Win: Bob Price (2-1) Loss: Hank Sharp (4-5)
Save: Duke Johnson (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Wally Pippen pitching. Joe Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. Hob Bare strikes out. Clay Sutko grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Keith Rodriguez pitching. Darren Dugan flies out to the right fielder. Al Salvo strikes out. Jake Wingfield grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Johnny Blasingame strikes out. Masato Fukuyama singles to center field. Tim Clark strikes out. John Glenn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Willie Meyers hits a home run. Bob Hoover strikes out. Tom Wyatt hits a home run. Bob Kramer singles to center field. Nathan Jones walks. Wally Pippen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Darren Dugan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rocky Garbey grounds out to the shortstop. Keith Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Al Salvo grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Wingfield grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Meyers singles to right field. Bob Hoover hits a home run. Willie Meyers scores. Rick Ruebel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Wyatt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hob Bare strikes out. Clay Sutko flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Blasingame flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Kramer strikes out. Nathan Jones strikes out. Wally Pippen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Masato Fukuyama hits a home run. Tim Clark singles to right field. John Glenn flies out to the right fielder. Tim Clark steals second. Rocky Garbey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rick Ruebel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Darren Dugan flies out to the left fielder. Al Salvo strikes out. Jake Wingfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Merritt strikes out. Hob Bare doubles to right field. Clay Sutko pops out to the catcher. Johnny Blasingame singles to right field. Hob Bare scores. Masato Fukuyama grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Blasingame is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Willie Meyers strikes out. Bob Hoover flies out to the center fielder. Tom Wyatt singles to center field. Bob Kramer singles to left field. Nathan Jones singles to center field. Wally Pippen strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tim Clark singles to left field. Tim Clark steals second. John Glenn strikes out. Rocky Garbey strikes out. King Cole is pinch hitting for Rick Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. King Cole singles to left field. Tim Clark scores. Joe Merritt triples. King Cole scores. Bob Price comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hob Bare grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Hank Sharp pitching. Darren Dugan singles to center field. Al Salvo singles to center field. Jake Wingfield strikes out. Willie Meyers grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Darren Dugan advances to third on the play. Al Salvo advances to second on the play. Bob Hoover grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Clay Sutko strikes out. Johnny Blasingame flies out to the center fielder. Masato Fukuyama grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tom Wyatt grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Kramer grounds out to the second baseman. Nathan Jones singles to left field. Yasuhiko Ueda is pinch hitting for Bob Price. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yasuhiko Ueda triples. Nathan Jones scores. Darren Dugan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Duke Johnson pitching. Tim Clark flies out to the right fielder. John Glenn walks. Rocky Garbey singles to center field. Don Seale is pinch hitting for Hank Sharp. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Seale walks. Joe Merritt strikes out. Hob Bare flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Johnny Blasingame is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. Wally Pippen is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. Bob Price is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gene Fyhrie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dan Nolte did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Rodgers improves in power_vs_lefty Andy Malloy improves in range Art Rodgers improves in contact_vs_lefty Julio Stahl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lou Pernoll improves in RF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Eddie Dickerson did not respond to coaching in control Bob Egan did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Blaylock did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Michaelson improves in power_vs_righty Jesse Snell did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Fenner improves in power_vs_lefty