jose Moon walks. Pat Clark grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Inglett pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Greg Partenheimer walks. Wally Daly grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Partenheimer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Rodriguez reached on a fielding error by Rickey Fetzer. Marcus Bartholomew hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gale Murff singles to right field. Wally Daly scores. Dave Rodriguez scores. Marcus Bartholomew advances to third on the hit. Kazuto Yamazaki singles to center field. Marcus Bartholomew scores. Tom Lillis singles to center field. Gale Murff scores. Kazuto Yamazaki advances to third on the hit. Juan Hyzdu grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuto Yamazaki scores. Tom Lillis advances to second on the play. Danny Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bill DiSarcina grounds out to the shortstop. Rickey Fetzer grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Pennington grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Greg Partenheimer singles to center field. Wally Daly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Partenheimer advances to second on the play. Dave Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Marcus Bartholomew doubles to left field. Greg Partenheimer scores. Todd Harshman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gale Murff pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Omar Alomar singles to right field. Wally Pactwa grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Omar Alomar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Todd Harshman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Moon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kazuto Yamazaki walks. Tom Lillis walks. Juan Hyzdu flies out to the right fielder. Danny Weaver grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuto Yamazaki advances to third on the play. Tom Lillis advances to second on the play. Greg Partenheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Pat Clark hits a home run. Bob Inglett strikes out. Bill DiSarcina strikes out. Rickey Fetzer hits a home run. Juan Pennington walks. Omar Alomar grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Juan Pennington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Wally Daly grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Rodriguez singles to left field. Marcus Bartholomew grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Wally Pactwa strikes out. Todd Harshman strikes out. Jose Moon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Gale Murff strikes out. Kazuto Yamazaki flies out to the center fielder. Tom Lillis singles to center field. Juan Hyzdu grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Lillis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Pat Clark flies out to the center fielder. Bob Inglett pops out to the catcher. Bill DiSarcina singles to right field. Bill DiSarcina steals second. Rickey Fetzer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Danny Weaver grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Partenheimer walks. Candy Vuckovich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Greg Partenheimer steals second. Wally Daly pops out to the second baseman. Dave Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Juan Pennington singles to left field. Omar Alomar grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Pennington advances to second on the play. Wally Pactwa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Pennington advances to third on the play. Joe Valdez is pinch hitting for Candy Vuckovich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Koichi Kido pitching. Marcus Bartholomew singles to left field. Count Garrison is pinch hitting for Gale Murff. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Count Garrison pops out to the second baseman. Kazuto Yamazaki singles to left field. Marcus Bartholomew advances to third on the hit. Tom Lillis walks. Juan Hyzdu grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Marcus Bartholomew scores. Kazuto Yamazaki advances to third on the play. Tom Lillis advances to second on the play. Danny Weaver walks. Morgan Whitney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Partenheimer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jeff Gotay pitching. Jose Moon grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Inglett pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Wally Daly grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marcus Bartholomew singles to left field. Algie Belitz is pinch hitting for Jeff Gotay. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marcus Bartholomew is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Chris Pipgras pitching. Bill DiSarcina strikes out. Rickey Fetzer strikes out. Juan Pennington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chad Slagle improves in range Al Burns improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Mallonee did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Mallonee did not respond to coaching in control Joe Carew did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Figueroa improves in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeans Pupo did not respond to coaching in control Harry Ludwig improves in velocity Roy Twombly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Twombly improves in arm Roy Twombly improves in power_vs_lefty Candy Cooper improves in velocity