Win: Randy Velasquez (9-4) Loss: Luke McCarty (11-5)
Save: Amos Hack (40)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Luke McCarty pitching. Bruce Van Camp grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Jimenez grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Pappo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Randy Velasquez pitching. Brad Jones flies out to the center fielder. Keith Iarussi walks. Randy Reiniger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keith Iarussi advances to second on the play. Gene Betcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Benjamin Ogletree pops out to the shortstop. Fred Cafego grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Spooner triples. Danny Carpenter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Fumihiro Harai singles to center field. Buddy Andrew triples. Fumihiro Harai scores. George McMackin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Andrew scores. Sammy Behrman singles to right field. Luke McCarty lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brad Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bob Mantilla pops out to the catcher. Randy Velasquez walks. Bruce Van Camp walks. Steve Jimenez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bruce Van Camp is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Jimenez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Keith Iarussi lines out to the third baseman. Randy Reiniger grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Betcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Stan Pappo pops out to the first baseman. Benjamin Ogletree strikes out. Fred Cafego grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Fumihiro Harai triples. Buddy Andrew strikes out. George McMackin walks. Sammy Behrman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George McMackin advances to second on the play. Luke McCarty walks. Brad Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jimmy Spooner triples. Danny Carpenter flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jimmy Spooner scores. Bob Mantilla singles to left field. Randy Velasquez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bruce Van Camp doubles to center field. Bob Mantilla scores. Steve Jimenez singles to left field. Bruce Van Camp scores. Stan Pappo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Keith Iarussi hits a home run. Randy Reiniger flies out to the center fielder. Gene Betcher singles to left field. Fumihiro Harai flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Andrew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Benjamin Ogletree flies out to the right fielder. Fred Cafego singles to right field. Jimmy Spooner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh George McMackin grounds out to the shortstop. Sammy Behrman grounds out to the pitcher. Luke McCarty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Danny Carpenter strikes out. Bob Mantilla singles to left field. Harry Cox is pinch hitting for Randy Velasquez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Cox flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Van Camp triples. Bob Mantilla scores. Steve Jimenez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ruby Tyrees pitching. Brad Jones strikes out. Keith Iarussi flies out to the center fielder. Randy Reiniger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Joey Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Stan Pappo flies out to the center fielder. Benjamin Ogletree flies out to the right fielder. Fred Cafego hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jimmy Spooner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Gene Betcher strikes out. Fumihiro Harai flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Andrew doubles to center field. George McMackin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Danny Carpenter grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Mantilla grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Messersmith is pinch hitting for Ruby Tyrees. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Messersmith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Amos Hack pitching. Sammy Behrman flies out to the left fielder. Alex Camp is pinch hitting for Joey Lee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Camp grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Jones singles to left field. Keith Iarussi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bruce Van Camp (18).3B - Bruce Van Camp (7), Jimmy Spooner 2 (2).SF - Danny Carpenter.GIDP - Jimmy Spooner. Baserunning: CS - Steve Jimenez (7).
Game Notes Danny Carpenter is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Petie Kirkwood did not respond to coaching in speed Q McGuire did not respond to coaching in control Bill Lugo improves in arm Bo Oeltjen did not respond to coaching in arm Petie Kirkwood did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tony Graham improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Tyler improves in power_vs_righty Shannon Hearne improves in speed Bill Tyler did not respond to coaching in range