Win: Ensign Finney (7-4) Loss: Rod Scurry (6-12)
Save: Kevin Mmahat (39)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Zane Smith pitching. Happy Hutton strikes out. Spud Neumeier grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Walker grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Koy pitching. Sid Bream flies out to the center fielder. John Vail singles to right field. Omar Moreno pops out to the first baseman. RJ Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bret Berardino flies out to the left fielder. Mudcat Sebra lines out to the pitcher. Ray Pegues pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pete Holtzman strikes out. Junior Ortiz triples. Dutch Held grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Ortiz scores. Charlie Chazu flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Johan Castino strikes out. Alan Ashby flies out to the center fielder. Jack Koy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Zane Smith singles to right field. Sid Bream flies out to the center fielder. John Vail strikes out. Omar Moreno singles to right field. RJ Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Happy Hutton doubles to left field. Spud Neumeier strikes out. Ron Walker flies out to the left fielder. Bret Berardino doubles to center field. Happy Hutton scores. Mudcat Sebra is hit by a pitch. Ray Pegues singles past the second baseman. Bret Berardino scores. Mudcat Sebra advances to third on the hit. Johan Castino strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pete Holtzman flies out to the left fielder. Junior Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Held walks. Charlie Chazu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Alan Ashby grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Koy flies out to the center fielder. Happy Hutton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Zane Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Sid Bream grounds out to the shortstop. John Vail singles to right field. Omar Moreno flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Spud Neumeier singles to center field. Ron Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Spud Neumeier advances to second on the play. Bret Berardino lines out to the second baseman. Mudcat Sebra walks. Ray Pegues walks. Johan Castino strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds walks. Pete Holtzman singles to center field. RJ Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Junior Ortiz walks. Dutch Held walks. RJ Reynolds scores. Charlie Chazu flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Pete Holtzman scores. Zane Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sid Bream grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Alan Ashby flies out to the center fielder. Jack Koy grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Scurry 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. Happy Hutton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh John Vail walks. Tom Osborn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Omar Moreno singles to center field. John Vail advances to third on the hit. RJ Reynolds strikes out. Pete Holtzman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Spud Neumeier walks. Spud Neumeier is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ron Walker doubles to right field. Bret Berardino strikes out. Mudcat Sebra singles to left field. Ron Walker scores. Ray Pegues strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Junior Ortiz singles to right field. Dutch Held strikes out. Charlie Chazu strikes out. Rod Scurry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Johan Castino grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Ashby walks. Erik Clark is pinch hitting for Tom Osborn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Erik Clark grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ensign Finney pitching. Sid Bream is hit by a pitch. John Vail pops out to the third baseman. Sid Bream steals second. Omar Moreno walks. RJ Reynolds grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Omar Moreno is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. RJ Reynolds steals second. Pete Holtzman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Happy Hutton grounds out to the second baseman. Spud Neumeier strikes out. Ron Walker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Junior Ortiz singles past the shortstop. Dutch Held grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Junior Ortiz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Chazu grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Bret Berardino singles past the shortstop. Mudcat Sebra flies out to the left fielder. Ray Pegues singles to center field. Bret Berardino advances to third on the hit. Johan Castino singles to right field. Bret Berardino scores. Ray Pegues advances to third on the hit. Bob Kipper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Ashby strikes out. Duke Byrne is pinch hitting for Ensign Finney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Duke Byrne strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Kevin Mmahat pitching. Ernie Ward is pinch hitting for Bob Kipper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie Ward strikes out. Sid Bream pops out to the first baseman. John Vail strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kevin Hughes did not respond to coaching in range Bernardo Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Bernardo Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Martinez did not respond to coaching in arm Al Masterson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Rosario did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Al Oliver improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Ardoin improves in contact_vs_righty Sam Yuhas did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Ardoin did not respond to coaching in CF