Win: Ken Poholsky (10-5) Loss: Bill King (8-10)
Save: Jeff Fittery (41)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill King pitching. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto flies out to the right fielder. Buck Perrin singles to right field. Buck Perrin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George Frisbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ken Poholsky pitching. Chucky Brown flies out to the right fielder. Ron Gilbert hits a home run. Lynn Lewis pops out to the second baseman. Bill Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Mahoney grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Balaz doubles past the third baseman. Kiyoshi Sakurai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Jim Balaz advances to third on the play. Joey Sierra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Phil Willis walks. Bill Householder strikes out. Francisco Hepler flies out to the left fielder. Jason Chandler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Heinie Garrett flies out to the left fielder. Ken Poholsky grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Yoshiyasu Miyamoto hits a home run. Buck Perrin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill King flies out to the center fielder. Chucky Brown strikes out. Ron Gilbert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh George Frisbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Mahoney grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Balaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lynn Lewis strikes out. Bill Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kiyoshi Sakurai singles to center field. Joey Sierra strikes out. Heinie Garrett flies out to the center fielder. Ken Poholsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Householder grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Hepler strikes out. Jason Chandler walks. Bill King grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Yoshiyasu Miyamoto flies out to the right fielder. Buck Perrin strikes out. George Frisbee hits a home run. Tom Mahoney doubles to center field. Jim Balaz singles to right field. Tom Mahoney scores. Kiyoshi Sakurai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Chucky Brown singles to center field. Chucky Brown steals second. Ron Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Lynn Lewis strikes out. Bill Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joey Sierra pops out to the second baseman. Heinie Garrett strikes out. Ken Poholsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Phil Willis singles to left field. Bill Householder walks. Craig Gleason 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. Francisco Hepler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Phil Willis advances to third on the play. Jason Chandler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Yoshiyasu Miyamoto is hit by a pitch. Buck Perrin flies out to the left fielder. George Frisbee flies out to the left fielder. Tom Mahoney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill King grounds out to the third baseman. Chucky Brown strikes out. Ron Gilbert lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Balaz grounds out to the second baseman. Kiyoshi Sakurai pops out to the shortstop. Joey Sierra singles to left field. Johnnie Latham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joey Sierra steals second. Heinie Garrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jeff Fittery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lynn Lewis singles to center field. Bill Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Lynn Lewis advances to second on the play. Phil Willis grounds out to the second baseman. Lynn Lewis advances to third on the play. Bill Householder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Heath did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Bella did not respond to coaching in control Doug McCraw did not respond to coaching in arm Pete Emmer improves in speed Pete Emmer did not respond to coaching in RF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ralph Moore improves in range Bob Bruett improves in range Ralph Moore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Barron did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty