Win: Dave Rapp (1-1) Loss: Ray Hrbek (8-14)
Save: Norm King (5)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ray Hrbek pitching. Charlie Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Lara pops out to the catcher. Mel Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Rapp pitching. Rip Perrin grounds out to the third baseman. Mamoru Kawamura walks. Michio Miyauchi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Al Hacker strikes out. Harry Mercedes walks. George Curley singles to left field. Harry Mercedes advances to third on the hit. Cliff Rijo grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Mercedes scores. George Curley advances to second on the play. Freddy Chelini pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Birmingham flies out to the center fielder. Erik Trosky strikes out. Sean Medich singles to right field. Mark Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dave Rapp singles to right field. Charlie Mitchell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Rapp is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Luis Lara grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Calvin Lawson flies out to the center fielder. Ray Hrbek strikes out. Rip Perrin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mel Collins strikes out. Al Hacker strikes out. Harry Mercedes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mamoru Kawamura flies out to the center fielder. Michio Miyauchi grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Birmingham walks. Erik Trosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati George Curley grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Rijo pops out to the third baseman. Freddy Chelini strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sean Medich triples. Mark Clark grounds out to the pitcher. Calvin Lawson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Sean Medich is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Rapp flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Luis Lara walks. Mel Collins flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ray Hrbek strikes out. Rip Perrin flies out to the center fielder. Mamoru Kawamura flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Al Hacker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Mercedes singles to center field. George Curley singles to right field. Harry Mercedes advances to third on the hit. Cliff Rijo grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Mercedes scores. George Curley advances to second on the play. Freddy Chelini grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Michio Miyauchi walks. Bill Birmingham singles to right field. Michio Miyauchi advances to third on the hit. Bill Birmingham steals second. Erik Trosky pops out to the shortstop. Sean Medich strikes out. Mark Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dave Rapp walks. Charlie Mitchell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Luis Lara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Calvin Lawson grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Hrbek grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Perrin singles to center field. Rip Perrin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Mel Collins flies out to the left fielder. Al Hacker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Mercedes walks. Harry Mercedes steals second. Emil Boak 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. George Curley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mamoru Kawamura flies out to the center fielder. Michio Miyauchi singles to center field. Bill Birmingham doubles to left field. Michio Miyauchi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Norm King 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. Erik Trosky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Birmingham advances to third on the play. Sean Medich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alejandro Kirk improves in speed Jared Jones improves in velocity Alejandro Kirk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Clark did not respond to coaching in speed Xavier Isaac did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bud Segura improves in arm Bob Butler improves in speed Joe Krause improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Pearce did not respond to coaching in velocity