Win: Jeff Gotay (14-6) Loss: Yoshikazu Takahashi (11-9)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Yoshikazu Takahashi pitching. Kazuto Yamazaki grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Hyzdu grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jeff Gotay pitching. Shoji Narita flies out to the left fielder. Pat Clark flies out to the right fielder. Jose Moon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Greg Partenheimer strikes out. Wally Daly strikes out. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Inglett singles to right field. McKay Brittin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Inglett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jake Livengood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ace Luskey grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Carew strikes out. Jeff Gotay flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati John Hairston flies out to the right fielder. Bucky Pepper lines out to the second baseman. Yoshikazu Takahashi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kazuto Yamazaki pops out to the shortstop. Juan Hyzdu singles to right field. Danny Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Juan Hyzdu steals second. Greg Partenheimer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Shoji Narita pops out to the shortstop. Pat Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Moon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Wally Daly strikes out. Dave Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Ace Luskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Inglett strikes out. McKay Brittin grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Livengood doubles to left field. John Hairston singles to center field. Jake Livengood scores. Bucky Pepper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Carew singles to left field. Jeff Gotay pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Kazuto Yamazaki strikes out. Juan Hyzdu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Yoshikazu Takahashi strikes out. Shoji Narita lines out to the third baseman. Pat Clark pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Danny Weaver walks. Greg Partenheimer is hit by a pitch. Wally Daly singles to left field. Danny Weaver scores. Greg Partenheimer advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Partenheimer scores. Wally Daly advances to second on the play. Bill Green is pinch hitting for Ace Luskey. Bill Green strikes out. Marcus Bartholomew is pinch hitting for Joe Carew. Marcus Bartholomew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tom Lillis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marcus Bartholomew at LF. Jose Moon flies out to the center fielder. Bob Inglett strikes out. McKay Brittin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jeff Gotay strikes out. Kazuto Yamazaki walks. Juan Hyzdu bunts for a base hit. Koichi Kido 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. Danny Weaver strikes out. Greg Partenheimer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jake Livengood strikes out. John Hairston strikes out. Bucky Pepper walks. Rickey Fetzer is pinch hitting for Koichi Kido. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rickey Fetzer singles past the shortstop. Tripp Dowd 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. Shoji Narita flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pete Akers pitching. Wally Daly doubles to left field. Dave Rodriguez hits a home run. Wally Daly scores. Bill Green grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Lillis flies out to the left fielder. Al Burns is pinch hitting for Tripp Dowd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Burns singles past the shortstop. Kazuto Yamazaki singles to right field. Al Burns advances to third on the hit. Juan Hyzdu singles to right field. Al Burns scores. Kazuto Yamazaki advances to third on the hit. Danny Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Steve Munoz pitching. Pat Clark singles to center field. Jose Moon singles to center field. Pat Clark advances to third on the hit. Bob Inglett hits a home run. Pat Clark scores. Jose Moon scores. McKay Brittin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jake Livengood walks. John Hairston flies out to the center fielder. Bucky Pepper grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jake Livengood is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim McGlothin did not respond to coaching in velocity Preston Leiter did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Sketchley did not respond to coaching in control Ed Mallonee did not respond to coaching in velocity Whitey Lira improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Logan did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie Figueroa did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Ludwig improves in velocity George Henry improves in contact_vs_righty Heinie Gibson improves in contact_vs_righty Roy Twombly did not respond to coaching in range Roy Twombly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Spongberg did not respond to coaching in velocity