Win: Butch Strickland (18-8) Loss: Bob Fujitani (12-7)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Butch Strickland pitching. Reed Crandall grounds out to the third baseman. Kent Torre singles to left field. Ted Pierotti singles to left field. Rube Schalk pops out to the third baseman. Ray Craver doubles to left field. Kent Torre scores. Ted Pierotti uses his aggressiveness and scores. Elmer Garvin singles to left field. Yujiro Mitsubayashi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bob Fujitani pitching. Rogelio Alexander singles to right field. Tim Tipton walks. Hisato Nakajima walks. Mike Long grounds out to the shortstop. Rogelio Alexander scores. Tim Tipton advances to third on the play. Hisato Nakajima advances to second on the play. Ken Gubanich strikes out. Yoandy Toscano hits a home run. Tim Tipton scores. Hisato Nakajima scores. Ken Patterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ed Umbach singles to right field. Ken Patterson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ken Patterson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Reed Crandall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hirokazu Furusawa walks. Butch Strickland pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Rogelio Alexander doubles to center field. Hirokazu Furusawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chris Beck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Tipton walks. Hisato Nakajima triples. Rogelio Alexander scores. Tim Tipton scores. Bill Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Long grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Gubanich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Kent Torre grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Pierotti strikes out. Rube Schalk doubles to center field. Ray Craver walks. Elmer Garvin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Craver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano singles to center field. George Nixon pops out to the second baseman. Hirokazu Furusawa walks. Butch Strickland lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rogelio Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Yujiro Mitsubayashi strikes out. Ed Umbach doubles to right field. Bill Johnson singles to right field. Ed Umbach is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Reed Crandall singles to center field. Kent Torre singles to center field. Ted Pierotti singles to left field. Bill Johnson scores. Reed Crandall scores. Kent Torre advances to third on the hit. Rube Schalk singles to center field. Kent Torre scores. Ted Pierotti is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tim Tipton singles to left field. Hisato Nakajima reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Umbach. Mike Long hits a home run. Tim Tipton scores. Hisato Nakajima scores. Ken Gubanich strikes out. Yoandy Toscano flies out to the center fielder. George Nixon doubles past the third baseman. Hirokazu Furusawa lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ray Craver strikes out. Elmer Garvin walks. Yujiro Mitsubayashi walks. Ed Umbach flies out to the left fielder. Bill Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Butch Strickland singles to right field. Rogelio Alexander singles to left field. Butch Strickland advances to third on the hit. Rogelio Alexander steals second. Tim Tipton pops out to the shortstop. Hisato Nakajima lines out to the shortstop. Mike Long flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Reed Crandall walks. Kent Torre grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ted Pierotti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ken Gubanich singles to center field. Yoandy Toscano grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ken Gubanich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Nixon strikes out. Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rube Schalk flies out to the center fielder. Ray Craver grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Garvin doubles to left field. Yujiro Mitsubayashi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Butch Strickland strikes out. Rogelio Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Tipton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ed Umbach grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Johnson strikes out. Reed Crandall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hisato Nakajima flies out to the right fielder. Rene Rhoden is pinch hitting for Mike Long. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rene Rhoden strikes out. Martin Jones is pinch hitting for Ken Gubanich. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Martin Jones singles to center field. Milt Gardner is pinch hitting for Yoandy Toscano. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Milt Gardner singles to right field. Martin Jones advances to third on the hit. Chad Boswell is pinch hitting for George Nixon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chad Boswell singles to center field. Martin Jones scores. Milt Gardner advances to third on the hit. Hirokazu Furusawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Kent Torre grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Pierotti hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rube Schalk doubles to center field. Ted Pierotti uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Craver grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Garvin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Rogelio Alexander (20), George Nixon (13).3B - Hisato Nakajima (6).HR - Mike Long (24), Yoandy Toscano (6). Baserunning: SB - Rogelio Alexander (28).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Robert McGarr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Robert McGarr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Red Ladd improves in speed Mike Mills did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Oldring improves in arm Mike Mills did not respond to coaching in control Pat Belle did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Curt Bell did not respond to coaching in speed John Roth did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Lupien did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Oreste Hayden did not respond to coaching in arm Jesse Reder improves in speed William Queen improves in power_vs_righty Oreste Hayden did not respond to coaching in SS