Win: Akinori Takahashi (3-3) Loss: Shogo Ono (5-4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Kevin Brewer pitching. Julio Glenn pops out to the catcher. Ken Sauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Welch doubles to center field. Wiley Patterson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Wally Bordagaray pitching. Tomoyoshi Aihara walks. Jim Ivie grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tomoyoshi Aihara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Specs Jefferson walks. Dennis Carrasco singles to center field. Jim Ivie scores. Specs Jefferson advances to third on the hit. Allen Sockalexis flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Specs Jefferson scores. Lou Martin walks. Amos Waner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jim Thomas walks. Shigeki Chiba walks. Bobby Schmitz flies out to the right fielder. Krash Redman pops out to the shortstop. Wally Bordagaray flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh McKay Caldwell strikes out. Kevin Brewer strikes out. Tomoyoshi Aihara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Julio Glenn strikes out. Ken Sauer singles to left field. Jim Welch flies out to the right fielder. Wiley Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Ivie singles to left field. Specs Jefferson flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Carrasco grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jim Thomas strikes out. Shigeki Chiba grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Schmitz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Allen Sockalexis flies out to the center fielder. Lou Martin lines out to the shortstop. Amos Waner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Krash Redman strikes out. Wally Bordagaray grounds out to the pitcher. Julio Glenn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh McKay Caldwell singles to left field. Kevin Brewer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tomoyoshi Aihara flies out to the center fielder. Jim Ivie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ken Sauer strikes out. Jim Welch flies out to the center fielder. Wiley Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Specs Jefferson flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Carrasco strikes out. Allen Sockalexis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Thomas singles to left field. Shigeki Chiba flies out to the center fielder. Mike Vineyard is pinch hitting for Bobby Schmitz. Mike Vineyard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Lou Martin singles to left field. Amos Waner singles to left field. Lou Martin is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. McKay Caldwell walks. Art Crabtree is pinch hitting for Kevin Brewer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Art Crabtree singles to center field. Tomoyoshi Aihara strikes out. Jim Ivie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bobby McDonald pitching. Krash Redman grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Millette is pinch hitting for Wally Bordagaray. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mark Millette singles to right field. Julio Glenn flies out to the center fielder. Ken Sauer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Shogo Ono pitching. Specs Jefferson strikes out. Dennis Carrasco grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Sockalexis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jim Welch strikes out. Ray Warstler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Wiley Patterson hits a home run. Jim Thomas hits a home run. Akinori Takahashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shigeki Chiba flies out to the right fielder. Mike Vineyard walks. Rafael Atkins is pinch hitting for Krash Redman. Rafael Atkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Armstrong enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rafael Atkins at C. Lou Martin flies out to the left fielder. Amos Waner grounds out to the second baseman. McKay Caldwell pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Shogo Ono flies out to the right fielder. Julio Glenn grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Sauer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Akinori Takahashi singles to left field. Brian Starrette is pinch running for Akinori Takahashi on 1st base. Tomoyoshi Aihara singles to left field. Brian Starrette is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jim Ivie singles to right field. Specs Jefferson singles to right field. Tomoyoshi Aihara scores. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carl Steinbach improves in power_vs_righty Ike Hale improves in power_vs_lefty Carl Steinbach improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Drake improves in endurance Carl Steinbach did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Maranda did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Harkness did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pat Valera did not respond to coaching in control Jim Altenburg did not respond to coaching in control Charley Hickman did not respond to coaching in 2B