Win: Lena Sturdy (2-0) Loss: Edward Ford (1-1)
Save: Kazuto Nakajo (5)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Edward Ford pitching. Sandy Rowland walks. Moose Edington singles to center field. Sandy Rowland advances to third on the hit. Moose Edington steals second. Red Ochoa singles to left field. Sandy Rowland scores. Moose Edington scores. Lefty Seybold grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Paul Hidalgo walks. Paul Hidalgo is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Lena Sturdy pitching. Rob Karew singles to center field. Rob Karew is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Danny Carpenter grounds out to the third baseman. Fernando Bildilli grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Larry Hurtado singles to right field. Tim Boone hits a home run. Larry Hurtado scores. Mike Niggeling strikes out. Lena Sturdy strikes out. Sandy Rowland walks. Sandy Rowland steals second. Moose Edington grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jay Sherlock strikes out. Jeff Fiske singles to left field. Jim Anderson singles to right field. Jeff Fiske advances to third on the hit. Randy Toporcer walks. Tench Coxe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Red Ochoa flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Seybold flies out to the center fielder. Paul Hidalgo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Edward Ford strikes out. Rob Karew grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Carpenter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Larry Hurtado flies out to the left fielder. Tim Boone singles to left field. Tim Boone is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Niggeling pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Fernando Bildilli doubles to center field. Jay Sherlock flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Fiske triples. Fernando Bildilli scores. Jim Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Toporcer hits a home run. Jeff Fiske scores. Tench Coxe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Lena Sturdy singles to center field. Sandy Rowland strikes out. Moose Edington grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lena Sturdy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Moose Edington steals second. Red Ochoa singles to center field. Moose Edington scores. Jim Bjorkman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Seybold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Bjorkman walks. Rob Karew grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Danny Carpenter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo pops out to the shortstop. Larry Hurtado bunts for a base hit. Tim Boone singles to center field. Mike Niggeling grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Fernando Bildilli strikes out. Jay Sherlock singles to left field. Jeff Fiske flies out to the center fielder. Jim Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Lena Sturdy grounds out to the second baseman. Sandy Rowland flies out to the left fielder. Moose Edington walks. Moose Edington gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Randy Toporcer singles to left field. Tench Coxe strikes out. 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 singles to right field. Rob Karew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Toporcer advances to third on the play. Joe Slaughter advances to second on the play. Otto Bruckmiller 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. Danny Carpenter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lawrence Davidson pitching. Red Ochoa singles to center field. Lefty Seybold strikes out. Paul Hidalgo lines out to the shortstop. Larry Hurtado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Fernando Bildilli flies out to the center fielder. Jay Sherlock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Fiske grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tim Boone flies out to the left fielder. Mike Niggeling grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Chapman is pinch hitting for Otto Bruckmiller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kazuto Nakajo pitching. Jim Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Randy Toporcer grounds out to the shortstop. Tench Coxe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Thevenow improves in arm Roy Thevenow did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chris Ciardi improves in power_vs_lefty Rube Kerr improves in range Roy Thevenow did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Billy Clubb improves in endurance Henry Poole improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Gleason did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Henry Poole improves in speed Joe Webb did not respond to coaching in 3B