Win: Michael Billiard (5-4) Loss: Larry Ford (5-3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Walt Valdez pitching. Ed Umbach strikes out. Mike McConnell pops out to the catcher. Kent Torre doubles to right field. Ted Pierotti flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Admiral Castillo pitching. Jim Johnson singles to center field. Rogelio Alexander singles to center field. Jim Johnson advances to third on the hit. Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Mike Long walks. Martin Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Johnson scores. Rogelio Alexander advances to third on the play. Mike Long advances to second on the play. Mike Mann hits a home run. Rogelio Alexander scores. Mike Long scores. Tommy Bell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Milt Gardner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rube Schalk singles to left field. Dutch Rennert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Reed Crandall singles to right field. Chris Stone walks. Tommy Bell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chris Stone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh George Nixon doubles to right field. Walt Valdez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and George Nixon is thrown out at third. Jim Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ed Umbach grounds out to the second baseman. Mike McConnell flies out to the right fielder. Kent Torre walks. Ted Pierotti doubles to right field. Kent Torre uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rube Schalk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rogelio Alexander strikes out. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Long walks. Mike Long is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dutch Rennert walks. Reed Crandall doubles past the third baseman. Dutch Rennert is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Chris Stone walks. Tommy Bell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Umbach doubles to right field. Reed Crandall scores. Chris Stone scores. Mike McConnell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Martin Jones strikes out. Mike Mann singles to right field. Milt Gardner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mike Mann advances to second on the play. George Nixon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Kent Torre walks. Kent Torre gets picked off first. Ted Pierotti doubles past the third baseman. Rube Schalk grounds out to the third baseman. Dutch Rennert singles to right field. Ted Pierotti scores. Reed Crandall doubles to left field. Chris Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Walt Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Rogelio Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ray Craver is pinch hitting for Tommy Bell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ray Craver walks. Ed Umbach hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jeoff Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike McConnell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ray Craver advances to third on the play. Kent Torre singles to right field. Ray Craver scores. Ted Pierotti walks. Rube Schalk walks. Dutch Rennert strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ken Patterson pitching. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Long strikes out. Martin Jones singles to center field. Martin Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Reed Crandall singles to center field. Reed Crandall steals second. Chris Stone pops out to the second baseman. Jack Snyder is pinch hitting for Ken Patterson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Snyder singles to right field. Reed Crandall scores. Ed Umbach flies out to the center fielder. Mike McConnell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Johnson pitching. Jose Guiney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike McConnell at 3B. Lance Batsch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Reed Crandall at 1B. Mike Mann grounds out to the third baseman. Milt Gardner strikes out. George Nixon doubles to right field. Yoandy Toscano is pinch hitting for Jeoff Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoandy Toscano walks. Jim Johnson reached on a fielding error by Jose Guiney. Rogelio Alexander grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Embree pitching. Kent Torre walks. Ted Pierotti flies out to the left fielder. Kent Torre is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rube Schalk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hirokazu Furusawa walks. Mike Long strikes out. Martin Jones doubles to center field. Hirokazu Furusawa is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Chris Beck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Mann triples. Martin Jones scores. Milt Gardner pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Dutch Rennert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Lance Batsch flies out to the center fielder. Chris Stone singles to right field. Elmer Garvin is pinch hitting for Chris Beck. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Elmer Garvin doubles to center field. Chris Stone is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Larry Ford pitching. George Nixon walks. Clancy Tollberg is pinch hitting for Jim Embree. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clancy Tollberg walks. Jim Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. George Nixon advances to third on the play. Clancy Tollberg advances to second on the play. Rogelio Alexander hits an infield single to the shortstop. George Nixon scores. Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Mike Long flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Michael Billiard pitching. Ed Umbach singles past the second baseman. Jose Guiney strikes out. Kent Torre strikes out. Ed Umbach is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Martin Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Mann strikes out. Milt Gardner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Umbach. George Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Ted Pierotti flies out to the center fielder. Rube Schalk singles past the third baseman. Dutch Rennert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Hisato Nakajima is pinch hitting for Michael Billiard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hisato Nakajima singles to left field. Jim Johnson singles to left field. Hisato Nakajima advances to third on the hit. Rogelio Alexander singles to center field. Hisato Nakajima scores. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 12 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Martin Jones (13), George Nixon 2 (12).3B - Mike Mann (4).HR - Mike Mann (7).GIDP - Jim Johnson. Baserunning: CS - Mike Long (4), Martin Jones (2).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chuck Mossi improves in power_vs_righty George Menechino did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frankie Bets did not respond to coaching in velocity Frankie Bets did not respond to coaching in control Red Ladd improves in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Mossi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pat Belle did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Stan Smith improves in range Tom Schneider improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Schneider improves in range William Queen improves in range Bob Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Merv Shoop did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in CF