Win: Lou McLemore (2-0) Loss: Kazuto Nakajo (1-3)
Save: Jim Williams (3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Kazuto Nakajo pitching. Rob Karew strikes out. Danny Carpenter grounds out to the shortstop. Fernando Bildilli doubles to right field. Jay Sherlock flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lou McLemore pitching. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Hurtado flies out to the center fielder. Rollie Lyons hits a home run. Tim Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tyson Eaves grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Herrera strikes out. Tench Coxe singles to center field. Donovan Espy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Red Ochoa strikes out. Lefty Seybold strikes out. Mike Niggeling grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lou McLemore flies out to the center fielder. Rob Karew strikes out. Danny Carpenter singles to right field. Fernando Bildilli grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Carpenter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Kazuto Nakajo lines out to the second baseman. Sandy Rowland walks. Sandy Rowland steals second. Sandy Rowland is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jay Sherlock walks. Tyson Eaves singles to right field. Jay Sherlock advances to third on the hit. Mike Herrera walks. Tench Coxe singles to right field. Jay Sherlock scores. Tyson Eaves scores. Mike Herrera advances to third on the hit. Donovan Espy singles to left field. Mike Herrera scores. Tench Coxe advances to third on the hit. Lou McLemore strikes out. Rob Karew doubles to left field. Tench Coxe scores. Donovan Espy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Danny Carpenter singles to center field. Rob Karew scores. Fernando Bildilli lines out to the shortstop. Jay Sherlock grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Larry Hurtado hits a home run. Rollie Lyons singles to right field. Tim Boone flies out to the right fielder. Rollie Lyons steals second. Red Ochoa grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Seybold flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tyson Eaves singles to right field. Mike Herrera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tyson Eaves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Herrera steals second. Tench Coxe grounds out to the shortstop. Donovan Espy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Niggeling walks. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Niggeling advances to second on the play. Bill Robinson is pinch hitting for Kazuto Nakajo. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Robinson grounds out to the catcher. Sandy Rowland pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bud Abreu pitching. Lou McLemore flies out to the right fielder. Rob Karew flies out to the right fielder. Danny Carpenter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Larry Hurtado grounds out to the shortstop. Rollie Lyons walks. Tim Boone doubles to left field. Rollie Lyons is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Red Ochoa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Fernando Bildilli singles to center field. Fernando Bildilli is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jay Sherlock hits a home run. Tyson Eaves flies out to the right fielder. Mike Herrera flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Les Hisner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Herrera at SS. Lefty Seybold singles to center field. Mike Niggeling flies out to the right fielder. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Seybold advances to second on the play. Bert Klinger is pinch hitting for Bud Abreu. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Takeshi Murakami pitching. Tench Coxe grounds out to the pitcher. Donovan Espy singles to center field. Lou McLemore fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lou McLemore walks. Rob Karew grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland strikes out. Larry Hurtado walks. Rollie Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Tim Boone hits a home run. Larry Hurtado scores. Jim Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Ochoa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Danny Carpenter grounds out to the shortstop. Fernando Bildilli walks. Jay Sherlock grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Fernando Bildilli is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tyson Eaves bunts for a base hit. Les Hisner walks. Tench Coxe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Lefty Seybold grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Niggeling grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Hidalgo lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Rob Karew (27), Fernando Bildilli (34).HR - Jay Sherlock (23).GIDP - Rob Karew. Baserunning: SB - Mike Herrera (4).CS - Fernando Bildilli (9).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Derek Derrick did not respond to coaching in control Dale Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Derek Derrick improves in control Bill Mack did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Gleason did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dale Petrick did not respond to coaching in range Carlos Wentz did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Kerr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Masahito Harada did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Thevenow did not respond to coaching in SS