Win: Steve Troy (3-6) Loss: John Joost (2-6)
Save: Walter Sample (11)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bill Gaines pitching. Guy Forsch singles to left field. Mike Metcalfe strikes out. Jesse Schmidt strikes out. Darryl Strawberry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Steve Troy pitching. Shozo Takemoto hits a home run. Jack Maurer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Genovese grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose McGovern singles to left field. Wedo Heath flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Roger Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Brown strikes out. Bill Thomas lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Stratton singles to center field. Dick Beech grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Stratton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Jose singles to right field. Dick Beech advances to third on the hit. Bill Gaines grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Gary Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Troy flies out to the center fielder. Guy Forsch singles to right field. Mike Metcalfe grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Guy Forsch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Shozo Takemoto flies out to the center fielder. Jack Maurer singles to center field. Jack Maurer steals second. Tim Genovese strikes out. Jose McGovern singles past the second baseman. Jack Maurer scores. Wedo Heath strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt strikes out. Darryl Strawberry pops out to the first baseman. Roger Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Stratton grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Beech flies out to the left fielder. Pat Jose flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Thomas walks. Gary Bell strikes out. Steve Troy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jake Wilson is pinch hitting for Bill Gaines. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jake Wilson singles to left field. Shozo Takemoto flies out to the left fielder. Jack Maurer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jake Wilson advances to second on the play. Tim Genovese strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati John Joost pitching. Guy Forsch walks. Mike Metcalfe singles to right field. Guy Forsch advances to third on the hit. Jesse Schmidt singles to center field. Guy Forsch scores. Darryl Strawberry singles to right field. Mike Metcalfe scores. Jesse Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Freddie Grahe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roger Gibson lines out to the second baseman. Darryl Strawberry steals second. Bill Brown singles to left field. Jesse Schmidt scores. Darryl Strawberry scores. Bill Thomas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jose McGovern singles to center field. Wedo Heath grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jose McGovern is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Stratton strikes out. Greg Davidson is pinch hitting for Dick Beech. Greg Davidson reached on a fielding error by Roger Gibson. Pat Jose strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Rod Burgess enters the game as a defensive replacement for Greg Davidson at CF. Gary Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Wheeler is pinch hitting for Steve Troy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Wheeler lines out to the first baseman. Guy Forsch grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Clyde Olmstead pitching. Freddie Grahe strikes out. Shozo Takemoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Maurer walks. Tim Genovese grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Maurer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Metcalfe grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Schmidt triples. Darryl Strawberry hits a home run. Jesse Schmidt scores. Roger Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Brown singles to right field. Bill Brown gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jose McGovern flies out to the right fielder. Wedo Heath flies out to the right fielder. Bill Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ernie Durnbaugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Thomas walks. Gary Bell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Hasenmayer is pinch hitting for Clyde Olmstead. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Charlie Hasenmayer grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Gary Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Guy Forsch singles to left field. Charlie Hasenmayer advances to third on the hit. Mike Metcalfe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Johnny Patterson pitching. Rod Burgess flies out to the left fielder. Pat Jose doubles to right field. Mike Cypert is pinch hitting for Ernie Durnbaugh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Cypert doubles past the center fielder. Pat Jose scores. Walter Sample comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shozo Takemoto walks. Jack Maurer grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Cypert advances to third on the play. Shozo Takemoto advances to second on the play. Tim Genovese pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Lundstedt improves in velocity Ray Cone did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ernie LaRocca did not respond to coaching in range Ray Simpson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lou Taylor did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wyatt Earp did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Baughman did not respond to coaching in range Steven Walters improves in arm Ed Kelly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Baughman did not respond to coaching in SS