Win: Terry Polli (5-8) Loss: Sheldon Geygan (1-7)
Save: Stu Nicosia (34)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Terry Polli pitching. Katsuhiko Sakai flies out to the left fielder. Les Fryman grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Speake grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Sheldon Geygan pitching. Fred Aaron walks. Fred Aaron steals second. Pete Nichols pops out to the catcher. Ed Heredia doubles to center field. Fred Aaron scores. Joe Baecht strikes out. Pat Matuzak pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Doc Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Norm McGraw doubles to left field. Frank McColl singles to left field. Norm McGraw scores. Gary Bell walks. Len Stidham flies out to the left fielder. Sheldon Geygan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn singles to right field. Tom Hayes doubles to center field. Yenier Ortiz walks. Terry Polli singles to center field. Gus Eichhorn scores. Tom Hayes scores. Jose Perme comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Aaron flies out to the left fielder. Pete Nichols walks. Ed Heredia singles to center field. Yenier Ortiz scores. Terry Polli is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Pete Nichols advances to third on the play. Ed Heredia steals second. Joe Baecht strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Katsuhiko Sakai strikes out. Les Fryman strikes out. Bill Speake singles to center field. Doc Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak strikes out. Gus Eichhorn strikes out. Tom Hayes singles to center field. Tom Hayes steals second. Yenier Ortiz singles to center field. Tom Hayes scores. Hal Dear comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Polli strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Norm McGraw walks. Norm McGraw is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank McColl walks. Gary Bell singles past the first baseman. Len Stidham grounds out to the shortstop. Frank McColl advances to third on the play. Gary Bell advances to second on the play. Hal Dear walks. Katsuhiko Sakai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Nichols walks. Ed Heredia singles to right field. Joe Baecht singles to left field. Pete Nichols scores. Ed Heredia advances to third on the hit. Bob Shanner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Baecht is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pat Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Les Fryman singles to center field. Bill Speake strikes out. Doc Marshall doubles to right field. Les Fryman is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Norm McGraw flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tom Hayes flies out to the right fielder. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Frank McColl walks. Gary Bell triples. Frank McColl scores. Len Stidham grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Shanner strikes out. Katsuhiko Sakai walks. Johnny Figueroa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Fryman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Johnny Figueroa flies out to the center fielder. Fred Aaron singles to center field. Fred Aaron steals second. Pete Nichols strikes out. Ed Heredia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Speake flies out to the center fielder. Doc Marshall flies out to the right fielder. Norm McGraw grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht strikes out. Pat Matuzak singles to left field. Pat Matuzak steals second. Gus Eichhorn strikes out. Tom Hayes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Frank McColl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Bell is hit by a pitch. Len Stidham walks. Bob Shanner lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Katsuhiko Sakai pops out to the second baseman. Les Fryman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Taylor is pinch hitting for Johnny Figueroa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kevin Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Fred Aaron strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Dave Jones pitching. Bill Speake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Marshall singles to right field. Norm McGraw singles to center field. Doc Marshall advances to third on the hit. Stu Nicosia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank McColl singles to right field. Doc Marshall scores. Gary Bell flies out to the right fielder. Len Stidham grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank McColl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 14 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Ed Heredia (25), Tom Hayes (27). Baserunning: SB - Fred Aaron 2 (36), Ed Heredia (21), Pat Matuzak (27), Tom Hayes (26).CS - Joe Baecht (12).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Galvin did not respond to coaching in control Jake Shilling did not respond to coaching in speed Kiki McCarthy did not respond to coaching in arm Davey Tremper did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Faircloth did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Schurr improves in contact_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tetsuya Nogusa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ben Hottman improves in control Matt Davis improves in contact_vs_righty Ron Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Andy Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Hal Beecher did not respond to coaching in endurance