Win: John Latham (9-5) Loss: Mike Whitehill (3-2)
Save: Harry Giordano (14)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Augie Dicken pitching. John Varney strikes out. Frank Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Smith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kelly Estrada. Mike Johnson walks. Dennis Hyers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Hal Neill pitching. Kelly Estrada singles to right field. Gil Clements hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pat Felsch strikes out. Shannon Carter flies out to the center fielder. Sean Lemaster singles to right field. Wingo Lagger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tony Grove grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Menke walks. Larry Sommer singles to center field. Jim Menke advances to third on the hit. Hal Neill flies out to the left fielder. John Varney walks. Frank Schmidt hits a home run. Jim Menke scores. Larry Sommer scores. John Varney scores. Jose Smith singles to right field. Mike Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Randy Proctor flies out to the center fielder. Tom Mead hits a home run. Augie Dicken strikes out. Kelly Estrada grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dennis Hyers flies out to the left fielder. Tony Grove singles to center field. Jim Menke pops out to the second baseman. Larry Sommer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Gil Clements singles to center field. Pat Felsch strikes out. Shannon Carter walks. Sean Lemaster hits a home run. Gil Clements scores. Shannon Carter scores. Chick Gerlach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wingo Lagger grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Proctor walks. Tom Mead flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Chick Gerlach singles to right field. John Varney flies out to the center fielder. Frank Schmidt is hit by a pitch. Jose Smith flies out to the right fielder. Mike Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Schmidt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jack Young is pinch hitting for Augie Dicken. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Young strikes out. Kelly Estrada grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Clements walks. Pat Felsch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati John Latham pitching. Dennis Hyers singles to left field. Tony Grove grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dennis Hyers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Menke strikes out. Larry Sommer pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Shannon Carter flies out to the right fielder. Sean Lemaster grounds out to the shortstop. Wingo Lagger singles to left field. Kelly Brown is pinch hitting for Randy Proctor. Kelly Brown singles to right field. Tom Mead grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Billy Fulgham is pinch hitting for Chick Gerlach. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Billy Fulgham pops out to the shortstop. John Varney strikes out. Frank Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Whitehill pitching. John Latham grounds out to the third baseman. Kelly Estrada singles to right field. Gil Clements grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kelly Estrada advances to second on the play. Pat Felsch hits a home run. Kelly Estrada scores. Mike Henion comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shannon Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jose Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Johnson strikes out. Dennis Hyers pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Sean Lemaster flies out to the right fielder. Wingo Lagger pops out to the shortstop. Kelly Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tony Grove grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Menke singles to right field. Larry Sommer strikes out. Shovel Sanders is pinch hitting for Mike Henion. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jim Menke steals second. Shovel Sanders walks. John Varney singles to center field. Jim Menke scores. Shovel Sanders advances to third on the hit. Harry Giordano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Charlie Valera pitching. Bob Manuel is pinch hitting for Tom Mead. Bob Manuel grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Giordano singles to left field. Kelly Estrada pops out to the second baseman. Gil Clements singles to right field. Pat Felsch pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Red Wilson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Manuel at 3B. Jose Smith flies out to the left fielder. Mike Johnson strikes out. Dennis Hyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Tom Mead is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doug Kerns did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Benitez did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Jones improves in speed Doug Kerns did not respond to coaching in velocity Yoandry Leyva improves in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Whitney did not respond to coaching in control Chris Grunwald improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Donahue did not respond to coaching in control Jose Simons improves in velocity Ken Wolf did not respond to coaching in SS