Win: Johnny Galvin (1-1) Loss: Stu Nicosia (0-2)
Save: John Fisher (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ben Hottman pitching. Davey Tremper singles to center field. Jim Wolcott singles to center field. Pat Tremark pops out to the third baseman. Gary Bell flies out to the center fielder. Joe Godby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Zeb Caminiti pitching. Matt Davis flies out to the right fielder. Al Randall doubles to left field. Pat Matuzak flies out to the left fielder. Joe Baecht doubles to left field. Al Randall scores. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rich Bell singles to left field. Riley Hayward pops out to the second baseman. Jason Taveras grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rich Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Zeb Caminiti grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn walks. Pete Nichols strikes out. Gus Eichhorn steals second. Steve Sommers singles to center field. Gus Eichhorn scores. Ben Hottman pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Matt Davis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Sommers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Davey Tremper grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Wolcott flies out to the left fielder. Pat Tremark singles past the shortstop. Gary Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Al Randall singles in front of the center fielder. Pat Matuzak singles to left field. Al Randall advances to third on the hit. Joe Baecht singles to left field. Al Randall scores. Pat Matuzak advances to third on the hit. Yoshio Ishida grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Pat Matuzak scores. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Joe Godby hits a home run. Rich Bell flies out to the center fielder. Riley Hayward grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Taveras strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Sommers strikes out. Ben Hottman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Zeb Caminiti singles to center field. Davey Tremper grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Wolcott singles to right field. Pat Tremark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Matt Davis walks. Al Randall singles to right field. Matt Davis advances to third on the hit. Pat Matuzak singles to center field. Matt Davis scores. Al Randall advances to third on the hit. Joe Baecht pops out to the first baseman. Yoshio Ishida pops out to the catcher. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Gary Bell hits a home run. Joe Godby grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rich Bell singles to center field. Terry Polli 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. Riley Hayward singles to left field. Rich Bell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jason Taveras walks. Bob Gleich is pinch hitting for Zeb Caminiti. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Gleich grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hal Cooper pitching. Pete Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Steve Sommers walks. Terry Polli lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Matt Davis bunts for a base hit. Al Randall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Davey Tremper strikes out. Jim Wolcott grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Tremark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Baecht grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshio Ishida reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pat Tremark. Gus Eichhorn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Gary Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Godby singles to left field. Rich Bell strikes out. Riley Hayward hits a home run. Joe Godby scores. Jason Taveras singles to right field. Sam Leifield is pinch hitting for Hal Cooper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Sam Leifield walks. Davey Tremper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Johnny Galvin pitching. Pete Nichols walks. Pete Nichols is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Sommers flies out to the center fielder. Tetsuya Nogusa is pinch hitting for Terry Polli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tetsuya Nogusa walks. Matt Davis singles to left field. Tetsuya Nogusa is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Stu Nicosia pitching. Jim Wolcott singles to left field. Pat Tremark walks. Gary Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Wolcott advances to third on the play. Pat Tremark advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Godby hits a home run. Jim Wolcott scores. Pat Tremark scores. Donnie Leary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Riley Hayward walks. Jason Taveras grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Riley Hayward is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ted Clemens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Randall grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Matuzak walks. Joe Baecht doubles to left field. Pat Matuzak uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshio Ishida walks. Gus Eichhorn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Jim Wolcott is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Alderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Grace did not respond to coaching in velocity Aramis Johnson improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Cary improves in power_vs_righty Dale Cisco did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Schulze did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Kimm did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Sudakis improves in power_vs_righty Jim Stricklett improves in velocity Frank Dropo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mickey DeMiller improves in contact_vs_righty Chuck Kingdon improves in velocity Andy Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Mickey DeMiller did not respond to coaching in LF