Win: Dave Rose (4-19) Loss: Fred LaRocca (9-13)
Save: Dave Lamont (12)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Rose pitching. Jose Hicks strikes out. Bob McKee strikes out. Johnny Isringhausen triples. Alex Speier pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Fred LaRocca pitching. Byron Phillips doubles to left field. Hugh Spoljaric doubles to left field. Byron Phillips scores. Oscar Ford flies out to the right fielder. Bill Adkins grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Stoney Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Willie McClellan strikes out. Keiichi Matsushima flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Reynolds singles past the shortstop. Ralph Reynolds steals second. Kirby Nen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Buddy Buttbucks pops out to the shortstop. Tom Rivera strikes out. Ray Joyner singles to center field. Dave Rose strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Fred LaRocca grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Hicks strikes out. Bob McKee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Byron Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Spoljaric walks. Oscar Ford singles to center field. Bill Adkins strikes out. Stoney Taylor singles to center field. Hugh Spoljaric is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Johnny Isringhausen singles to left field. Alex Speier strikes out. Johnny Isringhausen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Willie McClellan singles to left field. Willie McClellan steals second. Keiichi Matsushima flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Buddy Buttbucks pops out to the catcher. Tom Rivera singles to left field. Ray Joyner walks. Dave Rose lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Byron Phillips grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ralph Reynolds singles to center field. Ralph Reynolds is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kirby Nen strikes out. Fred LaRocca pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hugh Spoljaric strikes out. Oscar Ford flies out to the left fielder. Bill Adkins grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jose Hicks grounds out to the shortstop. Bob McKee strikes out. Johnny Isringhausen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Stoney Taylor doubles to right field. Doug Platte is pinch hitting for Buddy Buttbucks. Doug Platte doubles to right field. Stoney Taylor scores. Tom Rivera hits a home run. Doug Platte scores. Ray Joyner doubles to left field. The catcher fields the ball and Ray Joyner is thrown out at third. Byron Phillips singles to right field. Hugh Spoljaric reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Isringhausen. Dave Rose scores. Freddy Delmas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Oscar Ford strikes out. Bill Adkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Alex Speier grounds out to the second baseman. Willie McClellan triples. Keiichi Matsushima reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Rivera. Willie McClellan scores. Ralph Reynolds lines out to the first baseman. Kirby Nen singles to center field. Marty Morrison is pinch hitting for Freddy Delmas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marty Morrison pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Darryl Steinecke pitching. Stoney Taylor strikes out. Doug Platte grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Rivera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Eric Anthony enters the game as a defensive replacement for Oscar Ford at 2B. Jean-Pierre Gallagher 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. Jose Hicks strikes out. Bob McKee strikes out. Johnny Isringhausen reached on a fielding error by Byron Phillips. Alex Speier lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ray Joyner grounds out to the shortstop. Al Thomas is pinch hitting for Jean-Pierre Gallagher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Byron Phillips bunts for a base hit. Hugh Spoljaric pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dickie White pitching. Willie McClellan walks. Keiichi Matsushima flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Reynolds singles to left field. Willie McClellan advances to third on the hit. Dave Lamont comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kirby Nen singles to right field. Willie McClellan scores. Ralph Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Ben Blocker is pinch hitting for Darryl Steinecke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ben Blocker grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Reynolds scores. Kirby Nen advances to second on the play. Jose Hicks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Batting:3B - Johnny Isringhausen (7), Willie McClellan (6). Baserunning: SB - Willie McClellan (40), Ralph Reynolds (11).CS - Johnny Isringhausen (15), Ralph Reynolds (14). Fielding: E - Johnny Isringhausen.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tony Veras did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Cardwell improves in arm Johnny McGriff did not respond to coaching in range Mike Fleming did not respond to coaching in velocity Todd Dade did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cal Naughton Jr. did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Ward improves in power_vs_righty Dick Spurt improves in arm Jerry Sax improves in power_vs_righty