Win: Allie Burdick (12-6) Loss: Mike Whitehill (3-9)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Allie Burdick pitching. Kelly Estrada grounds out to the catcher. Gil Clements flies out to the left fielder. Tom Mead flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mike Whitehill pitching. Brett Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Billy Fulgham flies out to the center fielder. Mike Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Shannon Carter singles to left field. Sean Lemaster grounds out to the third baseman. Shannon Carter advances to second on the play. Chris Grunwald strikes out. Bud Rhoads flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jose Smith strikes out. Frank Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Grove flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Randy Proctor strikes out. Mike Whitehill flies out to the right fielder. Kelly Estrada lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jim Menke is hit by a pitch. Larry Sommer singles to center field. Jim Menke advances to third on the hit. Allie Burdick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Menke scores. Larry Sommer advances to second on the play. Brett Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Sommer advances to third on the play. Billy Fulgham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gil Clements strikes out. Tom Mead grounds out to the third baseman. Shannon Carter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Johnson walks. Jose Smith singles to left field. Frank Schmidt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jose Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Schmidt steals second. Tony Grove flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Johnson scores. Jim Menke pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sean Lemaster grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Grunwald flies out to the center fielder. Jack Young is pinch hitting for Bud Rhoads. Jack Young walks. Joe Krug is pinch hitting for Randy Proctor. Joe Krug pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Larry Sommer grounds out to the second baseman. Allie Burdick strikes out. Brett Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Whitehill pops out to the second baseman. Kelly Estrada singles to right field. Kelly Estrada steals second. Larry Sommer throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Gil Clements strikes out. Tom Mead flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Billy Fulgham walks. Mike Johnson singles to left field. Billy Fulgham advances to third on the hit. Jose Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Billy Fulgham scores. Mike Johnson steals second. Frank Schmidt doubles to center field. Mike Johnson scores. Tony Grove walks. Jim Menke grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Schmidt advances to third on the play. Tony Grove advances to second on the play. Larry Sommer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Shannon Carter strikes out. Sean Lemaster singles to right field. Chris Grunwald walks. Jack Young grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati John Latham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Allie Burdick grounds out to the shortstop. Brett Carroll strikes out. Billy Fulgham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Krug flies out to the left fielder. Bob Manuel is pinch hitting for John Latham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bob Manuel strikes out. Kelly Estrada grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tom Foster pitching. Mike Johnson strikes out. Jose Smith pops out to the first baseman. Frank Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Gil Clements grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Mead hits a home run. Shannon Carter strikes out. Sean Lemaster pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Frank Schmidt (11).SF - Jose Smith, Tony Grove.HBP - Jim Menke (2). Baserunning: SB - Mike Johnson (15), Frank Schmidt (11). Fielding: E - Larry Sommer.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charley Zmich did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Connolly improves in range Jose Simons did not respond to coaching in control Sam Bailey did not respond to coaching in range Ken Wolf did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Ginn improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Reed did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Herr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Reed improves in power_vs_righty Red Jones did not respond to coaching in SS