Win: Hal Foster (7-7) Loss: Gene Fallenstein (0-3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tim Berroa pitching. Gene LaPalme singles to left field. Bill Mokan flies out to the right fielder. Jim McNeely walks. Jeff Quintana flies out to the right fielder. Bill Lanning singles to right field. Gene LaPalme scores. Jim McNeely aggressively advances to third on the hit. Rudy Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Matty Fuller pitching. Flint Laboy singles to left field. Flint Laboy steals second. Oscar McLaughlin singles to left field. Flint Laboy scores. Jeffrey Allie pops out to the second baseman. Hack Sacka grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar McLaughlin advances to second on the play. Dixie Fernandez doubles to center field. Oscar McLaughlin scores. Vic Weaver walks. Dick Mlicki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Benny Cruz singles to left field. Steve Knight walks. Matty Fuller lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gene LaPalme flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mokan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Harry Milner singles past the first baseman. Tim Berroa lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Harry Milner forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Flint Laboy strikes out. Oscar McLaughlin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tim Berroa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim McNeely doubles to center field. Jeff Quintana walks. Bill Lanning strikes out. Rudy Stephenson bunts for a base hit. Benny Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim McNeely is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jeffrey Allie flies out to the left fielder. Hack Sacka flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Fernandez singles to center field. Vic Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Steve Knight strikes out. Matty Fuller singles to left field. Gene LaPalme flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mokan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matty Fuller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dick Mlicki grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Milner strikes out. Tim Berroa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim McNeely singles to center field. Jeff Quintana strikes out. Bill Lanning singles to left field. Jim McNeely advances to third on the hit. Rudy Stephenson walks. Benny Cruz grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Flint Laboy flies out to the right fielder. Oscar McLaughlin flies out to the center fielder. Jeffrey Allie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Steve Knight triples. Matty Fuller pops out to the third baseman. Gene LaPalme singles to center field. Steve Knight scores. Red Judnich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mokan strikes out. Jim McNeely flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Hack Sacka flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Fernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Weaver reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rudy Stephenson. Dick Mlicki walks. Harry Milner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Mlicki is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana triples. Bill Lanning walks. Rudy Stephenson strikes out. Benny Cruz walks. Steve Knight flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Quintana scores. Hirofumi Ashizawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matty Fuller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Giovanni Schofield is pinch hitting for Hirofumi Ashizawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Giovanni Schofield is hit by a pitch. Flint Laboy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Giovanni Schofield is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Oscar McLaughlin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Flint Laboy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Oscar McLaughlin is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hal Foster pitching. Gene LaPalme strikes out. Bill Mokan strikes out. Jim McNeely lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jeffrey Allie strikes out. Hack Sacka strikes out. Dixie Fernandez walks. Vic Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Lanning doubles to center field. Rudy Stephenson strikes out. Benny Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Gene Fallenstein comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Mlicki singles to center field. Harry Milner hits a home run. Dick Mlicki scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 13 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jim McNeely (16), Bill Lanning (20).3B - Jeff Quintana (9), Steve Knight (2).SF - Steve Knight.GIDP - Benny Cruz. Fielding: E - Rudy Stephenson.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Walter Downing did not respond to coaching in speed Dizzy James did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Coleman improves in speed Bubba Gutteridge did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Jones did not respond to coaching in range Donnie Jelic improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Glover improves in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alvaro Butland did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Carter did not respond to coaching in arm Hank Brown improves in contact_vs_righty Koichi Tenbo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alvaro Butland improves in arm George Herges did not respond to coaching in speed