Win: Larry Nolte (6-5) Loss: Steve Flick (3-5)
Save: Jim Hoover (10)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Blake Lehew pitching. Fred King grounds out to the third baseman. Wesley Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Bob Sloan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Razor Aloma pitching. Bud McAfee grounds out to the second baseman. Sidney Lundstedt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Etchison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Mercker hits a home run. Frank Rath strikes out. Oscar Peters walks. Passed ball. Oscar Peters advances to second. Ron Gryska flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Oscar Ujdur grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Henley triples. Junior Milosevich strikes out. Derrin Pickering grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Razor Aloma grounds out to the second baseman. Fred King grounds out to the shortstop. Wesley Shannon singles to center field. Bob Sloan walks. Mike Quinn singles to right field. Wesley Shannon scores. Bob Sloan advances to third on the hit. Tim Mercker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tricky Childress flies out to the left fielder. Blake Lehew grounds out to the third baseman. Bud McAfee reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Gryska. Sidney Lundstedt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Frank Rath strikes out. Oscar Peters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Gryska singles to left field. Razor Aloma flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jeff Etchison walks. Oscar Ujdur singles to center field. Jeff Etchison advances to third on the hit. Bill Henley hits a home run. Jeff Etchison scores. Oscar Ujdur scores. Junior Milosevich strikes out. Derrin Pickering pops out to the first baseman. Tricky Childress grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Fred King flies out to the left fielder. Wesley Shannon grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bob Sloan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Blake Lehew grounds out to the third baseman. Bud McAfee hits a home run. Sidney Lundstedt lines out to the second baseman. Jeff Etchison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Mercker walks. Tim Mercker steals second. Frank Rath hits a home run. Tim Mercker scores. Oscar Peters strikes out. Ron Gryska strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Oscar Ujdur grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Henley singles to right field. Junior Milosevich singles past the second baseman. Bill Henley is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Derrin Pickering grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Junior Milosevich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ike Wever is pinch hitting for Razor Aloma. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ike Wever singles to left field. Fred King singles past the shortstop. Ike Wever is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Fred King steals second. Wesley Shannon strikes out. Bob Sloan singles to left field. Fred King scores. Mike Quinn walks. Tim Mercker doubles past the third baseman. Bob Sloan scores. Mike Quinn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Flick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Rath strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Doug Sukla pitching. Tricky Childress grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Flick flies out to the center fielder. Bud McAfee hits a home run. Sidney Lundstedt singles to center field. Jeff Etchison doubles to left field. Sidney Lundstedt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brad Larsen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Ujdur walks. Mark Fleming is pinch running for Oscar Ujdur on 1st base. Bill Henley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dick Durning enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Fleming at SS. Oscar Peters flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gryska flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Callahan is pinch hitting for Brad Larsen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eddie Callahan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Larry Nolte pitching. Junior Milosevich singles to right field. Derrin Pickering grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Junior Milosevich advances to second on the play. Tricky Childress singles to left field. Junior Milosevich scores. Steve Flick lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bud McAfee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Fred King strikes out. Wesley Shannon strikes out. Bob Sloan doubles to left field. Mike Quinn singles to right field. Bob Sloan scores. Tim Mercker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Hoover comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sidney Lundstedt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Etchison grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Durning strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bob Sloan (12), Tim Mercker (15).HR - Tim Mercker (26), Frank Rath (15). Baserunning: SB - Fred King (24), Tim Mercker (23). Fielding: E - Ron Gryska.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Alex Romero improves in range Tommy Forster improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Miller improves in contact_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Alex Rossy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Ferreira improves in power_vs_righty Jack Lumpe did not respond to coaching in control Jack Lumpe did not respond to coaching in control Bill Blanco did not respond to coaching in 1B