Win: Candy Vuckovich (5-1) Loss: Chris Pipgras (2-2)
Save: Newt Kaiser (13)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jeff Gotay pitching. Juan Pennington singles to left field. Pat Clark flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bob Inglett flies out to the left fielder. Juan Pennington steals second. Bill DiSarcina singles to right field. Juan Pennington scores. McKay Brittin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Yoshikazu Takahashi pitching. Kazuto Yamazaki strikes out. Greg Partenheimer strikes out. Wally Daly singles past the second baseman. Dave Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wally Daly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jake Livengood flies out to the center fielder. Omar Alomar strikes out. Wally Pactwa pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ace Luskey walks. Joe Carew flies out to the center fielder. Ace Luskey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ted Blong strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Yoshikazu Takahashi singles past the third baseman. Juan Pennington flies out to the left fielder. Pat Clark grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yoshikazu Takahashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Inglett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Clyde Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Gotay singles to right field. Kazuto Yamazaki strikes out. Greg Partenheimer singles to center field. Jeff Gotay advances to third on the hit. Wally Daly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill DiSarcina grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! McKay Brittin flies out to the right fielder. Jake Livengood doubles to center field. Omar Alomar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dave Rodriguez doubles to right field. Ace Luskey pops out to the shortstop. Joe Carew walks. Ted Blong strikes out. Clyde Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Wally Pactwa walks. Yoshikazu Takahashi lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Pennington grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jeff Gotay singles to left field. Kazuto Yamazaki flies out to the left fielder. Greg Partenheimer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Inglett grounds out to the shortstop. Bill DiSarcina strikes out. McKay Brittin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Wally Daly doubles to right field. Dave Rodriguez walks. Ace Luskey flies out to the center fielder. Joe Carew walks. Ted Blong flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Wally Daly scores. Clyde Wilson walks. Jeff Gotay strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jake Livengood grounds out to the pitcher. Omar Alomar flies out to the right fielder. Wally Pactwa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kazuto Yamazaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Partenheimer pops out to the second baseman. Wally Daly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Yoshikazu Takahashi strikes out. Juan Pennington singles to center field. Pat Clark singles to left field. Fritz Cain 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. Bob Inglett singles to left field. Juan Pennington is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Pat Clark advances to third on the play. Bill DiSarcina flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dave Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Bill Green is pinch hitting for Ace Luskey. Bill Green grounds out to the second baseman. Marcus Bartholomew is pinch hitting for Joe Carew. Marcus Bartholomew flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tom Lillis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marcus Bartholomew at LF. McKay Brittin singles to right field. Jake Livengood grounds into a force play to the second baseman. McKay Brittin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jake Livengood steals second. Omar Alomar walks. Wally Pactwa grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Livengood advances to third on the play. Omar Alomar advances to second on the play. Joe Valdez is pinch hitting for Yoshikazu Takahashi. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Candy Vuckovich pitching. Ted Blong doubles to left field. Clyde Wilson strikes out. Al Burns is pinch hitting for Fritz Cain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Burns strikes out. Kazuto Yamazaki pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Steve Munoz pitching. Juan Pennington pops out to the first baseman. Pat Clark strikes out. Bob Inglett is hit by a pitch. Bill DiSarcina grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Inglett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Greg Partenheimer singles to right field. Greg Partenheimer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Wally Daly doubles to center field. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Green strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cincinnati McKay Brittin strikes out. Jake Livengood flies out to the center fielder. Omar Alomar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Tom Lillis strikes out. Ted Blong grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Wilson singles to center field. Algie Belitz is pinch hitting for Steve Munoz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Algie Belitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Cincinnati Chris Pipgras pitching. Wally Pactwa hits a home run. Rickey Fetzer is pinch hitting for Candy Vuckovich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rickey Fetzer flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Juan Pennington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Newt Kaiser pitching. Kazuto Yamazaki strikes out. Greg Partenheimer strikes out. Wally Daly singles to left field. Dave Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 12
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chief Mendoza improves in power_vs_lefty Doc Beasley improves in power_vs_righty Larry Spongberg did not respond to coaching in control Candy Cooper did not respond to coaching in control Harry Ludwig did not respond to coaching in endurance Tyson Nation improves in contact_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Blaylock improves in velocity Bobby Logan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Billy Sketchley improves in control Ernie Figueroa improves in power_vs_lefty Willie Ford did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Mallonee improves in control Ernie Figueroa did not respond to coaching in 1B