Win: Frederick Law Olmsted (11-4) Loss: John Cunningham (5-5)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Frederick Law Olmsted pitching. Charlie McGaffigan singles to left field. Barry Pactwa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jason Christensen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh John Cunningham pitching. Willie McCovey singles past the first baseman. Manny DeLion doubles to right field. Willie McCovey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bernie Melone flies out to the center fielder. Amby Dexterous pops out to the catcher. Lars Jeger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Miguel Gleason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Wall singles to right field. Bob Zmich grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Al A. Bama grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Hercules Reeves strikes out. Yoshihiro Takayanagi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jack Volz strikes out. Tiny Manush grounds out to the second baseman. John Cunningham singles to center field. Charlie McGaffigan doubles to center field. John Cunningham uses his aggressiveness and scores. Barry Pactwa walks. Jason Christensen lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Frederick Law Olmsted singles to center field. Willie McCovey pops out to the shortstop. Manny DeLion strikes out. Bernie Melone hits a home run. Frederick Law Olmsted scores. Amby Dexterous singles to right field. Amby Dexterous is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Miguel Gleason hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tommy Wall walks. Bob Zmich flies out to the center fielder. Jack Volz walks. Tiny Manush lines out to the third baseman. John Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Lars Jeger grounds out to the catcher. Al A. Bama flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hercules Reeves hits a home run. Tony Barnes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshihiro Takayanagi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Charlie McGaffigan flies out to the center fielder. Barry Pactwa singles to right field. Jason Christensen doubles to right field. Barry Pactwa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Miguel Gleason pops out to the second baseman. Tommy Wall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Frederick Law Olmsted strikes out. Willie McCovey grounds out to the second baseman. Manny DeLion lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Zmich strikes out. Jack Volz flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tiny Manush grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bernie Melone flies out to the center fielder. Amby Dexterous hits a home run. Gus Page comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lars Jeger doubles past the left fielder. Al A. Bama singles to left field. Steve Hercules Reeves singles to center field. Lars Jeger scores. Frank McNichol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshihiro Takayanagi flies out to the center fielder. Frederick Law Olmsted grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Steve Hercules Reeves is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Brian Gerard is pinch hitting for Frank McNichol. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brian Gerard strikes out. Charlie McGaffigan singles to center field. Barry Pactwa grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Charlie McGaffigan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jason Christensen walks. Miguel Gleason strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Sam Pettis pitching. Willie McCovey flies out to the left fielder. Manny DeLion flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Melone walks. Amby Dexterous singles to right field. Lars Jeger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tommy Wall strikes out. Bob Zmich strikes out. Jack Volz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Al A. Bama singles to center field. Steve Hercules Reeves strikes out. Yoshihiro Takayanagi singles to right field. Namiko Oguri is pinch hitting for Frederick Law Olmsted. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Namiko Oguri grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yoshihiro Takayanagi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie McCovey singles to left field. Al A. Bama scores. Lance Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny DeLion flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Guillermo Montanez pitching. Eric Deer is pinch hitting for Tiny Manush. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eric Deer walks. Vito Barr is pinch hitting for Lance Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vito Barr reached on a 2-base fielding error by Willie McCovey. Charlie McGaffigan grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Deer scores. Vito Barr advances to third on the play. Barry Pactwa pops out to the second baseman. Jason Christensen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Charlie McGaffigan is injured and is expected to be out 57 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Carlos Andrews improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Duffee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dan Herriage improves in contact_vs_lefty Abner Donahue improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Andrews improves in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Bill Virdon did not respond to coaching in control Enrico Sarto did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmo Roddukke did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmo Roddukke did not respond to coaching in velocity Facundo Bacardi did not respond to coaching in 3B