Win: Jim Stricklett (12-8) Loss: Gene Foutz (3-5)
Save: Ben Mains (34)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jim Stricklett pitching. Jordan Goldsmith grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Netzel singles to left field. Eddie Slaughter strikes out. Willie Moran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Gene Foutz pitching. Rocky Hannahs flies out to the left fielder. Frank Dropo strikes out. Al Randall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jason Taveras singles to left field. Jason Taveras steals second. Masato Okawa grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Taveras advances to third on the play. Pat Tremark singles to left field. Jason Taveras scores. Jim Wolcott strikes out. Gene Foutz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jose Abbott grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey DeMiller flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Guinn reached on a fielding error by Masato Okawa. Bruce Guinn steals second. Bill Vaughn walks. Leo Regan reached on a fielding error by Larry Netzel. Jim Stricklett strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jordan Goldsmith singles to center field. Larry Netzel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jordan Goldsmith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Slaughter singles to left field. Larry Netzel advances to third on the hit. Willie Moran grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Netzel scores. Eddie Slaughter advances to second on the play. Jason Taveras strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rocky Hannahs doubles to left field. Frank Dropo lines out to the shortstop. Al Randall grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Abbott singles to right field. Rocky Hannahs is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Masato Okawa singles to center field. Pat Tremark strikes out. Jim Wolcott flies out to the center fielder. Gene Foutz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mickey DeMiller singles to right field. Mickey DeMiller steals second. Bruce Guinn doubles to center field. Mickey DeMiller scores. Bill Vaughn singles to center field. Bruce Guinn scores. Leo Regan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Vaughn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Stricklett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Stricklett strikes out. Rocky Hannahs walks. Frank Dropo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jordan Goldsmith grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Netzel lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Slaughter lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Al Randall strikes out. Jose Abbott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey DeMiller singles to left field. Bruce Guinn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mickey DeMiller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Willie Moran singles to right field. Willie Moran is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jason Taveras strikes out. Masato Okawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Vaughn singles to center field. Leo Regan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Stricklett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Pat Tremark walks. Jim Wolcott singles to right field. Gene Foutz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Jordan Goldsmith pops out to the catcher. Larry Netzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rocky Hannahs flies out to the center fielder. Frank Dropo triples. Al Randall walks. Jose Abbott walks. Mickey DeMiller grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Dropo scores. Al Randall advances to third on the play. Jose Abbott advances to second on the play. Bruce Guinn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Eddie Slaughter singles to center field. Willie Moran grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jason Taveras singles to left field. Masato Okawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Vaughn grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Regan grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Kelly is pinch hitting for Jim Stricklett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Todd Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ben Mains pitching. Pat Tremark walks. Pat Tremark steals second. Jim Wolcott grounds out to the pitcher. Asaya Idezuki is pinch hitting for Gene Foutz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Asaya Idezuki grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Tremark advances to third on the play. Jordan Goldsmith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Russell Stover did not respond to coaching in speed Juri Sakagami did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tommy Barnowski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Versalles did not respond to coaching in control Roger Grimsby did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Oscar Mayer did not respond to coaching in speed Tommy Barnowski did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Slagle improves in power_vs_lefty Firpo McLean did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Berry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Textor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Wallis improves in contact_vs_lefty John Schmidt did not respond to coaching in arm