Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tim Please pitching. Guy Forsch grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Charlie Hasenmayer strikes out. Lenny Shields singles to right field. Lenny Shields steals second. Mike Wheeler walks. Ed Jacobson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Wheeler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lefty Miksis pitching. Tripp Cromer grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Escobar grounds out to the pitcher. Byron Dumoulin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mardie Garbowski flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Schmidt singles past the first baseman. Randy Dobson strikes out. Lefty Miksis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jose Uribe hits a home run. Robin Yount flies out to the left fielder. John Browne grounds out to the second baseman. Barry Bonds singles to center field. Roy Williams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Barry Bonds is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Guy Forsch strikes out. Charlie Hasenmayer singles to center field. Lenny Shields flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Hasenmayer steals second. Mike Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tim Please grounds out to the shortstop. Tripp Cromer grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Escobar walks. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Jacobson grounds out to the shortstop. Mardie Garbowski singles to right field. Jesse Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Mardie Garbowski steals second. Randy Dobson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jose Uribe grounds out to the shortstop. Robin Yount walks. Robin Yount steals second. John Browne flies out to the center fielder. Barry Bonds singles to center field. Robin Yount scores. Roy Williams singles to left field. Barry Bonds advances to third on the hit. Tim Please lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lefty Miksis strikes out. Guy Forsch grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Hasenmayer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tripp Cromer pops out to the shortstop. Angel Escobar flies out to the right fielder. Byron Dumoulin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Lenny Shields strikes out. Mike Wheeler walks. Ed Jacobson singles to left field. Mike Wheeler advances to third on the hit. Mardie Garbowski strikes out. Jesse Schmidt singles to center field. Mike Wheeler scores. Ed Jacobson advances to third on the hit. Jesse Schmidt steals second. Randy Dobson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jose Uribe walks. Robin Yount grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Browne hits a home run. Barry Bonds singles to center field. Roy Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Manny Trillo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Barry Bonds at CF. Bob Brenly is pinch hitting for Lefty Miksis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Brenly grounds out to the third baseman. Guy Forsch strikes out. Charlie Hasenmayer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Clyde Olmstead pitching. Reggie Wiedman is pinch hitting for Tim Please. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Reggie Wiedman walks. Tripp Cromer hits a home run. Reggie Wiedman scores. Angel Escobar strikes out. Byron Dumoulin pops out to the shortstop. Jose Uribe pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mike Krukow pitching. Lenny Shields strikes out. Mike Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Jacobson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Robin Yount hits a home run. Johnny Patterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Browne strikes out. Mike Laga is pinch hitting for Manny Trillo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Laga walks. Roy Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Laga advances to second on the play. Roberto Child is pinch hitting for Mike Krukow. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Roberto Child singles to left field. Mike Laga scores. Tripp Cromer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Chris Orosco pitching. Mardie Garbowski grounds out to the second baseman. Jesse Schmidt pops out to the third baseman. Randy Dobson walks. Bob Skeels is pinch hitting for Johnny Patterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Skeels flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Lenny Shields is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Thomas improves in range Bill Brown improves in speed Gary Bell improves in power_vs_righty Darryl Strawberry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rodney Vernon did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jon Lieber did not respond to coaching in control Jon Lieber did not respond to coaching in control Ray Lankford did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Tessmer improves in speed Wade Boggs did not respond to coaching in 2B