Win: Mark Gardner (10-14) Loss: Clayton Kershaw (7-7)
Save: Bill Swift (8)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mark Gardner pitching. Bill Frasier grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Beech walks. Tim Genovese flies out to the center fielder. Jose McGovern doubles past the first baseman. Dick Beech uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wedo Heath grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Clayton Kershaw pitching. Roberto Child is hit by a pitch. Mike Laga singles to right field. Roberto Child advances to third on the hit. Angel Escobar singles to center field. Roberto Child scores. Mike Laga advances to third on the hit. Barry Bonds grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Laga scores. Angel Escobar advances to second on the play. Moe Thacker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tim Genovese. Angel Escobar scores. Wade Boggs reached on a fielding error by Tim Genovese. Wade Boggs steals second. Jermaine Allensworth singles to center field. Moe Thacker scores. Wade Boggs scores. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mark Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ed Kelly strikes out. Del Clancy grounds out to the shortstop. Ivan Calderon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Roberto Child strikes out. Mike Laga singles to left field. Angel Escobar strikes out. Barry Bonds flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Clayton Kershaw grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Frasier grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Beech grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Moe Thacker singles past the second baseman. Wade Boggs flies out to the right fielder. Jermaine Allensworth flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Moe Thacker steals second. Byron Dumoulin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tim Genovese strikes out. Jose McGovern flies out to the center fielder. Wedo Heath grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mark Gardner strikes out. Roberto Child grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Laga grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ed Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Del Clancy grounds out to the shortstop. Ivan Calderon singles to right field. Goose Bradshaw is pinch hitting for Clayton Kershaw. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Goose Bradshaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tyson Stone pitching. Angel Escobar strikes out. Barry Bonds strikes out. Moe Thacker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Frasier flies out to the center fielder. Dick Beech hits a home run. Tim Genovese singles to right field. Jose McGovern flies out to the right fielder. Wedo Heath pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Wade Boggs walks. Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the pitcher. Wade Boggs advances to second on the play. Byron Dumoulin reached on a fielding error by Del Clancy. Byron Dumoulin steals second. Mark Gardner grounds out to the shortstop. Wade Boggs scores. Byron Dumoulin advances to third on the play. Roberto Child grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kevin Roman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Laga at 3B. Tripp Cromer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wade Boggs at SS. Greg Davidson is pinch hitting for Ed Kelly. Greg Davidson flies out to the right fielder. Chikashi Kato is pinch hitting for Del Clancy. Chikashi Kato flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Dillard is pinch hitting for Ivan Calderon. Jeff Dillard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Cypert enters the game as a defensive replacement for Greg Davidson at C. Pat Keck enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Dillard at LF. Kevin Roman flies out to the right fielder. Angel Escobar doubles to left field. Barry Bonds grounds out to the third baseman. Moe Thacker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jackson Holliday is pinch hitting for Tyson Stone. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jackson Holliday grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Frasier singles to center field. Hideki Irabu 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 1st. Dick Beech singles to left field. Bill Frasier advances to third on the hit. Tim Genovese singles to center field. Bill Frasier scores. Jose McGovern grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Dick Beech is out at third base. Wedo Heath singles to right field. Tim Genovese scores. Julian Tavarez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Cypert pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Fred Grahe pitching. Tripp Cromer strikes out. Jermaine Allensworth singles to left field. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the right fielder. Jose Uribe is pinch hitting for Julian Tavarez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jose Uribe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Swift pitching. Chikashi Kato strikes out. Pat Keck strikes out. Fred Grahe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tomas Cruz improves in speed Tomas Cruz improves in power_vs_righty Bucky Fireovid did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Wade did not respond to coaching in control Santo Schegg did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dutch Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Lapp improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Tappe did not respond to coaching in velocity Dutch Chamberlain did not respond to coaching in control Felipe Crespo did not respond to coaching in LF