Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Rose pitching. Ralph Reynolds singles to right field. Johnny Isringhausen singles to left field. Ralph Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Alex Speier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Reynolds scores. Johnny Isringhausen advances to second on the play. Marty Morrison strikes out. Bob McKee doubles to left field. Johnny Isringhausen scores. Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Fred LaRocca pitching. Byron Phillips pops out to the first baseman. Bill Adkins flies out to the right fielder. Stoney Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Willie McClellan flies out to the center fielder. Kirby Nen singles to left field. Kirby Nen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Fred LaRocca strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Alex Martinez strikes out. Doug Platte doubles to left field. Buddy Buttbucks singles to center field. Doug Platte scores. Hugh Spoljaric strikes out. Ray Joyner hits a home run. Buddy Buttbucks scores. Dave Rose strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ralph Reynolds strikes out. Johnny Isringhausen singles to center field. Alex Speier flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Isringhausen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Byron Phillips walks. Bill Adkins strikes out. Stoney Taylor grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Marty Morrison walks. Bob McKee flies out to the center fielder. Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Willie McClellan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Alex Martinez strikes out. Doug Platte grounds out to the third baseman. Buddy Buttbucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kirby Nen flies out to the right fielder. Fred LaRocca singles to center field. Ralph Reynolds lines out to the second baseman. Johnny Isringhausen singles to center field. Alex Speier pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hugh Spoljaric grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ray Joyner triples. Dave Rose strikes out. Byron Phillips singles to left field. Ray Joyner scores. Bill Adkins pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Marty Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Bob McKee singles to left field. Keiichi Matsushima singles to right field. Bob McKee advances to third on the hit. Keiichi Matsushima steals second. Willie McClellan grounds out to the shortstop. Bob McKee scores. Keiichi Matsushima advances to third on the play. Kirby Nen is hit by a pitch. Fred LaRocca grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Stoney Taylor strikes out. Alex Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Platte singles to center field. Buddy Buttbucks grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Doug Platte is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ralph Reynolds walks. Johnny Isringhausen singles to right field. Oscar Stump comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Speier singles to left field. Ralph Reynolds scores. Johnny Isringhausen advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Alex Speier steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Marty Morrison strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob McKee grounds out to the third baseman. Keiichi Matsushima grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Hugh Spoljaric flies out to the left fielder. Ray Joyner flies out to the left fielder. Freddy Delmas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Oscar Ford is pinch hitting for Oscar Stump. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Oscar Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Page pitching. Willie McClellan walks. Ben Blocker is pinch hitting for Kirby Nen. Ben Blocker walks. Christy Higuera is pinch hitting for Freddy Delmas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Christy Higuera singles to left field. Willie McClellan scores. Ben Blocker advances to third on the hit. Dickie White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Reynolds is hit by a pitch. Johnny Isringhausen flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ben Blocker scores. Christy Higuera is out trying to steal third. Ralph Reynolds is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati John Kemmler pitching. Ramon Molinet enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ben Blocker at C. Byron Phillips singles to left field. Bill Adkins grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Stoney Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Alex Speier flies out to the center fielder. Marty Morrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob McKee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Alex Martinez walks. Darryl Steinecke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Platte grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Martinez advances to second on the play. Buddy Buttbucks flies out to the left fielder. Hugh Spoljaric grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - Bob McKee (16).SF - Johnny Isringhausen.HBP - Ralph Reynolds (6), Kirby Nen (2). Baserunning: SB - Alex Speier (27), Keiichi Matsushima (9).CS - Ralph Reynolds (10), Johnny Isringhausen (17), Kirby Nen (3), Christy Higuera (9).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tony Veras did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Randy Lind did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Fleming improves in control Randy Lind did not respond to coaching in speed Todd Dade did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Stewart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Carter improves in arm Jim Burris improves in arm Lou Burris did not respond to coaching in velocity