Win: Mike Kiser (7-9) Loss: Carlos Bertrand (7-13)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Carlos Bertrand pitching. Germaine Acogny grounds out to the third baseman. Desmond Stillwell strikes out. Otto Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Kiser pitching. David DeCastro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Calvin Sweeney flies out to the left fielder. Bob Mullen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Billy Valle hits a home run. Jerry Mitchell doubles to center field. Larry Durrett flies out to the center fielder. Doc Petersen hits a home run. Jerry Mitchell scores. Roy Combs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Gabrielson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Mike Kiser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh German Baskette pops out to the second baseman. Terry Long walks. Antwan Randle El bunts for a base hit. Merril Hoge grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Long advances to third on the play. Antwan Randle El advances to second on the play. Frank Schemanske flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Germaine Acogny grounds out to the second baseman. Desmond Stillwell singles to right field. Desmond Stillwell gets picked off first. Otto Clark singles to right field. Billy Valle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Roy Combs strikes out. David DeCastro flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Sweeney singles to right field. Bob Mullen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jerry Mitchell singles to center field. Larry Durrett singles to left field. Jerry Mitchell advances to third on the hit. Doc Petersen triples. Jerry Mitchell scores. Larry Durrett scores. Artie Maye comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Gabrielson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Doc Petersen scores. Mike Kiser grounds out to the shortstop. Germaine Acogny singles to right field. Desmond Stillwell singles to center field. Germaine Acogny advances to third on the hit. Otto Clark lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh German Baskette strikes out. Terry Long walks. Antwan Randle El singles to left field. Merril Hoge grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Billy Valle strikes out. Jerry Mitchell strikes out. Larry Durrett singles to right field. Ricky Clift comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doc Petersen singles to right field. Larry Durrett advances to third on the hit. Doc Petersen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Frank Schemanske grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Clift strikes out. David DeCastro lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ted Gabrielson singles to center field. Mike Kiser lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Germaine Acogny grounds out to the shortstop. Desmond Stillwell hits a home run. Ted Gabrielson scores. Otto Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Calvin Sweeney strikes out. Bob Mullen walks. German Baskette singles to center field. Bob Mullen advances to third on the hit. Terry Long hits a home run. Bob Mullen scores. German Baskette scores. Antwan Randle El strikes out. Hank Mack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Merril Hoge flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bryan Hinkle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Valle flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Durrett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frank Schemanske singles to right field. Bryan Hinkle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. David DeCastro strikes out. Calvin Sweeney walks. Bob Mullen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Doc Petersen singles to center field. Ted Gabrielson hits a home run. Doc Petersen scores. Felix Offerman is pinch hitting for Hank Mack. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Felix Offerman reached on a fielding error by Frank Schemanske. Jim Corgan is pinch hitting for Germaine Acogny. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Corgan strikes out. Felix Offerman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Desmond Stillwell doubles to center field. Charlie Archer is pinch hitting for Otto Clark. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Archer walks. Billy Valle walks. Jerry Mitchell singles to center field. Desmond Stillwell scores. Larry Durrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Abernathy pitching. Charley Croucher is pinch hitting for German Baskette. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charley Croucher is hit by a pitch. Terry Long grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Charley Croucher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Antwan Randle El doubles to left field. Merril Hoge strikes out. Frank Schemanske flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Doc Petersen pops out to the third baseman. Cal Sloat comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ted Gabrielson doubles to left field. Dutch Cole is pinch hitting for Joe Abernathy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dutch Cole singles to left field. Ted Gabrielson scores. Jim Corgan strikes out. Desmond Stillwell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dutch Cole is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Rufe Gotay pitching. Cal Sloat is hit by a pitch. Bill Daley is pinch hitting for David DeCastro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Daley strikes out. Calvin Sweeney flies out to the center fielder. Bob Mullen singles to center field. Charley Croucher grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Wallace did not respond to coaching in velocity Cliff Carrasquel improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Wallace did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Thorpe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cliff Infante did not respond to coaching in RF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Art Kipp improves in range Art Kipp did not respond to coaching in range Chris Dillard improves in power_vs_lefty Art Kipp improves in power_vs_lefty Rich Theiss did not respond to coaching in LF