Win: Roy Graham (2-7) Loss: Ruben Cicotte (4-4)
Save: Dickie White (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Roy Graham pitching. Bob McKee walks. Willie McClellan walks. Alex Speier walks. Johnny Isringhausen flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob McKee scores. Marty Morrison grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ruben Cicotte pitching. Hugh Spoljaric strikes out. Tom Rivera hits an infield single to the third baseman. Doug Platte flies out to the center fielder. Stoney Taylor singles to center field. Tom Rivera advances to third on the hit. Oscar Ford doubles to center field. Tom Rivera scores. Stoney Taylor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Byron Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Bill Rajsich strikes out. Paul Just grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Terry Browne singles to center field. Dan Crompton flies out to the left fielder. Roy Graham lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Hugh Spoljaric grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Roy Graham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ruben Cicotte grounds out to the shortstop. Bob McKee grounds out to the third baseman. Willie McClellan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tom Rivera strikes out. Doug Platte grounds out to the third baseman. Stoney Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Alex Speier singles past the first baseman. Johnny Isringhausen grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Speier advances to second on the play. Marty Morrison reached on a fielding error by Doug Platte. Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Bill Rajsich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Oscar Ford strikes out. Byron Phillips grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Browne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Paul Just strikes out. Ruben Cicotte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob McKee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dan Crompton strikes out. Roy Graham singles to center field. Hugh Spoljaric flies out to the center fielder. Tom Rivera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Willie McClellan walks. Alex Speier reached on a 2-base throwing error by Oscar Ford. Johnny Isringhausen strikes out. Marty Morrison grounds out to the pitcher. Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Doug Platte singles to left field. Stoney Taylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob McKee. Oscar Ford strikes out. Byron Phillips grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Platte scores. Stoney Taylor advances to third on the play. Terry Browne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Eric Anthony enters the game as a defensive replacement for Oscar Ford at 2B. Bill Rajsich flies out to the left fielder. Paul Just singles to left field. Ruben Cicotte lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob McKee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dan Crompton singles to right field. Al Thomas is pinch hitting for Roy Graham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Arlie Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Hugh Spoljaric flies out to the left fielder. Tom Rivera doubles to right field. Doug Platte grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dickie White pitching. Willie McClellan grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Speier strikes out. Johnny Isringhausen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Earle Munoz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stoney Taylor singles to center field. Darryl Steinecke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Anthony grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Stoney Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Byron Phillips pops out to the second baseman. Minnie Tinker is pinch hitting for Terry Browne. Minnie Tinker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Eric Anthony is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Marty Morrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keiichi Matsushima singles to left field. Bill Rajsich grounds out to the shortstop. Keiichi Matsushima advances to second on the play. Ben Blocker is pinch hitting for Paul Just. Ben Blocker pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Maynard did not respond to coaching in control Randy Lind improves in power_vs_righty Randy Lind did not respond to coaching in speed Erik Gulliver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny McGriff did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Spurt did not respond to coaching in arm John Stewart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lefty Bates did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Hatcher improves in contact_vs_righty