Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Angelo Silvestri pitching. Willie McClellan pops out to the pitcher. Johnny Isringhausen pops out to the third baseman. Alex Speier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Earle Munoz pitching. Hugh Spoljaric grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tom Rivera lines out to the second baseman. Doug Platte singles to right field. Bill Adkins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ben Blocker grounds out to the third baseman. Keiichi Matsushima flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Stoney Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Ray Joyner singles to right field. Byron Phillips strikes out. Eric Anthony strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pedro Olson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Byron Phillips. Dick Pilarcik bunts for a base hit. Dick Pilarcik steals second. Earle Munoz grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Olson scores. Dick Pilarcik advances to third on the play. Willie McClellan singles to left field. Dick Pilarcik scores. Willie McClellan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Johnny Isringhausen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Angelo Silvestri flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Spoljaric flies out to the right fielder. Tom Rivera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Alex Speier strikes out. Ben Blocker strikes out. Keiichi Matsushima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Doug Platte grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Adkins flies out to the center fielder. Stoney Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ralph Reynolds pops out to the catcher. Pedro Olson grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Pilarcik grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ray Joyner grounds out to the shortstop. Byron Phillips walks. Eric Anthony strikes out. Angelo Silvestri walks. Hugh Spoljaric singles to center field. Byron Phillips scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tom Rivera grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Earle Munoz strikes out. Willie McClellan walks. Johnny Isringhausen walks. Alex Speier pops out to the third baseman. Ben Blocker grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Isringhausen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Doug Platte flies out to the right fielder. Bill Adkins strikes out. Stoney Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Keiichi Matsushima walks. Ralph Reynolds reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Rivera. Pedro Olson flies out to the right fielder. Dave Lamont 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. Dick Pilarcik strikes out. Earle Munoz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ray Joyner walks. Byron Phillips grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ray Joyner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Byron Phillips steals second. Eric Anthony singles to center field. Byron Phillips 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. Al Thomas is pinch hitting for Dave Lamont. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Thomas walks. Hugh Spoljaric walks. Tom Rivera grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dickie White pitching. Willie McClellan flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Isringhausen doubles to center field. Alex Speier singles to left field. Johnny Isringhausen scores. Ben Blocker strikes out. Keiichi Matsushima walks. Jean-Pierre Gallagher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Speier is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Doug Platte reached on a fielding error by Ben Blocker. Bill Adkins singles to center field. Doug Platte advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Cory Graves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stoney Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Adkins advances to second on the play. Ray Joyner grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Platte scores. Bill Adkins advances to third on the play. Byron Phillips pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ralph Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Marty Morrison is pinch hitting for Pedro Olson. Marty Morrison strikes out. Dick Pilarcik hits a home run. Cory Graves grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Kirby Nen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Morrison at C. Eric Anthony grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Ford is pinch hitting for Jean-Pierre Gallagher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Oscar Ford walks. Hugh Spoljaric grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Johnny Isringhausen (33).HR - Dick Pilarcik (5). Baserunning: SB - Dick Pilarcik (10).CS - Willie McClellan (16), Alex Speier (16). Fielding: E - Ben Blocker.
Game Notes Dickie White is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in control Johnny McGriff improves in arm Erik Gulliver improves in contact_vs_righty Lave Montgomery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Todd Dade did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Burris improves in contact_vs_righty J.J. King did not respond to coaching in velocity John Stewart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Bradford improves in power_vs_righty