Win: Kazuto Nakajo (10-4) Loss: Bill Hollison (7-8)
Save: John Niekro (34)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Kazuto Nakajo pitching. Mike Herrera singles to right field. Rob Karew bunts for a base hit. Fernando Bildilli singles to left field. Mike Herrera scores. Rob Karew advances to third on the hit. Adonis Marty grounds out to the third baseman. Fernando Bildilli advances to second on the play. Randy Toporcer singles to center field. Rob Karew scores. Fernando Bildilli scores. Tench Coxe pops out to the second baseman. Ken Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bill Hollison pitching. Sandy Rowland singles to right field. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Sandy Rowland steals second. Moose Edington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sandy Rowland advances to third on the play. Red Ochoa doubles to left field. Sandy Rowland scores. Tim Boone hits a home run. Red Ochoa scores. Lefty Seybold strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Danny Carpenter flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hollison strikes out. Mike Herrera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Augie Smith singles to left field. Kazuto Nakajo lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sandy Rowland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rob Karew doubles to center field. Fernando Bildilli singles past the third baseman. Rob Karew scores. Fernando Bildilli is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Adonis Marty walks. Randy Toporcer singles to center field. Tench Coxe pops out to the second baseman. Ken Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Larry Hurtado grounds out to the second baseman. Moose Edington walks. Moose Edington steals second. Red Ochoa walks. Tim Boone walks. Lefty Seybold flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Moose Edington scores. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Danny Carpenter pops out to the second baseman. Bill Hollison grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Herrera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Augie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuto Nakajo walks. Sandy Rowland walks. Larry Hurtado flies out to the center fielder. Moose Edington hits a home run. Kazuto Nakajo scores. Sandy Rowland scores. Jim Bjorkman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Ochoa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rob Karew grounds out to the second baseman. Fernando Bildilli strikes out. Adonis Marty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tim Boone singles to right field. Tim Boone steals second. Lefty Seybold flies out to the center fielder. Paul Hidalgo doubles to left field. Tim Boone scores. Augie Smith strikes out. Kazuto Nakajo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Randy Toporcer doubles to right field. Tench Coxe grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Toporcer advances to third on the play. Ken Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Randy Toporcer scores. Danny Carpenter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Larry Hurtado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moose Edington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Steve Gonzalez 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. Joe Slaughter is pinch hitting for Jim Bjorkman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Herrera walks. Rob Karew flies out to the right fielder. Fernando Bildilli walks. Adonis Marty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Williams pitching. Red Ochoa strikes out. Tim Boone strikes out. Lefty Seybold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Randy Toporcer strikes out. Tench Coxe flies out to the right fielder. Ken Walsh doubles to center field. Danny Carpenter walks. Donovan Espy is pinch hitting for Jim Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Donovan Espy singles to left field. Ken Walsh scores. Danny Carpenter advances to third on the hit. Mike Herrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lawrence Davidson pitching. Paul Hidalgo singles to left field. Paul Hidalgo steals second. Augie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Pete Chapman is pinch hitting for Steve Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Chapman strikes out. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Niekro pitching. Rob Karew flies out to the right fielder. Fernando Bildilli reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tim Boone. Adonis Marty grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Toporcer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Powell improves in velocity Matt Linz improves in arm Henry Poole improves in contact_vs_righty Phil Powell did not respond to coaching in control Henry Poole did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Ciardi improves in range Ben Mulligan did not respond to coaching in control Roy Thevenow improves in contact_vs_lefty Danny Mabry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wayne Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in CF