Win: Russ W Walbeck (1-4) Loss: Rafael Benton (5-2)
Save: Pepper Varga (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Russ Walbeck pitching. Ryan Golvin grounds out to the shortstop. Jiggs Robinson pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Mahler singles to right field. Roy Ramos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Wimpy Nichols pitching. Bill Barry flies out to the center fielder. Warren Moss flies out to the right fielder. Domingo James hits an infield single to the third baseman. Paul Jaeger singles past the first baseman. Buck Clabaugh pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pat Barney strikes out. David Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Jim Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dilson Horsman grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Torres reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jiggs Robinson. Fernando Montez strikes out. Russ Walbeck singles to left field. Bill Barry singles to left field. Lou Torres scores. Russ Walbeck aggressively advances to third on the hit. Warren Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Fausto Caudill hits a home run. Wimpy Nichols strikes out. Ryan Golvin flies out to the right fielder. Jiggs Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Domingo James lines out to the first baseman. Paul Jaeger singles past the second baseman. Buck Clabaugh walks. Dilson Horsman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bobby Mahler walks. Bobby Mahler steals second. Roy Ramos grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Barney walks. David Martinez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lou Torres strikes out. Fernando Montez singles to right field. Russ Walbeck lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bill Barry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Russ Walbeck is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Warren Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Perez strikes out. Fausto Caudill strikes out. Wimpy Nichols pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Domingo James grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Jaeger singles past the first baseman. Buck Clabaugh singles to center field. Paul Jaeger advances to third on the hit. Rafael Benton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Dilson Horsman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ryan Golvin grounds out to the third baseman. Jiggs Robinson pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Mahler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Lou Torres singles to left field. Fernando Montez walks. Dane Hogg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Walbeck lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Bill Barry doubles to left field. Lou Torres scores. Warren Moss triples. Bill Barry scores. Glenn White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Domingo James grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Roy Ramos strikes out. Pat Barney grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! David Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Paul Jaeger singles to right field. Buck Clabaugh grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Jaeger advances to second on the play. Dilson Horsman grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Torres singles to left field. Fernando Montez walks. Russ Walbeck singles to center field. Paul Jaeger scores. Lou Torres scores. Fernando Montez advances to third on the hit. Joe Altman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Barry singles to center field. Fernando Montez scores. Russ Walbeck advances to third on the hit. Warren Moss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Perez flies out to the center fielder. Fausto Caudill singles to left field. Mike Phebus is pinch hitting for Joe Altman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Phebus walks. Ryan Golvin walks. Jiggs Robinson singles to left field. Fausto Caudill scores. Pepper Varga comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bobby Mahler pops out to the third baseman. Roy Ramos grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Mike Phebus is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Pat Harris pitching. Domingo James flies out to the center fielder. Paul Jaeger grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Clabaugh singles to right field. Dilson Horsman singles to center field. Buck Clabaugh advances to third on the hit. Lou Torres strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pat Barney singles to center field. David Martinez strikes out. Jim Perez strikes out. Fausto Caudill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 13
Game Notes Pat Harris is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bart Stanton did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Murakami improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Murakami did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tommy Lowery improves in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Leo Balcazar improves in contact_vs_righty Julian Aguiar did not respond to coaching in velocity Roxie Relaford improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Dixon improves in power_vs_righty Leo Balcazar did not respond to coaching in 3B