Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Angelo Silvestri pitching. Johnny Isringhausen strikes out. Alex Speier grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Earle Munoz pitching. Byron Phillips grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Platte flies out to the left fielder. Alex Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Christy Higuera grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Neill grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Rajsich singles past the shortstop. Marty Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Stoney Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Buddy Buttbucks singles to left field. Bill Adkins grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Buddy Buttbucks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Joyner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Willie McClellan grounds out to the third baseman. Earle Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Isringhausen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Minnie Tinker walks. Angelo Silvestri lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Minnie Tinker forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Byron Phillips reached on a fielding error by Alex Speier. Doug Platte singles to center field. Angelo Silvestri scores. Byron Phillips advances to third on the hit. Alex Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Platte advances to second on the play. Stoney Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Alex Speier doubles to right field. Ralph Reynolds strikes out. Christy Higuera doubles to left field. Alex Speier scores. Jim Neill grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Rajsich flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Buddy Buttbucks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Adkins grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Joyner pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Marty Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Willie McClellan flies out to the left fielder. Earle Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Minnie Tinker singles to center field. Angelo Silvestri lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Byron Phillips singles to left field. Minnie Tinker scores. Doug Platte flies out to the left fielder. Alex Martinez pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Johnny Isringhausen grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Speier flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Reynolds triples. Christy Higuera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Stoney Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Buttbucks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Adkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Neill lines out to the second baseman. Bill Rajsich hits a home run. Marty Morrison doubles to right field. Willie McClellan grounds out to the shortstop. Keiichi Matsushima is pinch hitting for Earle Munoz. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Keiichi Matsushima walks. Oscar Stump comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny Isringhausen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Keiichi Matsushima is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Freddy Delmas pitching. Ray Joyner walks. Minnie Tinker strikes out. 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 into a force play to the third baseman. Ray Joyner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Byron Phillips walks. Doug Platte lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Page pitching. Alex Speier singles to left field. Ralph Reynolds walks. Christy Higuera flies out to the center fielder. Jim Neill flies out to the right fielder. Bill Rajsich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Darryl Steinecke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Martinez strikes out. Stoney Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Buttbucks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Marty Morrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Jimmy Pearson 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. Willie McClellan grounds out to the pitcher. Bob McKee is pinch hitting for Darryl Steinecke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob McKee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati John Kemmler pitching. Bill Adkins singles to left field. Ray Joyner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Minnie Tinker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Johnny Isringhausen grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Speier singles to left field. Ralph Reynolds grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Jimmy Pearson strikes out. Byron Phillips singles to left field. Arlie Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Platte grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Byron Phillips is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alex Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Christy Higuera pops out to the second baseman. Jim Neill grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Rajsich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Stoney Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Buttbucks walks. Bill Adkins doubles to center field. Buddy Buttbucks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Alex Speier (23), Christy Higuera (9), Marty Morrison (12).3B - Ralph Reynolds (4).HR - Bill Rajsich (8).GIDP - Ralph Reynolds. Fielding: E - Alex Speier.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Slim Ainsmith improves in contact_vs_lefty Archie Clarke did not respond to coaching in control Randy Lind improves in speed Anibal Pestano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Todd Dade did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Juan Young did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Juan Young did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Stewart improves in range Scott Griffin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty