Win: Jack Rabbit (3-1) Loss: Mike Houser (6-6)
Save: Tim Flood (36)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hiroki Sawamura pitching. Cliff Cogwheel walks. Hal Callahan hits a home run. Cliff Cogwheel scores. Hal Lanier grounds out to the second baseman. Casey Schmitt grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tom Boucher pitching. Lee Barrett singles to center field. Jim Moore lines out to the shortstop. Jack Cowens grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lee Barrett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Flaherty singles to center field. Jack Cowens advances to third on the hit. Mark Alexander hits a home run. Jack Cowens scores. Bobby Flaherty scores. Gerry Miller hits a home run. Ollie Rogge singles to left field. Rod Brumley doubles to right field. Ollie Rogge uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hiroki Sawamura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ed Freeman singles past the shortstop. Ed Freeman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Michael Bennett singles to left field. James Watt walks. The catcher fields the ball and Michael Bennett is thrown out at third. James Watt advances to second on the play. James Watt advances to second on the play. Cliff Cogwheel hits a home run. James Watt scores. Tom Boucher scores. Mark Crouch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Lee Barrett strikes out. Jim Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Cowens pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Hal Lanier grounds out to the shortstop. Casey Schmitt flies out to the right fielder. Lee Valdez lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bobby Flaherty flies out to the center fielder. Mark Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Gerry Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ed Freeman strikes out. Michael Bennett grounds out to the second baseman. James Watt singles to left field. Tom Boucher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ollie Rogge strikes out. Rod Brumley pops out to the second baseman. Mark Crouch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Cliff Cogwheel strikes out. Hal Callahan singles to center field. Hal Callahan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hal Lanier walks. Lew Finley 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. Casey Schmitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lee Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Jim Moore singles to center field. Jim Moore steals second. Jack Cowens flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Flaherty singles past the second baseman. Jim Moore scores. Jack Abbott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Alexander walks. Gerry Miller singles to left field. Bobby Flaherty scores. Mark Alexander advances to third on the hit. Ollie Rogge grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Lee Valdez strikes out. Ed Freeman strikes out. Michael Bennett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rod Brumley strikes out. Jack McLaughlin is pinch hitting for Lew Finley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack McLaughlin walks. Lee Barrett strikes out. Jim Moore pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Houser pitching. James Watt strikes out. Jack Abbott pops out to the first baseman. Cliff Cogwheel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jack Cowens reached on a fielding error by Casey Schmitt. Bobby Flaherty flies out to the right fielder. Mark Alexander grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Cowens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gerry Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Hal Callahan singles to right field. Hal Lanier singles to left field. Casey Schmitt singles to left field. Hal Callahan scores. Hal Lanier advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Leverenz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Casey Schmitt steals second. The defense is playing the corners in. Lee Valdez hits a home run. Hal Lanier scores. Casey Schmitt scores. Connie Thomasson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Michael Bennett strikes out. James Watt singles to right field. Jack Abbott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ollie Rogge grounds out to the second baseman. Rod Brumley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Grant is pinch hitting for Connie Thomasson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Fred Grant walks. Lee Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bernie Slagle pitching. Cliff Cogwheel grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Callahan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hal Lanier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tim Flood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Moore doubles to center field. Jack Cowens walks. Bobby Flaherty strikes out. Mark Alexander grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Batchelor did not respond to coaching in arm R.J. Robertson improves in control Jim Crowder did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty D.M. Mann did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doc Rigney improves in control Doug Naylor improves in control Patrick Bailey did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Harris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Luis Luecken did not respond to coaching in range John Haas did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Harris improves in contact_vs_lefty Andy Moore did not respond to coaching in control Vicente Martinez did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Ginn did not respond to coaching in C