Win: Bill Currie (2-1) Loss: Dave Black (1-2)
Save: Mel McTigue (7)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Wayne Hernandez pitching. Wayne Andrews walks. Bob Timmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Andrews advances to second on the play. John Nixon singles to left field. Wayne Andrews scores. Oscar Swacina grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Gavvy Graver pitching. Lu Keerl doubles to left field. Ollie Ballou grounds out to the second baseman. Lu Keerl advances to third on the play. Jerry Surkont flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Lu Keerl scores. Frank Berry doubles to center field. Pat Gill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Gerald Taylor singles to left field. Gerald Taylor steals second. Dave Kilroy singles to center field. Gerald Taylor scores. Casey Russell flies out to the right fielder. Rip McIntosh strikes out. Gavvy Graver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bob Shepherd hits a home run. Mark Walker hits a home run. Cliff Sinatro strikes out. Wayne Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Lu Keerl singles to left field. Ollie Ballou grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lu Keerl is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Wayne Andrews pops out to the first baseman. Bob Timmons singles to center field. John Nixon singles to center field. Bob Timmons advances to third on the hit. Oscar Swacina doubles past the third baseman. Bob Timmons scores. John Nixon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gerald Taylor singles to right field. Oscar Swacina is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Dave Kilroy doubles to center field. Gerald Taylor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Black comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Casey Russell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jerry Surkont reached on a fielding error by Oscar Swacina. Frank Berry flies out to the right fielder. Pat Gill grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Surkont is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Shepherd hits a home run. Pat Gill scores. Mark Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Rip McIntosh doubles to center field. Gavvy Graver lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wayne Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Rip McIntosh scores. Bob Timmons singles to left field. John Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Cliff Sinatro singles to center field. Dave Black lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lu Keerl grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ollie Ballou singles to right field. Jerry Surkont walks. Frank Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Oscar Swacina walks. Nick Covington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gerald Taylor singles to left field. Oscar Swacina advances to third on the hit. Dave Kilroy strikes out. Casey Russell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pat Gill strikes out. Bob Shepherd singles to left field. Mark Walker flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Sinatro singles to center field. Bob Shepherd advances to third on the hit. Bill Currie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Nick Covington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Rip McIntosh flies out to the right fielder. Bill Currie pops out to the first baseman. Wayne Andrews doubles past the third baseman. Bob Timmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Lu Keerl walks. Ollie Ballou singles to left field. Lu Keerl is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Ollie Ballou is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerry Surkont strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati John Nixon reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ollie Ballou. Oscar Swacina walks. Gerald Taylor grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Nixon advances to third on the play. Oscar Swacina advances to second on the play. Dave Kilroy walks. Bill Murray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Casey Russell singles to center field. John Nixon scores. Oscar Swacina scores. Rip McIntosh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frank Berry flies out to the left fielder. Pat Gill walks. Bob Shepherd grounds out to the catcher. Pat Gill advances to second on the play. Mark Walker hits a home run. Pat Gill scores. Kevin Snyder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Sinatro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jerry Arias is pinch hitting for Kevin Snyder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Arias grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Timmons singles to center field. John Nixon singles past the second baseman. Oscar Swacina singles to center field. Bob Timmons scores. Dennis Whitby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gerald Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Smith pitching. Walt Anthony is pinch hitting for Dennis Whitby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Walt Anthony grounds out to the third baseman. Lu Keerl flies out to the center fielder. Ollie Ballou grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Reggie Delgado pitching. Dave Kilroy flies out to the left fielder. Casey Russell flies out to the left fielder. Rip McIntosh hits a home run. Joe Meusel is pinch hitting for Jim Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Meusel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mel McTigue pitching. Steve Jordan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Kilroy at SS. Jerry Surkont grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Frank Berry strikes out. Pat Gill grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Wasem improves in range Leon Glade did not respond to coaching in speed Alex Stoll did not respond to coaching in speed Hal Haynes improves in arm Pat Blake improves in range Nelson Martinez did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Randy Demola did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Glinatsis did not respond to coaching in speed Pedro Starr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Welch did not respond to coaching in range Bob Welch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Hampton did not respond to coaching in control