Win: Ray Leibrandt (13-6) Loss: Juan Strang (1-19)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ray Leibrandt pitching. Herman Stegman singles to left field. Dummy Morley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herman Stegman advances to second on the play. Chad Lindsey lines out to the shortstop. Lisban Malleta grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Juan Strang pitching. Ab Green grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Blair strikes out. John Depaula singles to center field. John Depaula steals second. Joe Giambi walks. Hi Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave Bailey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Leo Williams strikes out. Jose Brewer lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Babe Soriano doubles to center field. Steve Creamer walks. Enzo Upchurch walks. Ray Leibrandt grounds out to the third baseman. Babe Soriano scores. Steve Creamer advances to third on the play. Enzo Upchurch advances to second on the play. Ab Green singles to right field. Steve Creamer scores. Enzo Upchurch scores. Passed ball. Ab Green advances to second. Ed Blair flies out to the left fielder. John Depaula hits a home run. Ab Green scores. Joe Giambi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ben Brown doubles to right field. Juan Strang lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Herman Stegman flies out to the center fielder. Dummy Morley singles to center field. Ben Brown scores. Chad Lindsey singles to center field. Lisban Malleta singles to center field. Dummy Morley scores. Chad Lindsey advances to third on the hit. Lisban Malleta steals second. Dave Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hi Parker grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Soriano grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Creamer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Leo Williams singles past the second baseman. Jose Brewer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leo Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ben Brown strikes out. Juan Strang singles to center field. Herman Stegman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Strang is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Enzo Upchurch strikes out. Ray Leibrandt strikes out. Ab Green singles to center field. Ed Blair singles to left field. Ab Green advances to third on the hit. John Depaula hits a home run. Ab Green scores. Ed Blair scores. Tommy Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Giambi singles to center field. Hi Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dummy Morley flies out to the center fielder. Chad Lindsey grounds out to the shortstop. Lisban Malleta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Babe Soriano strikes out. Steve Creamer strikes out. Enzo Upchurch singles to center field. Ray Leibrandt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Bailey lines out to the shortstop. Leo Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Brewer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ab Green strikes out. Ed Blair singles to right field. John Depaula flies out to the right fielder. Stayler Zamora comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Giambi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ben Brown singles to right field. Tim Sweet is pinch hitting for Stayler Zamora. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Sweet flies out to the left fielder. Herman Stegman walks. Dummy Morley strikes out. Chad Lindsey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jeff Whitehead pitching. Hi Parker singles to right field. Babe Soriano grounds out to the shortstop. Hi Parker advances to second on the play. Steve Creamer strikes out. Enzo Upchurch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lisban Malleta grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Bailey strikes out. Leo Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Willie Wilkinson is pinch hitting for Ray Leibrandt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Willie Wilkinson strikes out. Julio Curry is pinch hitting for Ab Green. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Julio Curry hits an infield single to the second baseman. Julio Curry steals second. Ed Blair singles to left field. Julio Curry scores. John Depaula flies out to the center fielder. Tom Leonhard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Brian Swentor is pinch hitting for Joe Giambi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Swentor walks. Hi Parker singles to center field. Ed Blair scores. Brian Swentor advances to third on the hit. Babe Soriano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Danny Kruger pitching. Jose Brewer strikes out. Ben Brown walks. John Trevino is pinch hitting for Tom Leonhard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Trevino strikes out. Herman Stegman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dode LeCroy did not respond to coaching in control Lip Myers improves in range Rod Rivera improves in contact_vs_righty Hideki Arita did not respond to coaching in range Lip Myers did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Norris did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Sebra did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Bush did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Miklos did not respond to coaching in arm