Win: Burt Grace (10-4) Loss: Barry Saverine (4-7)
Save: Jim Williams (25)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Barry Saverine pitching. Ken Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Halt singles to center field. Joe Halt steals second. Danny Carpenter walks. Fernando Bildilli singles to left field. Joe Halt scores. Danny Carpenter advances to third on the hit. Fernando Bildilli steals second. Jim Anderson strikes out. Randy Toporcer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Burt Grace pitching. Sandy Rowland strikes out. Larry Hurtado flies out to the center fielder. Moose Edington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tyson Eaves doubles to left field. Rob Karew singles to center field. Tyson Eaves scores. Burt Grace lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Rob Karew forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ken Walsh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Burt Grace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Halt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Lefty Seybold strikes out. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Ochoa singles to right field. Tim Boone singles to right field. Red Ochoa aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tim Boone steals second. Masakazu Ishikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Danny Carpenter singles to center field. Fernando Bildilli flies out to the right fielder. Jim Anderson singles to right field. Danny Carpenter advances to third on the hit. Randy Toporcer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Anderson advances to second on the play. Tyson Eaves grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Barry Saverine grounds out to the second baseman. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Hurtado pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rob Karew flies out to the center fielder. Burt Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Walsh doubles to center field. Joe Halt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Moose Edington strikes out. Lefty Seybold flies out to the left fielder. Paul Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Danny Carpenter singles to left field. Fernando Bildilli flies out to the left fielder. Jim Anderson strikes out. Randy Toporcer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Red Ochoa pops out to the first baseman. Tim Boone grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Masakazu Ishikawa pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tyson Eaves grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Karew grounds out to the second baseman. Burt Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Barry Saverine flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Rowland strikes out. Larry Hurtado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ken Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Halt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Carpenter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Moose Edington singles to center field. Moose Edington is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lefty Seybold strikes out. Paul Hidalgo singles to left field. Paul Hidalgo steals second. Red Ochoa lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Otto Bruckmiller 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. Fernando Bildilli walks. Jim Anderson pops out to the shortstop. Randy Toporcer walks. Tyson Eaves strikes out. Rob Karew walks. Burt Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tim Boone singles to center field. Masakazu Ishikawa flies out to the center fielder. Bill Robinson is pinch hitting for Otto Bruckmiller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Boone steals second. Bill Robinson walks. Tim Boone steals third. Bill Robinson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sandy Rowland grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Niekro pitching. Ken Walsh strikes out. Joe Halt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Carpenter singles to center field. Danny Carpenter steals second. Fernando Bildilli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jim Williams 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. Larry Hurtado walks. Moose Edington lines out to the second baseman. Lefty Seybold flies out to the left fielder. Paul Hidalgo walks. Red Ochoa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Donovan Espy improves in range Vance Madden improves in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Wasdell improves in power_vs_lefty Eddie Wasdell improves in power_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rick Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Mike Niggeling did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Niggeling improves in arm Dale Petrick did not respond to coaching in range Wayne Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in CF