Win: George Kane (6-0) Loss: Aurelio Borbon (2-3)
Save: Jim Genewich (11)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Kane pitching. Kevin Porter strikes out. Paul Grove grounds out to the shortstop. Darryl Griffey walks. Harold Gubanich singles to right field. Darryl Griffey advances to third on the hit. Ralph Hamlin singles to left field. Darryl Griffey scores. Harold Gubanich advances to third on the hit. March Hulswitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Aurelio Borbon pitching. Scott Shevlin flies out to the left fielder. Frank Keller strikes out. Bill Bauer singles to center field. Brent Neale singles to center field. Toshio Ichiba grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jackie Fryman strikes out. Ed Nixon walks. Aurelio Borbon lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Ed Nixon forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Kevin Porter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Sheldon Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wine reached on a 2-base fielding error by Darryl Griffey. Mike Zachary singles to center field. Mike Wine scores. George Kane lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott Shevlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Paul Grove grounds out to the third baseman. Darryl Griffey singles in front of the left fielder. Harold Gubanich strikes out. Ralph Hamlin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Frank Keller flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bauer flies out to the left fielder. Brent Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh March Hulswitt strikes out. Jackie Fryman grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Nixon walks. Aurelio Borbon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Toshio Ichiba strikes out. Sheldon Rogers strikes out. Mike Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kevin Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Grove singles to left field. Darryl Griffey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Zachary strikes out. George Kane strikes out. Scott Shevlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Harold Gubanich grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Hamlin grounds out to the third baseman. March Hulswitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Frank Keller grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Bauer singles to left field. Brent Neale grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Bauer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brent Neale steals second. Toshio Ichiba singles past the second baseman. Brent Neale scores. Sheldon Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jackie Fryman grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Nixon singles to left field. Steve Graves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Shoffner is pinch hitting for Aurelio Borbon. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Shoffner singles to center field. Ed Nixon aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Kevin Porter grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Shoffner advances to second on the play. Paul Grove flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Eisenhart pitching. Mike Wine grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Zachary flies out to the right fielder. Jason Shaw is pinch hitting for Steve Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jason Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Genewich pitching. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harold Gubanich flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ralph Hamlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Scott Shevlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Frank Keller singles to left field. Bill Bauer flies out to the center fielder. Brent Neale hits a home run. Frank Keller scores. Toshio Ichiba flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh March Hulswitt pops out to the shortstop. Jackie Fryman grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Nixon singles to center field. Virgil French is pinch hitting for Mike Eisenhart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Virgil French flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Barajas did not respond to coaching in control Gary Patterson improves in range Art Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Santiago did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Jordan did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Bargar did not respond to coaching in velocity Len Hostetler improves in velocity Al Bargar did not respond to coaching in control Doug Holloman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Pavano did not respond to coaching in SS