Inning: 1 Cincinnati Clayton Kershaw pitching. Roberto Child singles to left field. Mike Laga singles to center field. Roberto Child advances to third on the hit. Angel Escobar strikes out. Barry Bonds strikes out. Wade Boggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tim Please pitching. Tim Genovese reached on a fielding error by Mike Laga. Greg Davidson grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Genovese advances to second on the play. Goose Bradshaw flies out to the center fielder. Jose McGovern strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Greene singles to left field. Bob Greene steals second. Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Melvin grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Please strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Cypert strikes out. Jeff Dillard hits a home run. Chikashi Kato doubles to left field. Bill Frasier strikes out. Clayton Kershaw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Roberto Child flies out to the center fielder. Mike Laga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Angel Escobar pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tim Genovese flies out to the center fielder. Greg Davidson singles to right field. Goose Bradshaw grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Greg Davidson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Goose Bradshaw is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Barry Bonds grounds out to the shortstop. Wade Boggs pops out to the shortstop. Bob Greene grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jose McGovern singles to center field. Mike Cypert singles to left field. Jose McGovern advances to third on the hit. Jeff Dillard singles in front of the right fielder. Jose McGovern scores. Chikashi Kato singles to right field. Bill Frasier walks. Mike Cypert scores. Clayton Kershaw strikes out. Tim Genovese grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jermaine Allensworth walks. Bob Melvin grounds out to the second baseman. Jermaine Allensworth advances to second on the play. Tim Please strikes out. Roberto Child flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Greg Davidson flies out to the left fielder. Goose Bradshaw is hit by a pitch. Jose McGovern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Goose Bradshaw advances to second on the play. Mike Cypert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Laga flies out to the left fielder. Angel Escobar flies out to the left fielder. Barry Bonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jeff Dillard pops out to the second baseman. Chikashi Kato flies out to the left fielder. Bill Frasier singles to right field. Jimmy Lavender is pinch hitting for Clayton Kershaw. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy Lavender walks. Tim Genovese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jefferson Wahoova pitching. Wade Boggs flies out to the right fielder. Bob Greene grounds out to the shortstop. Jermaine Allensworth singles to right field. Bob Melvin lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hideki Irabu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Davidson hits a home run. Goose Bradshaw pops out to the third baseman. Jose McGovern pops out to the second baseman. Mike Cypert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Byron Dumoulin is pinch hitting for Hideki Irabu. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Child pops out to the second baseman. Mike Laga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Julian Tavarez pitching. Jeff Dillard lines out to the second baseman. Chikashi Kato singles to left field. Bill Frasier doubles to left field. Chikashi Kato uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jefferson Wahoova strikes out. Tim Genovese flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Angel Escobar singles to right field. Barry Bonds is hit by a pitch. Wade Boggs singles to left field. Bob Greene grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Angel Escobar scores. Barry Bonds advances to third on the play. Wade Boggs advances to second on the play. Jermaine Allensworth strikes out. Gene Borbon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bob Melvin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Benito Santiago improves in range Dutch Chamberlain improves in endurance Shawon Dunston improves in contact_vs_righty Chris Brock did not respond to coaching in control Shawon Dunston did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ivan Calderon improves in power_vs_righty Tomas Cruz improves in range Bucky Fireovid did not respond to coaching in control Santo Schegg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ivan Calderon improves in RF