Win: Ben Millar (5-7) Loss: Butch Strickland (9-5)
Save: Chris Beck (9)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ben Millar pitching. Jim Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Rogelio Alexander singles to center field. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Butch Strickland pitching. Ed Umbach doubles to center field. Jose Guiney walks. Kent Torre grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jose Guiney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ted Pierotti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Umbach scores. Kent Torre advances to second on the play. Elmer Garvin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Long doubles past the third baseman. Martin Jones flies out to the left fielder. Mike Mann hits an infield single to the third baseman. Mike Mann steals second. Milt Gardner singles to center field. Mike Long scores. Mike Mann scores. Milt Gardner steals second. George Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Chris Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Rennert grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Schalk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Johnson strikes out. Rogelio Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Hirokazu Furusawa lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ben Millar strikes out. Ed Umbach strikes out. Jose Guiney singles to left field. Kent Torre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Long flies out to the left fielder. Martin Jones grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mike Mann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ted Pierotti walks. Ted Pierotti steals second. Elmer Garvin strikes out. Chris Stone walks. Dutch Rennert grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Pierotti advances to third on the play. Chris Stone advances to second on the play. Rube Schalk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Milt Gardner strikes out. George Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Butch Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ben Millar grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Umbach strikes out. Jose Guiney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Johnson strikes out. Rogelio Alexander pops out to the shortstop. Hirokazu Furusawa singles to right field. Hirokazu Furusawa steals second. Mike Long grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Kent Torre grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Pierotti strikes out. Elmer Garvin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Martin Jones flies out to the center fielder. Mike Mann strikes out. Milt Gardner singles to center field. George Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Chris Stone doubles to center field. Dutch Rennert walks. Rube Schalk grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Stone advances to third on the play. Dutch Rennert advances to second on the play. Yujiro Mitsubayashi is pinch hitting for Ben Millar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yujiro Mitsubayashi strikes out. Ed Umbach doubles to right field. Chris Stone scores. Dutch Rennert scores. Jose Guiney walks. Kent Torre strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Johnson pitching. Lance Batsch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Elmer Garvin at 1B. Yoandy Toscano is pinch hitting for Butch Strickland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yoandy Toscano flies out to the center fielder. Jim Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Rogelio Alexander doubles to center field. Hirokazu Furusawa pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Michael Billiard pitching. Ted Pierotti strikes out. Lance Batsch pops out to the first baseman. Chris Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Chris Beck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Long strikes out. Martin Jones pops out to the shortstop. Mike Mann grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Rogelio Alexander (12), Mike Long (7).GIDP - Hirokazu Furusawa. Baserunning: SB - Hirokazu Furusawa (12), Mike Mann (7), Milt Gardner (4).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al White did not respond to coaching in velocity Gordie Lomasney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Curt Bell improves in power_vs_lefty Jesse Reder improves in contact_vs_righty Chuck Huntz did not respond to coaching in speed Oreste Hayden improves in arm William Queen improves in LF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Hemmingway did not respond to coaching in arm John James improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Hemmingway did not respond to coaching in arm Alan Mudrock did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Ladd did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Mills did not respond to coaching in control Pat Belle did not respond to coaching in 3B