Win: Bill Parsons (4-13) Loss: Mike Hauser (3-12)
Save: Joe Moeller (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bill Parsons pitching. Fred King singles to left field. Tom Gonzales walks. Tim Mercker strikes out. Mike Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Hauser pitching. Jeff Etchison doubles to left field. Sidney Lundstedt grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Embrey strikes out. Bill Henley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ron Gryska walks. Terry Valentine flies out to the center fielder. McKay Owen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Derrin Pickering flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Oscar Ujdur strikes out. Dick Durning grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Hauser grounds out to the third baseman. Fred King grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Gonzales strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich walks. Bill Parsons lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Etchison flies out to the center fielder. Sidney Lundstedt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tim Mercker flies out to the left fielder. Mike Quinn strikes out. Eddie Callahan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Larry Embrey pops out to the second baseman. Bill Henley doubles to left field. Derrin Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Ujdur strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ron Gryska strikes out. Terry Valentine singles to left field. McKay Owen strikes out. Mike Hauser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dick Durning grounds out to the third baseman. Junior Milosevich singles to right field. Bill Parsons lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeff Etchison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Fred King walks. Tom Gonzales flies out to the left fielder. Tim Mercker strikes out. Fred King steals second. Mike Quinn walks. Eddie Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Sidney Lundstedt flies out to the center fielder. Larry Embrey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Henley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ron Gryska bunts for a base hit. Terry Valentine strikes out. McKay Owen flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hauser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Derrin Pickering flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Ujdur grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Durning flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Fred King singles to left field. Fred King steals second. Tom Gonzales grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Mercker strikes out. Mike Quinn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mark Fleming is pinch hitting for Bill Parsons. 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. Mark Fleming singles to left field. Jeff Etchison singles to right field. Mark Fleming advances to third on the hit. Brad Larsen 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. Sidney Lundstedt singles to center field. Mark Fleming scores. Jeff Etchison advances to third on the hit. Larry Embrey strikes out. Bill Henley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Joe Moeller pitching. Eddie Callahan strikes out. Bob Sloan is pinch hitting for Ron Gryska. Bob Sloan singles to right field. Wesley Shannon is pinch hitting for Terry Valentine. Wesley Shannon flies out to the left fielder. McKay Owen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hank Ruether did not respond to coaching in range Bob Donahue did not respond to coaching in arm Alex Romero improves in arm George Fishburn improves in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Lumpe improves in velocity Jack Macwhorter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Dreifort did not respond to coaching in control Matt Borders did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Blanco improves in 1B