Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe McQuinn pitching. Rip Perrin singles to center field. Rip Perrin steals second. Mamoru Kawamura hits a home run. Rip Perrin scores. Koji Hirai flies out to the right fielder. Michio Miyauchi grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Medich doubles to center field. Bill Birmingham singles to right field. Sean Medich scores. Joe Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ray Hrbek pitching. Cliff Rijo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Luis Lara singles to left field. Mel Collins strikes out. Jerry Mathes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Lara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve Callahan strikes out. Ray Hrbek grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Perrin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Harry Mercedes flies out to the right fielder. Al Hacker flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mamoru Kawamura strikes out. Koji Hirai walks. Michio Miyauchi pops out to the shortstop. Sean Medich singles to center field. Koji Hirai advances to third on the hit. Bill Birmingham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Lil Folkers strikes out. Joe McQuinn grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Rijo pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Bailey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Callahan strikes out. Ray Hrbek singles to left field. Rip Perrin singles to center field. Ray Hrbek advances to third on the hit. Mamoru Kawamura grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Luis Lara grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Collins flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Mathes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Koji Hirai singles to center field. Michio Miyauchi singles to right field. Koji Hirai advances to third on the hit. Sean Medich strikes out. Bill Birmingham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Koji Hirai scores. Michio Miyauchi advances to second on the play. Joe Bailey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Steve Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Harry Mercedes is hit by a pitch. Al Hacker grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Harry Mercedes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Mitchell strikes out. Lil Folkers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Hacker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ray Hrbek strikes out. Rip Perrin flies out to the center fielder. Mamoru Kawamura doubles to center field. Koji Hirai grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Russ Fullmer is pinch hitting for Joe McQuinn. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Russ Fullmer flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Rijo singles to right field. Cliff Rijo steals second. Luis Lara triples. Cliff Rijo scores. Mel Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Lara scores. Jerry Mathes singles to right field. Jerry Mathes steals second. Harry Mercedes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Norm King pitching. Michio Miyauchi flies out to the center fielder. Sean Medich grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Birmingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Al Hacker walks. Charlie Mitchell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Hacker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lil Folkers singles to right field. Charlie Mitchell advances to third on the hit. Jim Paula is pinch hitting for Norm King. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jim Paula grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dan Hoiles pitching. Joe Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Dante Sherman is pinch hitting for Steve Callahan. Dante Sherman strikes out. Ray Hrbek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mark Clark enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dante Sherman at 2B. Cliff Rijo walks. Luis Lara singles to left field. Cliff Rijo aggressively advances to third on the hit. Etsuo Tamagawa 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. Mel Collins strikes out. Luis Lara steals second. Jerry Mathes flies out to the right fielder. Harry Mercedes singles in front of the center fielder. Cliff Rijo scores. Luis Lara is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Rip Perrin grounds out to the third baseman. Mamoru Kawamura singles to center field. Koji Hirai singles to left field. Mamoru Kawamura advances to third on the hit. Michio Miyauchi strikes out. Sean Medich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Henry Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Hacker pops out to the catcher. Charlie Mitchell walks. Lil Folkers grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Mitchell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Hoiles is hit by a pitch. Cliff Rijo doubles to left field. Lil Folkers scores. Dan Hoiles uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Pearce did not respond to coaching in control Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Jake Benton. Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Jake Benton. Dwayne Wagner did not respond to coaching in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lou Heilmann improves in speed Jared Jones did not respond to coaching in control Adley Rutschman improves in arm Freddy Barnhart improves in range Nico Hoerner improves in 2B