Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Frankie Bets pitching. Mike Mann grounds out to the shortstop. Gordie Lomasney doubles to right field. Martin Jones strikes out. Mike Long pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Butch Strickland pitching. Elmer Garvin singles to center field. Mike McConnell walks. Ramon McTigue bunts for a base hit. Ted Pierotti walks. Elmer Garvin scores. Jack Snyder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mike McConnell scores. Ramon McTigue advances to third on the play. Ace Gannon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ken Gubanich triples. Jim Johnson singles to center field. Ken Gubanich scores. Milt Gardner strikes out. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Johnson advances to second on the play. Butch Strickland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ray Craver flies out to the center fielder. Yujiro Mitsubayashi walks. Frankie Bets lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Elmer Garvin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mike Mann singles in front of the right fielder. Gordie Lomasney walks. Martin Jones singles to left field. Mike Mann scores. Gordie Lomasney advances to third on the hit. Mike Long hits a home run. Gordie Lomasney scores. Martin Jones scores. Geoff Gregg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Gubanich singles to right field. Jim Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Gubanich advances to second on the play. Milt Gardner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike McConnell hits a home run. Ramon McTigue strikes out. Ted Pierotti strikes out. Jack Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Butch Strickland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Mann grounds out to the shortstop. Gordie Lomasney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ace Gannon grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Craver grounds out to the third baseman. Yujiro Mitsubayashi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Martin Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Long singles to right field. Ken Gubanich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Long is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Chris Stone is pinch hitting for Geoff Gregg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chris Stone doubles to right field. Elmer Garvin singles to right field. Chris Stone is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Mike McConnell singles to left field. Ramon McTigue strikes out. Ted Pierotti walks. Jack Snyder doubles past the first baseman. Elmer Garvin scores. Mike McConnell scores. Ted Pierotti uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ace Gannon singles to center field. Jack Snyder scores. Ray Craver singles to left field. Mark Laabs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yujiro Mitsubayashi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Alberto Leyva pitching. Milt Gardner singles to center field. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Gardner advances to second on the play. Mark Laabs strikes out. Mike Mann strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Alberto Leyva strikes out. Elmer Garvin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike McConnell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kent Torre enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Craver at SS. Gordie Lomasney doubles to left field. Martin Jones flies out to the right fielder. Mike Long singles to right field. Mike Long is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ken Gubanich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ramon McTigue grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Pierotti strikes out. Jack Snyder singles to center field. Ace Gannon walks. Kent Torre singles to center field. Jack Snyder scores. Michael Billiard 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. Yujiro Mitsubayashi singles to center field. Ace Gannon scores. Kent Torre advances to third on the hit. Wayne Holman is pinch hitting for Alberto Leyva. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wayne Holman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Butts Sepkowski pitching. Jim Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Milt Gardner strikes out. Bob Smith doubles to center field. Rene Rhoden is pinch hitting for Michael Billiard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rene Rhoden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill Posedel pitching. Elmer Garvin lines out to the first baseman. Mike McConnell grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon McTigue grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Mann singles to right field. Mike Mann steals second. Gordie Lomasney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Mann advances to third on the play. Passed ball. Mike Mann scores. Larry Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Martin Jones pops out to the third baseman. Mike Long doubles to left field. Ken Gubanich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Gordie Lomasney 2 (8), Mike Long (22), Bob Smith (20).3B - Ken Gubanich (7).HR - Mike Long (25). Baserunning: SB - Mike Mann (2).CS - Mike Long (10).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doc Justice did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Stoddard did not respond to coaching in control Sandy Carden did not respond to coaching in control Sandy Carden did not respond to coaching in control Sean Lund did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Martin did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Abstein did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Moates did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick Moates improves in speed Carl Espinosa improves in arm Emerson Minor improves in speed Red Ladd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Nick Kluszewski improves in speed