Win: Jeff Gotay (17-7) Loss: Yoshikazu Takahashi (11-16)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Yoshikazu Takahashi pitching. Tom Lillis strikes out. Juan Hyzdu singles to center field. Juan Hyzdu steals second. Bill Green flies out to the center fielder. Wally Daly grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jeff Gotay pitching. Juan Pennington singles past the second baseman. Omar Alomar strikes out. Juan Pennington steals second. Jim Mitchell throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. McKay Brittin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Juan Pennington scores. John Hairston grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dave Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Ted Blong doubles to center field. Algie Belitz flies out to the right fielder. Jim Mitchell walks. Jeff Gotay strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Patrick Johnson strikes out. Wally Pactwa strikes out. Joe Valdez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis singles to center field. Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Bill Green strikes out. Wally Daly grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Lillis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Carroll Sievers strikes out. Yoshikazu Takahashi singles to right field. Juan Pennington walks. Omar Alomar strikes out. McKay Brittin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dave Rodriguez hits a home run. Ted Blong reached on a fielding error by McKay Brittin. Algie Belitz doubles to center field. Ted Blong uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Mitchell strikes out. Jeff Gotay grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Lillis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati John Hairston flies out to the right fielder. Patrick Johnson singles to center field. Wally Pactwa doubles to left field. Joe Valdez grounds out to the pitcher. Carroll Sievers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Juan Hyzdu walks. Bill Green flies out to the center fielder. Juan Hyzdu is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Wally Daly grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Yoshikazu Takahashi flies out to the left fielder. Juan Pennington flies out to the right fielder. Omar Alomar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dave Rodriguez doubles to right field. Ted Blong grounds out to the third baseman. Algie Belitz singles to left field. Dave Rodriguez scores. Algie Belitz steals second. Jim Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Algie Belitz advances to third on the play. Jeff Gotay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati McKay Brittin walks. McKay Brittin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Hairston grounds out to the shortstop. Patrick Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Hyzdu flies out to the right fielder. Bill Green singles to center field. Wally Daly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Wally Pactwa flies out to the center fielder. Joe Valdez walks. Carroll Sievers flies out to the right fielder. Yoshikazu Takahashi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Valdez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dave Rodriguez singles to center field. Ted Blong flies out to the right fielder. Algie Belitz grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Rodriguez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Mitchell walks. Candy Vuckovich 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. Jeff Gotay lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Juan Pennington flies out to the right fielder. Omar Alomar grounds out to the shortstop. McKay Brittin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis singles to right field. Juan Hyzdu reached on a 2-base throwing error by Juan Pennington. Bill Green flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Lillis scores. Wally Daly pops out to the catcher. Dave Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Al Burns enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ted Blong at 3B. John Hairston strikes out. Patrick Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Pactwa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Willie Ford did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Logan did not respond to coaching in speed Whitey Lira did not respond to coaching in speed Ace Luskey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Preston Leiter did not respond to coaching in velocity Ace Luskey improves in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Figueroa did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tyson Nation improves in power_vs_righty Harry Ludwig did not respond to coaching in velocity Morgan Whitney did not respond to coaching in endurance Julio Stewart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doc Beasley improves in power_vs_righty Heinie Gibson improves in power_vs_lefty