Inning: 1 Cincinnati Harmon Koskie pitching. Mitch Germino singles to center field. Al Schoeneweis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mitch Germino is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Schoeneweis steals second. Marv Gionfriddo strikes out. Bronson Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Conway pitching. Ron Susko walks. George Pruess grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Susko is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Bare pops out to the second baseman. Shane Taveras grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Pruess is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Curt Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Andy Sadowski hits an infield single to the shortstop. David Bolling pops out to the first baseman. Ernie Almanza grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Erv Foster strikes out. Mike Garcia grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Darrell LaRose singles to left field. Bill Sloat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jack Conway singles to right field. Mitch Germino is hit by a pitch. Al Schoeneweis walks. Marv Gionfriddo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jack Conway scores. Mitch Germino advances to third on the play. Bronson Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Harmon Koskie strikes out. Ron Susko strikes out. George Pruess flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Curt Grissom singles to left field. Curt Grissom steals second. Andy Sadowski walks. David Bolling strikes out. Ernie Almanza singles to right field. Curt Grissom scores. Andy Sadowski advances to third on the hit. Jack Conway grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Bare flies out to the center fielder. Shane Taveras flies out to the left fielder. Erv Foster hits a home run. Mike Garcia singles to left field. Darrell LaRose grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mitch Germino flies out to the center fielder. Al Schoeneweis flies out to the left fielder. Marv Gionfriddo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Sloat grounds out to the pitcher. Harmon Koskie flies out to the left fielder. Ron Susko hits an infield single to the shortstop. George Pruess doubles to right field. Ron Susko uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Bare grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bronson Stone singles to right field. Curt Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Mike Eaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Bronson Stone steals second. Andy Sadowski pops out to the second baseman. David Bolling hits a home run. Bronson Stone scores. Mel Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Almanza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Shane Taveras singles to right field. Erv Foster doubles past the first baseman. Shane Taveras is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Mike Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Darrell LaRose flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Conway singles to right field. Mitch Germino singles to center field. Al Schoeneweis walks. Marv Gionfriddo strikes out. Bronson Stone singles to right field. Jack Conway scores. Mitch Germino scores. Al Schoeneweis advances to third on the hit. Spades Rath comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curt Grissom lines out to the third baseman. Andy Sadowski hits a home run. Al Schoeneweis scores. Bronson Stone scores. Gene Kittridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Bolling grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols is pinch hitting for Bill Sloat. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Guillermo Nichols grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! A.J. Ferguson is pinch hitting for Gene Kittridge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. A.J. Ferguson hits an infield single to the third baseman. Gene Kelly is pinch hitting for Ron Susko. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Kelly walks. George Pruess singles to right field. A.J. Ferguson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Chism comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bare flies out to the center fielder. Passed ball. Gene Kelly advances to third. George Pruess advances to second. Shane Taveras strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ebba Garcia pitching. Ernie Almanza grounds out to the shortstop. Les Durham is pinch hitting for Bob Chism. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Les Durham grounds out to the pitcher. Mitch Germino grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jimmy Fischer pitching. Erv Foster strikes out. Mike Garcia strikes out. Darrell LaRose doubles to center field. Guillermo Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Al Schoeneweis strikes out. Marv Gionfriddo pops out to the third baseman. Bronson Stone hits a home run. Curt Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jumbo Walker is pinch hitting for Ebba Garcia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jumbo Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Kelly singles to left field. George Pruess pops out to the catcher. Jim Bare grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Les Rowe did not respond to coaching in control Jack Gordon did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Bressler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Les Rowe did not respond to coaching in control Brook Grove did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Ciaffone improves in power_vs_righty Al Horan did not respond to coaching in control Alex Rogodzinski improves in arm Larry Edwards improves in power_vs_lefty Paul Conlan did not respond to coaching in SS