Win: Jim Balboni (7-4) Loss: Chuck Jaha (1-6)
Save: Dick Cox (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jim Balboni pitching. Roberto Lowe bunts for a base hit. Kory Nielsen pops out to the first baseman. Dave Golvin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Chuck Jaha pitching. Tonny Cruz walks. Joe Nicholas hits a home run. Tonny Cruz scores. Barney Harley walks. Jack Ray flies out to the center fielder. Walt Gale strikes out. Billy Goslin bunts for a base hit. Tom Malkmus flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Stu Glossop strikes out. Charlie Lowe flies out to the left fielder. Gil McGriff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Diego Perkins singles to left field. Jim Balboni lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tonny Cruz singles to right field. Diego Perkins scores. Joe Nicholas walks. Barney Harley triples. Tonny Cruz scores. Joe Nicholas scores. Jack Ray walks. Walt Gale flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Barney Harley scores. Billy Goslin triples. Jack Ray scores. Tom Malkmus singles to center field. Billy Goslin scores. Diego Perkins walks. Jim Balboni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Eddie Donovan singles to left field. Seijii Ishii singles to left field. Chuck Jaha fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chuck Jaha strikes out. Roberto Lowe strikes out. Kory Nielsen singles to left field. Eddie Donovan scores. Dave Golvin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tonny Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Nicholas pops out to the second baseman. Barney Harley hits a home run. Jack Ray singles to left field. Babe Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Walt Gale grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jack Ray is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Stu Glossop strikes out. Charlie Lowe strikes out. Gil McGriff walks. Eddie Donovan walks. Seijii Ishii flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Billy Goslin pops out to the shortstop. Tom Malkmus walks. Diego Perkins grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Malkmus advances to second on the play. Jim Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Babe Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Roberto Lowe strikes out. Kory Nielsen singles to center field. Dave Golvin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tonny Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Nicholas flies out to the right fielder. Barney Harley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Stu Glossop lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Lowe singles to center field. Gil McGriff singles to center field. Charlie Lowe advances to third on the hit. Eddie Donovan singles to center field. Charlie Lowe scores. Seijii Ishii walks. Babe Kennedy grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Gil McGriff is out at home. Roberto Lowe singles to center field. Eddie Donovan scores. Kory Nielsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jack Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Gale flies out to the left fielder. Billy Goslin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dave Golvin singles to left field. Stu Glossop singles to left field. Dave Golvin advances to third on the hit. Bob DeSa is pinch hitting for Charlie Lowe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob DeSa pops out to the shortstop. Gil McGriff flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Golvin scores. Harry Sale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Donovan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Malkmus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Diego Perkins lines out to the second baseman. Garry Kopf is pinch hitting for Harry Sale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Garry Kopf flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati George Clary pitching. Seijii Ishii doubles to right field. Danny Dropo is pinch hitting for Babe Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Dropo grounds out to the pitcher. Roberto Lowe hits a home run. Seijii Ishii scores. Lucky Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kory Nielsen walks. Dave Golvin triples. Kory Nielsen scores. Stu Glossop singles to right field. Dave Golvin scores. Dick Cox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob DeSa singles to center field. Stu Glossop advances to third on the hit. Gil McGriff grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ralph Robinson pitching. Tonny Cruz hits a home run. Joe Nicholas strikes out. Barney Harley grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Eddie Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Seijii Ishii flies out to the left fielder. John Brunet is pinch hitting for Ralph Robinson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Brunet grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Heydon did not respond to coaching in velocity Reese Orsulak improves in speed Joe Garcia improves in power_vs_lefty John McNealy did not respond to coaching in range Joe Garcia improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Garcia did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John McNealy did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wish McVey did not respond to coaching in control Dean Kuzava did not respond to coaching in range Frank Fauver improves in range Dave Hinton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Salkeld improves in range Bill Walsh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty