Win: Stu Smith (6-10) Loss: Enrique Romo (3-5)
Save: Bobby McDonald (2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Stu Smith pitching. Julio Glenn grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Welch pops out to the first baseman. Jim Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Cotter pitching. Tomoyoshi Aihara walks. Bobby Bonilla singles to right field. Lance Davey walks. Specs Jefferson walks. Tomoyoshi Aihara scores. Brian Starrette grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bobby Bonilla scores. Lance Davey advances to third on the play. Allen Sockalexis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Shigeki Chiba flies out to the right fielder. Ducky Abner flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Schmitz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Amos Waner grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Ivie grounds out to the second baseman. Stu Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Rafael Atkins singles to left field. Krash Redman flies out to the center fielder. Dave Cotter lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Julio Glenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rafael Atkins advances to third on the play. Dave Cotter advances to second on the play. Jim Welch singles to left field. Rafael Atkins scores. Jim Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tomoyoshi Aihara flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bobby Bonilla singles to right field. Bobby Bonilla is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lance Davey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Shigeki Chiba singles to left field. Ducky Abner grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shigeki Chiba is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Schmitz flies out to the left fielder. Rafael Atkins hits a home run. Ducky Abner scores. Krash Redman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Specs Jefferson flies out to the right fielder. Brian Starrette grounds out to the second baseman. Allen Sockalexis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dave Cotter pops out to the shortstop. Julio Glenn walks. Jim Welch flies out to the left fielder. Jim Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Amos Waner strikes out. Jim Ivie singles to center field. Stu Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tomoyoshi Aihara singles to center field. Jim Ivie scores. Bobby Bonilla hits a home run. Tomoyoshi Aihara scores. Enrique Romo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lance Davey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Shigeki Chiba singles to left field. Ducky Abner walks. Bobby Schmitz flies out to the center fielder. Rafael Atkins singles to center field. Shigeki Chiba scores. Ducky Abner advances to third on the hit. Mike Vineyard is pinch hitting for Krash Redman. Mike Vineyard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ducky Abner scores. Rafael Atkins advances to second on the play. Enrique Romo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Armstrong enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Vineyard at C. Specs Jefferson grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Starrette singles to center field. Brian Starrette steals second. Allen Sockalexis hits a home run. Brian Starrette scores. Rick Rhoden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Amos Waner grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Ivie pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Julio Glenn pops out to the shortstop. Ray Warstler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Thomas pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ray Warstler strikes out. Tomoyoshi Aihara strikes out. Bobby Bonilla hits a home run. Lance Davey walks. Specs Jefferson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lou Martin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brian Starrette at SS. Shigeki Chiba strikes out. Ducky Abner singles to center field. Bobby Schmitz grounds out to the shortstop. Ducky Abner advances to second on the play. Rafael Atkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lou Martin singles to center field. Allen Sockalexis strikes out. Amos Waner flies out to the left fielder. Jim Ivie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Laurin Woods 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. Jim Armstrong doubles to center field. Wally Brown is pinch hitting for Rick Rhoden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wally Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Armstrong advances to third on the play. Julio Glenn flies out to the left fielder. Jim Welch walks. Jim Thomas triples. Jim Armstrong scores. Jim Welch scores. Bobby McDonald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shigeki Chiba grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Weekly improves in range Art Karchner did not respond to coaching in range Ed Drake did not respond to coaching in control Ed Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Carl Steinbach did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Altenburg did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Maranda improves in velocity Emil Grunwald improves in range Brian Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Charley Hickman did not respond to coaching in 2B