Win: Ben Hottman (14-6) Loss: Kyohei Fujimura (2-13)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ben Hottman pitching. Eddie Slaughter flies out to the left fielder. Jim Wolcott grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Moran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Kyohei Fujimura pitching. Matt Davis singles to center field. Matt Davis steals second. Matt Davis steals third. Al Randall grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Davis scores. Hideyuki Sakaguchi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Gary Bell strikes out. Pat Tremark flies out to the left fielder. Harry Radke doubles to center field. Frank Cho grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Yoshio Ishida walks. Yoshio Ishida steals second. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the center fielder. Pete Nichols strikes out. Steve Sommers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doc Fuchs singles to center field. Kyohei Fujimura lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eddie Slaughter strikes out. Jim Wolcott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ben Hottman strikes out. Matt Davis strikes out. Al Randall singles to center field. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Willie Moran strikes out. Gary Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Tremark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hideyuki Sakaguchi hits a home run. Yoshio Ishida singles to right field. Gus Eichhorn pops out to the second baseman. Yoshio Ishida steals second. Pete Nichols hits a home run. Yoshio Ishida scores. Steve Sommers grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Hottman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Harry Radke grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Cho walks. Doc Fuchs pops out to the third baseman. Kyohei Fujimura singles to left field. Eddie Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Matt Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Randall doubles to left field. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Al Randall advances to third on the play. Hideyuki Sakaguchi hits a home run. Al Randall scores. Don Grace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jim Wolcott reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Sommers. Willie Moran walks. Gary Bell singles to right field. Jim Wolcott scores. Pat Tremark strikes out. Harry Radke grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn walks. Pete Nichols walks. Steve Sommers strikes out. Ben Hottman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Matt Davis singles to left field. Gus Eichhorn scores. Pete Nichols scores. Gene Foutz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Randall walks. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Frank Cho strikes out. 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. Doc Fuchs grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Foutz singles to right field. Eddie Slaughter singles past the first baseman. Jim Wolcott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hideyuki Sakaguchi doubles past the left fielder. Yoshio Ishida grounds out to the pitcher. Gus Eichhorn singles to right field. Hideyuki Sakaguchi scores. Gus Eichhorn steals second. Pete Nichols singles to right field. Gus Eichhorn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Nichols is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Sommers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Willie Moran singles to right field. Gary Bell hits a home run. Willie Moran scores. Dave Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Tremark singles to center field. Harry Radke strikes out. Frank Cho singles past the shortstop. Doc Fuchs flies out to the center fielder. Davey Tremper is pinch hitting for Gene Foutz. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Davey Tremper lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Fisher pitching. Luis Gerhardt is pinch hitting for Dave Harris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Gerhardt flies out to the left fielder. Matt Davis walks. Matt Davis steals second. Al Randall pops out to the third baseman. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Stu Nicosia pitching. Eddie Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Wolcott singles to left field. Willie Moran grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Wolcott advances to second on the play. Gary Bell singles to center field. Pat Tremark flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Alderson did not respond to coaching in control Dennis Redmond improves in speed Johnny Alderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Del Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Del Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Larry Netzel did not respond to coaching in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Rocky Hannahs did not respond to coaching in arm Rudy Hausmann did not respond to coaching in control Will Toca improves in contact_vs_righty Mickey DeMiller improves in power_vs_righty Will Toca did not respond to coaching in range Gary Strands improves in range Jose Abbott did not respond to coaching in SS