Win: Dan Higginbotham (2-0) Loss: Lucky Cole (1-2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dutch Ortiz pitching. Tonny Cruz grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Nicholas strikes out. Barney Harley triples. Billy Goslin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jim Balboni pitching. Dick Thomas singles to left field. Roberto Lowe walks. Dave Golvin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Thomas advances to third on the play. Roberto Lowe advances to second on the play. Kory Nielsen singles to right field. Dick Thomas scores. Roberto Lowe scores. Hi Matthias pops out to the second baseman. Bob DeSa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Walsh singles to left field. Diego Perkins strikes out. Dean Kuzava hits a home run. Bill Walsh scores. Jim Balboni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Eddie Donovan pops out to the second baseman. John McNealy flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Ortiz walks. Dick Thomas singles in front of the left fielder. Roberto Lowe walks. Dave Golvin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tonny Cruz doubles to center field. Joe Nicholas doubles to right field. Tonny Cruz scores. Barney Harley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Nicholas advances to third on the play. Billy Goslin grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Nicholas scores. Bill Corey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Kory Nielsen singles to center field. Mark Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hi Matthias flies out to the right fielder. Bob DeSa doubles to left field. Kory Nielsen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Donovan pops out to the second baseman. John McNealy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Walsh flies out to the left fielder. Diego Perkins grounds out to the pitcher. Dean Kuzava grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dutch Ortiz lines out to the second baseman. Dick Thomas strikes out. Roberto Lowe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mark Gonzalez strikes out. Tonny Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Joe Nicholas singles to right field. Barney Harley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dave Golvin strikes out. Kory Nielsen walks. Hi Matthias singles past the third baseman. Bob DeSa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Billy Goslin pops out to the second baseman. Bill Corey strikes out. Bill Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Eddie Donovan grounds out to the third baseman. John McNealy doubles to center field. Mike Baldschun comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutch Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John McNealy advances to third on the play. Dick Thomas singles to left field. John McNealy scores. Roberto Lowe singles to center field. Dick Thomas advances to third on the hit. Dave Golvin singles to left field. Dick Thomas scores. Kory Nielsen lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dick Lynch is pinch hitting for Diego Perkins. Dick Lynch pops out to the third baseman. Dean Kuzava grounds out to the second baseman. Garry Kopf is pinch hitting for Mike Baldschun. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Garry Kopf strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Lucky Cole pitching. Mickey Bold enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Lynch at 2B. Hi Matthias doubles past the left fielder. Bob DeSa strikes out. Eddie Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Hi Matthias advances to third on the play. John McNealy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Madlock 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. Tonny Cruz walks. Joe Nicholas flies out to the center fielder. Barney Harley grounds out to the pitcher. Tonny Cruz advances to second on the play. Billy Goslin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Steve Dudd is pinch hitting for Joe Madlock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Dudd strikes out. Dick Thomas strikes out. Roberto Lowe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dan Higginbotham pitching. Bill Corey singles to center field. Bill Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Bold hits a home run. Bill Corey scores. Dean Kuzava walks. Lucky Cole lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tonny Cruz singles to left field. Dean Kuzava is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Dave Golvin singles to right field. Kory Nielsen walks. Hi Matthias strikes out. Bob DeSa doubles to left field. Dave Golvin scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Denny Franklin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Donovan hits a home run. Kory Nielsen scores. Bob DeSa scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Jim Balboni is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Wolf improves in power_vs_lefty Hack Quellich improves in contact_vs_lefty George Clary did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Hinton did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Wolf improves in contact_vs_righty Topsy Weaver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Rightnowar did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Joseph did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Nettles did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Percival improves in control Steve Lieber improves in range Jay Howry did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Hardin did not respond to coaching in 2B