Win: Paul Block (8-4) Loss: Woody Hampton (2-5)
Save: Jim Brinkopf (38)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Gabe Stankard pitching. Ron Susko strikes out. Roy Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Merv Ruffin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Wally Lund pitching. Al Schoeneweis flies out to the center fielder. Walter Banks grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Spooner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jumbo Walker singles to center field. Shane Taveras grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jumbo Walker advances to second on the play. Johnny Winegarner walks. Erv Foster hits a home run. Jumbo Walker scores. Johnny Winegarner scores. Jim Bare strikes out. Wally Lund pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Pat Daniels singles to center field. Pat Daniels steals second. Marv Gionfriddo walks. Les Durham flies out to the right fielder. Mitch Germino flies out to the center fielder. Bronson Stone walks. Gabe Stankard strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ron Susko grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Cunningham triples. Merv Ruffin strikes out. Jumbo Walker singles to left field. Roy Cunningham scores. Shane Taveras strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Al Schoeneweis strikes out. Walter Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Spooner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Johnny Winegarner lines out to the third baseman. Erv Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bare strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Pat Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Marv Gionfriddo strikes out. Les Durham triples. Mitch Germino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Wally Lund strikes out. Ron Susko pops out to the second baseman. Roy Cunningham singles to center field. Merv Ruffin doubles to left field. Jumbo Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bronson Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Grissom is pinch hitting for Gabe Stankard. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Curt Grissom hits a home run. Al Schoeneweis strikes out. Walter Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jerry Milner pitching. Shane Taveras strikes out. Johnny Winegarner walks. Erv Foster strikes out. Jim Bare pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Spooner strikes out. Pat Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Marv Gionfriddo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Wally Lund grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Susko grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Cunningham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Les Durham strikes out. Mitch Germino doubles to left field. Bronson Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Mitch Germino advances to third on the play. Cy Charboneau is pinch hitting for Jerry Milner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Cy Charboneau singles past the second baseman. Mitch Germino scores. Al Schoeneweis singles to right field. Cy Charboneau advances to third on the hit. Walter Banks singles to left field. Cy Charboneau scores. Al Schoeneweis advances to third on the hit. Woody Hampton 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. Mike Spooner singles to right field. Al Schoeneweis scores. Walter Banks advances to third on the hit. Pat Daniels walks. Marv Gionfriddo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Paul Block pitching. Merv Ruffin strikes out. Jumbo Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shane Taveras flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Les Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Mitch Germino reached on a fielding error by Ron Susko. Bronson Stone walks. Billy Rosario is pinch hitting for Paul Block. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Billy Rosario flies out to the center fielder. Al Schoeneweis singles to right field. Mitch Germino scores. Bronson Stone advances to third on the hit. Walter Banks walks. Mike Spooner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Brinkopf pitching. Joe Daneker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mitch Germino at RF. Johnny Winegarner strikes out. Erv Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Bare singles to center field. Mike Garcia is pinch hitting for Woody Hampton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Garcia walks. Ron Susko flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Ruberto improves in velocity George Anson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Horan did not respond to coaching in control Howie Jeffcoat did not respond to coaching in control Tyson Layne did not respond to coaching in RF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Les Rowe improves in velocity Brook Grove improves in contact_vs_lefty Augie Levine improves in speed David Bolling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brook Grove did not respond to coaching in 2B