Win: Rick Ruebel (4-11) Loss: Jim Kish (6-9)
Save: Pip Mays (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jim Kish pitching. Hob Bare walks. Masato Fukuyama flies out to the center fielder. John Brouhard flies out to the center fielder. King Cole pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Rick Ruebel pitching. Bob Kramer flies out to the right fielder. Al Salvo grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Lidle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Williams doubles to right field. Don Seale flies out to the center fielder. Mike Ausmus strikes out. Cliff Hough pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Willie Meyers strikes out. Bob Hoover singles to right field. Jim Nagy strikes out. Yasuhiko Ueda flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rick Ruebel flies out to the center fielder. Hob Bare grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Masato Fukuyama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Nathan Jones singles to center field. Jim Kish lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Kramer walks. Al Salvo flies out to the left fielder. Phil Lidle walks. Willie Meyers walks. Nathan Jones scores. Bob Hoover grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh John Brouhard singles to right field. King Cole singles to right field. Joe Williams singles to center field. John Brouhard scores. Don Seale lines out to the third baseman. Mike Ausmus grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jim Nagy grounds out to the pitcher. Yasuhiko Ueda strikes out. Nathan Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Cliff Hough is hit by a pitch. Rick Ruebel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rick Ruebel flies out to the left fielder. Hob Bare singles to left field. Cliff Hough advances to third on the hit. Masato Fukuyama singles to right field. Cliff Hough scores. Hob Bare advances to third on the hit. Masato Fukuyama steals second. John Brouhard strikes out. King Cole grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jim Kish strikes out. Bob Kramer strikes out. Al Salvo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Williams doubles to center field. Don Seale strikes out. Mike Ausmus singles to center field. Joe Williams scores. Cliff Hough grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Phil Lidle strikes out. Willie Meyers walks. Pip Mays 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 1st. Bob Hoover grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Willie Meyers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Nagy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Pip Mays strikes out. Hob Bare walks. Hob Bare steals second. Lou Starr 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. Masato Fukuyama grounds out to the shortstop. John Brouhard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Yasuhiko Ueda grounds out to the second baseman. Nathan Jones flies out to the left fielder. Ed Tracy is pinch hitting for Lou Starr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Tracy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Masayoshi Sunga pitching. King Cole grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Williams strikes out. Don Seale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob Kramer flies out to the center fielder. Al Salvo singles to left field. Phil Lidle strikes out. Willie Meyers lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Ausmus grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Hough singles to center field. Pip Mays fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Pip Mays flies out to the center fielder. Hob Bare strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bob Hoover walks. Jim Nagy strikes out. Yasuhiko Ueda flies out to the center fielder. Nathan Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pete Yellowhorse did not respond to coaching in velocity Rocky Thompson improves in contact_vs_lefty Warren Blume did not respond to coaching in arm Art Rizzo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Elmer Fletcher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron Davis improves in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Darren Dugan improves in contact_vs_righty Al Corbin improves in range Taylor Shepard did not respond to coaching in velocity Darren Dugan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eddie Kelly improves in velocity Jim Fenner improves in contact_vs_lefty