Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Smith pitching. Richie Jordan walks. Richie Jordan steals second. Jace Dillon hits an infield single to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Kunio Maeda strikes out. Damaso Caithamer grounds out to the shortstop. Richie Jordan scores. Jace Dillon advances to second on the play. Troy Pena singles to left field. Rip McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati William White pitching. Bob Tufts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Borkowski singles to right field. Jamie Bradey flies out to the center fielder. Preacher Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Royster Hunt strikes out. Ivanon Boone triples. William White strikes out. Richie Jordan singles to center field. Ivanon Boone scores. Jace Dillon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Richie Jordan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ruben Cone doubles to center field. Larry Naylor singles to left field. Ruben Cone scores. Greg Mancini grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Larry Naylor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Jones grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kunio Maeda singles to center field. Damaso Caithamer grounds out to the third baseman. Kunio Maeda advances to second on the play. Troy Pena flies out to the right fielder. Rip McLean singles to center field. Kunio Maeda scores. Royster Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Tufts grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Borkowski walks. Jamie Bradey walks. Preacher Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ivanon Boone walks. William White lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Richie Jordan is hit by a pitch. Jace Dillon strikes out. Kunio Maeda flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ruben Cone doubles past the third baseman. Larry Naylor strikes out. Greg Mancini pops out to the catcher. Roy Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Damaso Caithamer strikes out. Troy Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Rip McLean hits a home run. Royster Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Joe Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Tufts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Borkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ivanon Boone doubles to center field. William White lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Richie Jordan bunts for a base hit. Ivanon Boone scores. Gene Gura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jace Dillon reached on a fielding error by Gene Gura. Kunio Maeda lines out to the second baseman. Damaso Caithamer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jamie Bradey strikes out. Preacher Anderson pops out to the shortstop. Ruben Cone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Troy Pena singles to right field. Rip McLean pops out to the shortstop. Troy Pena is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Royster Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Larry Naylor strikes out. Greg Mancini grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Jones singles to center field. Ash Campbell is pinch hitting for Gene Gura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ash Campbell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Toby Fenner pitching. Ivanon Boone strikes out. William White pops out to the first baseman. Richie Jordan walks. Jace Dillon singles to left field. Richie Jordan advances to third on the hit. Kunio Maeda doubles to left field. Richie Jordan scores. Damaso Caithamer singles to right field. Jace Dillon scores. Kunio Maeda scores. Troy Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob Tufts grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Borkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Jamie Bradey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Rip McLean strikes out. Royster Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Ivanon Boone hits a home run. William White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Preacher Anderson pops out to the second baseman. Claude Abbott is pinch hitting for Ruben Cone. Claude Abbott strikes out. Larry Naylor lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Damaso Caithamer is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Curt Blasingame did not respond to coaching in arm Donald Walsh did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Denning did not respond to coaching in range Jerry Denning did not respond to coaching in arm Alex Church improves in LF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frenchy Cromartie did not respond to coaching in endurance Ray Robertson improves in power_vs_righty Carl Rudolph did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Liz Mihalic did not respond to coaching in control