Win: Spencer Paredez (16-12) Loss: Gordon Asbach (18-6)
Save: Derrick Ray (27)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Gordon Asbach pitching. Brad Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Keith Iarussi flies out to the left fielder. Randy Reiniger pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Spencer Paredez pitching. Bruce Van Camp singles to right field. Lew Leslie grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Steve Jimenez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gene Betcher singles to left field. Al Pulsipher grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Betcher advances to second on the play. Bill Parris grounds out to the shortstop. Pinch Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Frank Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Harry Cox pops out to the third baseman. Bob Mantilla flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Fumihiro Harai singles to center field. Spencer Paredez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Spencer Paredez flies out to the left fielder. Brad Jones flies out to the right fielder. Keith Iarussi doubles to left field. Fumihiro Harai uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Reiniger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Stan Pappo flies out to the center fielder. Bob Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Gordon Asbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gene Betcher flies out to the center fielder. Al Pulsipher walks. Al Pulsipher steals second. Bill Parris grounds out to the shortstop. Pinch Lewis singles past the third baseman. Al Pulsipher scores. Fumihiro Harai grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bruce Van Camp flies out to the left fielder. Lew Leslie strikes out. Steve Jimenez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Spencer Paredez strikes out. Brad Jones flies out to the right fielder. Keith Iarussi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Campbell. Randy Reiniger pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Frank Murphy strikes out. Harry Cox strikes out. Bob Mantilla flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Gene Betcher flies out to the center fielder. Al Pulsipher singles to right field. Al Pulsipher steals second. Bill Parris flies out to the left fielder. Pinch Lewis singles to right field. Al Pulsipher scores. Fumihiro Harai pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Stan Pappo flies out to the left fielder. Bob Campbell doubles to center field. Gordon Asbach flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Van Camp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Spencer Paredez grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Jones strikes out. Keith Iarussi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Lew Leslie strikes out. Steve Jimenez strikes out. Frank Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Randy Reiniger hits a home run. Gene Betcher doubles to center field. Monty Matula comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Pulsipher doubles to left field. Gene Betcher scores. Al Pulsipher steals third. Bill Parris grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Al Pulsipher scores. Pinch Lewis singles to center field. Fumihiro Harai grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pinch Lewis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Spencer Paredez singles to left field. Fumihiro Harai advances to third on the hit. Brad Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Harry Cox strikes out. Fred Cafego is pinch hitting for Bob Mantilla. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Cafego pops out to the third baseman. Stan Pappo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Keith Iarussi walks. Randy Reiniger strikes out. Gene Betcher flies out to the right fielder. Al Pulsipher singles to left field. Bill Parris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Gary Harrington is pinch hitting for Bob Campbell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Harrington doubles to right field. Julian Ayrod is pinch hitting for Monty Matula. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Julian Ayrod grounds out to the pitcher. Bruce Van Camp walks. Lew Leslie singles to left field. Gary Harrington scores. Bruce Van Camp advances to third on the hit. Steve Jimenez flies out to the right fielder. Frank Murphy is hit by a pitch. Derrick Ray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gene Kessinger improves in arm Chris Swanson improves in range Matt Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Graham improves in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Q McGuire did not respond to coaching in velocity Ced Boyd improves in power_vs_righty Q McGuire did not respond to coaching in velocity Charley Hart did not respond to coaching in velocity Petie Kirkwood did not respond to coaching in C