Win: Steve Munoz (6-1) Loss: Candy Vuckovich (5-5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Yoshikazu Takahashi pitching. Tom Lillis walks. Juan Hyzdu grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Lillis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wally Daly singles to center field. Juan Hyzdu advances to third on the hit. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Hyzdu scores. Wally Daly advances to second on the play. Ted Blong grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jeff Gotay pitching. Juan Pennington grounds out to the second baseman. Omar Alomar flies out to the left fielder. Bob Inglett pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Algie Belitz grounds out to the third baseman. Marcus Bartholomew singles to right field. Jim Mitchell strikes out. Jeff Gotay flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rickey Fetzer grounds out to the shortstop. McKay Brittin flies out to the right fielder. Patrick Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis flies out to the center fielder. Juan Hyzdu pops out to the shortstop. Wally Daly singles to left field. Dave Rodriguez singles to center field. Wally Daly advances to third on the hit. Ted Blong singles to center field. Wally Daly scores. Dave Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Algie Belitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Wally Pactwa singles to right field. Joe Valdez walks. Yoshikazu Takahashi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Pennington grounds out to the catcher. Omar Alomar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Marcus Bartholomew flies out to the center fielder. Jim Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Gotay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Inglett singles to right field. Rickey Fetzer singles to right field. Bob Inglett advances to third on the hit. McKay Brittin reached on a fielding error by Ted Blong. Bob Inglett scores. Patrick Johnson doubles to right field. Rickey Fetzer scores. McKay Brittin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wally Pactwa grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Yoshikazu Takahashi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis strikes out. Juan Hyzdu singles to left field. Wally Daly walks. Dave Rodriguez walks. Ted Blong grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Hyzdu scores. Wally Daly advances to third on the play. Dave Rodriguez advances to second on the play. Algie Belitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Juan Pennington flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Omar Alomar walks. Bob Inglett pops out to the third baseman. Rickey Fetzer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Marcus Bartholomew strikes out. Jim Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Gotay flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati McKay Brittin grounds out to the third baseman. Patrick Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Wally Pactwa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis strikes out. Juan Hyzdu flies out to the right fielder. Wally Daly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Joe Valdez singles to left field. Bill DiSarcina is pinch hitting for Yoshikazu Takahashi. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill DiSarcina pops out to the shortstop. Juan Pennington grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Valdez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Omar Alomar pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Koichi Kido pitching. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Blong strikes out. Algie Belitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob Inglett doubles to right field. Chris Pipgras 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. Rickey Fetzer grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Inglett advances to third on the play. McKay Brittin strikes out. Patrick Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Marcus Bartholomew flies out to the right fielder. Jim Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Count Garrison is pinch hitting for Chris Pipgras. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Count Garrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Steve Munoz pitching. Wally Pactwa grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Valdez singles to center field. Carroll Sievers is pinch hitting for Koichi Kido. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Carroll Sievers strikes out. Juan Pennington pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Candy Vuckovich pitching. Tom Lillis grounds out to the catcher. Juan Hyzdu triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Wally Daly singles to right field. Juan Hyzdu scores. Wally Daly steals second. Dave Rodriguez strikes out. Ted Blong grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Omar Alomar walks. Bob Inglett strikes out. Omar Alomar steals second. Rickey Fetzer grounds out to the second baseman. Omar Alomar advances to third on the play. McKay Brittin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Carew improves in arm Jorge Palacios did not respond to coaching in control Billy Sketchley did not respond to coaching in control Preston Leiter did not respond to coaching in endurance Billy Sketchley did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Figueroa did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Henry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brad Earley improves in range Ike Egan improves in contact_vs_righty Harry Ludwig did not respond to coaching in control Heinie Gibson improves in speed Harry Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty