Win: Johnny Byrd (15-7) Loss: Bob Maranda (4-3)
Save: Shogo Ono (6)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Pat Valera pitching. Carl Steinbach grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Zamora grounds out to the shortstop. Victor Hankins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Byrd pitching. Charley Hickman grounds out to the second baseman. Lloyd Martyn is hit by a pitch. Brian Smith singles past the shortstop. Dennis Carrasco flies out to the right fielder. Scott Crooke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jim Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Hart pops out to the second baseman. Julio Glenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Asley Arias strikes out. Rich Acker walks. Jim Moreno grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Wally Brown pops out to the second baseman. Jim Armstrong walks. Johnny Byrd lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carl Steinbach singles to center field. Andy Zamora pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pat Valera pops out to the second baseman. Charley Hickman singles to left field. Lloyd Martyn flies out to the center fielder. Brian Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Victor Hankins walks. Jim Thomas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Francisco Hart singles to right field. Julio Glenn singles to left field. Francisco Hart advances to third on the hit. Wally Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dennis Carrasco strikes out. Scott Crooke grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Asley Arias grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jim Armstrong strikes out. Johnny Byrd pops out to the third baseman. Carl Steinbach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rich Acker pops out to the first baseman. Jim Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Valera reached on a fielding error by Jim Thomas. Charley Hickman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pat Valera is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Andy Zamora singles to right field. Victor Hankins strikes out. Jim Thomas singles to center field. Francisco Hart singles to center field. Andy Zamora scores. Bob Maranda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Julio Glenn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Francisco Hart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Sauer is pinch hitting for Wally Brown. Ken Sauer singles to center field. Jim Thomas scores. Jim Armstrong grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Sauer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Welch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Sauer at LF. Lloyd Martyn flies out to the center fielder. Brian Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Carrasco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Johnny Byrd strikes out. Carl Steinbach singles to right field. Andy Zamora singles past the shortstop. Carl Steinbach is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Victor Hankins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Scott Crooke flies out to the right fielder. Asley Arias singles to center field. Rich Acker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Asley Arias is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Moreno singles to center field. Bob Maranda singles to center field. Charley Hickman singles to left field. Rich Acker scores. Jim Moreno scores. Bob Maranda is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Thomas walks. Francisco Hart triples. Jim Thomas scores. Julio Glenn strikes out. Jim Welch singles to right field. Francisco Hart scores. Paul Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Armstrong flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Byrd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lloyd Martyn strikes out. Brian Smith flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Carrasco singles to right field. Scott Crooke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dennis Carrasco is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Carl Steinbach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Zamora pops out to the second baseman. Victor Hankins singles to center field. Jim Thomas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Victor Hankins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Shogo Ono comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Asley Arias grounds out to the shortstop. Osvaldo La_O is pinch hitting for Rich Acker. Osvaldo La_O strikes out. Jim Moreno pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Ehmke improves in power_vs_lefty Claire Boone did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Whitfield did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paul Beltre did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Whitfield did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken Pearce did not respond to coaching in endurance Vince Sweeney improves in velocity Vince Sweeney improves in control Claire Sherlock did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Cage did not respond to coaching in 2B