Win: Edward Ford (12-1) Loss: Bud Abreu (2-3)
Save: Jim Williams (14)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Lena Sturdy pitching. Jeff Hannah grounds out to the shortstop. Tyson Eaves grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Herrera singles to left field. Fernando Bildilli strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Edward Ford pitching. Sandy Rowland walks. Moose Edington strikes out. Red Ochoa strikes out. Larry Hurtado triples. Sandy Rowland scores. Tim Boone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Halt flies out to the right fielder. Ken Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Pete Chapman strikes out. Tracy Nordbrook flies out to the left fielder. Masakazu Ishikawa singles to left field. Lena Sturdy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rob Karew flies out to the left fielder. Edward Ford strikes out. Jeff Hannah walks. Tyson Eaves flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland grounds out to the shortstop. Moose Edington flies out to the right fielder. Red Ochoa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Herrera flies out to the right fielder. Fernando Bildilli reached on a fielding error by Red Ochoa. Jim Anderson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Larry Hurtado strikes out. Tim Boone grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pete Chapman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Halt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Rob Karew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tracy Nordbrook flies out to the right fielder. Masakazu Ishikawa doubles to left field. Lena Sturdy strikes out. Sandy Rowland singles to right field. Sandy Rowland is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Edward Ford grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Hannah flies out to the center fielder. Tyson Eaves flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Moose Edington strikes out. Red Ochoa hits a home run. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Tim Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mike Herrera singles to right field. Fernando Bildilli strikes out. Jim Anderson grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Pete Chapman pops out to the second baseman. Tracy Nordbrook grounds out to the second baseman. Masakazu Ishikawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bud Abreu 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. Joe Halt singles to center field. Ken Walsh hits an infield single to the shortstop. Rob Karew walks. Grover Lawdenmilk is pinch hitting for Edward Ford. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Grover Lawdenmilk singles to center field. Joe Halt scores. Ken Walsh scores. Rob Karew advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. John Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Hannah is hit by a pitch. The defense is playing the corners in. Tyson Eaves flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rob Karew scores. Mike Herrera singles past the third baseman. Grover Lawdenmilk scores. Jeff Hannah advances to third on the hit. Fernando Bildilli flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Hannah scores. Jim Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Williams pitching. Bill Robinson is pinch hitting for John Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the third baseman. Moose Edington pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Niekro pitching. Joe Halt strikes out. Ken Walsh walks. Rob Karew grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ken Walsh is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Red Ochoa strikes out. Larry Hurtado flies out to the left fielder. Tim Boone walks. Pete Chapman singles past the third baseman. Tracy Nordbrook pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sam Abbott improves in speed Dee Lewandowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Peploski did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Ehret did not respond to coaching in control Joe Webb did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Niggeling improves in arm Gene Poindexter improves in range Bert Klinger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gene Poindexter improves in power_vs_righty Chris Ciardi did not respond to coaching in SS