Win: Dan Milnar (12-9) Loss: Ozzie Heismann (14-9)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ozzie Heismann pitching. Greg Bomback flies out to the right fielder. Lerrin Callahan grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dan Milnar pitching. Jim Seerey grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Neff flies out to the left fielder. Hal Welch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Steve Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Jennys Cabrera strikes out. Sam Stringer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Friberg grounds out to the pitcher. Butch Scheffer grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Munoz singles to center field. Sam Lentini flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati George Naylor pops out to the second baseman. Dan Pappalau grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Milnar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ernie Grabowski strikes out. Ozzie Heismann grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Seerey walks. Mike Neff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Greg Bomback singles to center field. Greg Bomback steals second. Lerrin Callahan walks. Bill Clark grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Greg Bomback advances to third on the play. Steve Garcia reached on a fielding error by Sam Lentini. Greg Bomback scores. Jennys Cabrera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hal Welch strikes out. Bill Friberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Scheffer singles to center field. Chuck Munoz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Sam Stringer doubles to center field. George Naylor hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dan Pappalau doubles to center field. Sam Stringer scores. George Naylor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Milnar pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Greg Bomback flies out to the center fielder. Lerrin Callahan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sam Lentini doubles past the center fielder. Ernie Grabowski flies out to the right fielder. Ozzie Heismann grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Seerey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Clark triples. Steve Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Clark scores. Jennys Cabrera singles to right field. Jennys Cabrera steals second. Sam Stringer grounds out to the second baseman. Jennys Cabrera advances to third on the play. George Naylor walks. Dan Pappalau strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Neff singles past the second baseman. Hal Welch doubles to left field. Mike Neff uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Friberg grounds out to the pitcher. Butch Scheffer strikes out. Chuck Munoz doubles to right field. Hal Welch scores. Sam Lentini walks. Ernie Grabowski singles to center field. Chuck Munoz scores. Ozzie Heismann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dan Milnar flies out to the center fielder. Greg Bomback grounds out to the second baseman. Lerrin Callahan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Seerey singles to center field. Mike Neff strikes out. Hal Welch flies out to the center fielder. Bill Friberg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Seerey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill Clark reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill Friberg. Steve Garcia reached on a fielding error by Sam Lentini. Jennys Cabrera singles to left field. Bill Clark scores. Steve Garcia advances to third on the hit. Sam Stringer grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Garcia scores. Jennys Cabrera advances to second on the play. George Naylor pops out to the first baseman. Dan Pappalau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Will Fitzsimmons enters the game as a defensive replacement for Greg Bomback at LF. Butch Scheffer flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Sam Lentini walks. Ernie Grabowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Billy Hutto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Ganzel is pinch hitting for Dan Milnar. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Ganzel singles to center field. Joe Ganzel steals second. Will Fitzsimmons singles to left field. Joe Ganzel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lerrin Callahan walks. Bill Clark walks. Steve Garcia strikes out. Jennys Cabrera singles to right field. Will Fitzsimmons scores. Lerrin Callahan scores. Sam Stringer flies out to the center fielder. Wilson Eddy is pinch hitting for George Naylor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wilson Eddy singles to right field. Bill Clark scores. Dan Pappalau grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Toshikatsu Kakimoto pitching. George Gardner is pinch hitting for Billy Hutto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Gardner strikes out. Jim Seerey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Neff hits a home run. Hal Welch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Sam Stringer (20), Dan Pappalau (9).3B - Bill Clark (4).SF - Steve Garcia.GIDP - Bill Clark. Baserunning: SB - Greg Bomback (6), Jennys Cabrera (13), Joe Ganzel (8).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rip Crockett did not respond to coaching in velocity Rip Crockett did not respond to coaching in control Robin Holland did not respond to coaching in control Vean Hallman improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Kafora did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Derek McQuaig improves in range Ed LaVigne improves in power_vs_righty Dick Wirth did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Art Almanzar improves in arm Hector Goodall did not respond to coaching in 2B