Win: Aaron Smith (3-3) Loss: John Matheny (0-4)
Save: Fred West (22)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Squiz Craig pitching. John Appleton lines out to the second baseman. Sarge Stadanko pops out to the second baseman. Hank Milosevich grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Grant Schaffer pitching. Oscar Fitzgerald strikes out. Willie Zitzmann is hit by a pitch. Art Druhot grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Randy Barnes walks. Bill Kolstad grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Glenn Valera flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tony Boucher lines out to the first baseman. Bill Lugo grounds out to the shortstop. Karl Fontenot singles to center field. Zeke Massey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Odie Crum hits a home run. Buck Lipscomb strikes out. Grant Schaffer grounds out to the shortstop. John Appleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati John Orie strikes out. Squiz Craig strikes out. Oscar Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sarge Stadanko grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Milosevich grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Willie Zitzmann hits a home run. Art Druhot walks. Tony Boucher flies out to the left fielder. Bill Lugo pops out to the third baseman. Karl Fontenot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Kolstad doubles to center field. Glenn Valera grounds out to the shortstop. Odie Crum strikes out. Buck Lipscomb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Zeke Massey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Orie grounds out to the third baseman. Squiz Craig flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Davis is pinch hitting for Grant Schaffer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Davis grounds out to the shortstop. John Appleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sarge Stadanko walks. Hank Milosevich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Gumbert pitching. Oscar Fitzgerald singles to right field. Willie Zitzmann pops out to the shortstop. Art Druhot singles to right field. Oscar Fitzgerald advances to third on the hit. Tony Boucher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Randy Barnes strikes out. Bill Kolstad flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Valera singles past the third baseman. Odie Crum grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Lugo flies out to the center fielder. Karl Fontenot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Zeke Massey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Curt Judson 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. Buck Lipscomb strikes out. Jimmy Woodeshick is pinch hitting for Bob Gumbert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jimmy Woodeshick doubles to right field. John Appleton flies out to the left fielder. Sarge Stadanko walks. Hank Milosevich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sarge Stadanko is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Aaron Smith pitching. John Orie flies out to the center fielder. Rich Virgil is pinch hitting for Curt Judson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rich Virgil flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Fitzgerald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Gar Bethke pitching. Randy Barnes strikes out. Bill Kolstad flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Valera singles to center field. Odie Crum grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Willie Zitzmann strikes out. Art Druhot singles to left field. Tony Boucher flies out to the left fielder. Bill Lugo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Art Druhot is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Buck Lipscomb doubles to left field. Aaron Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Appleton flies out to the center fielder. Sarge Stadanko grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Karl Fontenot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Zeke Massey singles to left field. John Orie grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Zeke Massey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat Gardner is pinch hitting for Gar Bethke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh John Matheny pitching. Hank Milosevich grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Kolstad reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Lugo. Glenn Valera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Oscar Fitzgerald strikes out. Willie Zitzmann strikes out. Art Druhot pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Odie Crum singles to right field. Buck Lipscomb singles past the shortstop. Aaron Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Appleton walks. Sarge Stadanko strikes out. Hank Milosevich walks. Odie Crum scores. Paul Etchebarren comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Barnes walks. Buck Lipscomb scores. Bill Kolstad grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 12 Cincinnati Fred West comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tony Boucher pops out to the shortstop. Bill Lugo singles to center field. Karl Fontenot strikes out. Zeke Massey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Widmar improves in speed John Milligan did not respond to coaching in arm Medric Fulmer did not respond to coaching in control Lefty Lewis improves in speed Don Widmar improves in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Browning did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Seelbach did not respond to coaching in velocity Wilcy Spies did not respond to coaching in control Bob Pfeffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty