Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Chad Buschhorn pitching. Bill Koehler strikes out. Jace Dillon walks. Robert Bruce III pops out to the third baseman. Ike Hodge hits a home run. Jace Dillon scores. Phil Valentine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jess Hausmann pitching. Jamie Bradey flies out to the center fielder. Frank Borkowski singles to right field. Bob Tufts grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kunio Maeda singles to right field. J.J. Bones lines out to the third baseman. Troy Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kunio Maeda advances to second on the play. Jess Hausmann strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Larry Naylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Rudolph grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Nagy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Koehler pops out to the third baseman. Jace Dillon flies out to the right fielder. Robert Bruce III flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Bennett strikes out. Bob Holt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Troy Pena. Billy Maxcy is pinch hitting for Chad Buschhorn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Billy Maxcy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Holt advances to third on the play. Jamie Bradey singles to right field. Bob Holt scores. Jamie Bradey steals second. Frank Borkowski singles to left field. Jamie Bradey scores. Bob Tufts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Toby Fenner pitching. Ike Hodge doubles to center field. Phil Valentine grounds out to the shortstop. Kunio Maeda singles to right field. Ike Hodge scores. Kunio Maeda steals second. J.J. Bones strikes out. Troy Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Larry Naylor grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Rudolph flies out to the center fielder. Randy Nagy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jess Hausmann strikes out. Bill Koehler singles to right field. Jace Dillon singles to left field. Bill Koehler advances to third on the hit. Robert Bruce III grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Koehler scores. Jace Dillon advances to second on the play. Ike Hodge walks. Phil Valentine grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ike Hodge is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Bennett strikes out. Bob Holt singles to right field. Ralph Carroll is pinch hitting for Toby Fenner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ralph Carroll grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Billy Green pitching. Kunio Maeda singles past the shortstop. J.J. Bones singles to right field. Troy Pena strikes out. Jess Hausmann fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jess Hausmann singles to right field. Kunio Maeda scores. J.J. Bones advances to third on the hit. Bill Koehler singles to center field. J.J. Bones scores. Jace Dillon flies out to the right fielder. Robert Bruce III pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jamie Bradey grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Borkowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Tufts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ike Hodge grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Valentine walks. Kunio Maeda flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Phil Valentine advances to second. J.J. Bones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Larry Naylor strikes out. Carl Rudolph grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Nagy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Troy Pena hits an infield single to the first baseman. Jess Hausmann pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bill Koehler doubles to center field. Jace Dillon pops out to the second baseman. Robert Bruce III singles to left field. Troy Pena scores. Bill Koehler scores. Royster Hunt is pinch hitting for Ike Hodge. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Royster Hunt grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Robert Bruce III is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Bennett strikes out. Bob Holt flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Hammond is pinch hitting for Billy Green. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ramon Hammond flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Barney Lemon pitching. Phil Valentine grounds out to the shortstop. Kunio Maeda pops out to the first baseman. Desmond Rose is pinch hitting for J.J. Bones. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Desmond Rose walks. Troy Pena grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Desmond Rose is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jamie Bradey singles to right field. Frank Borkowski pops out to the catcher. Bob Tufts flies out to the center fielder. Larry Naylor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jamie Bradey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 2
Game Notes Ike Hodge 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: Kevin Cicero did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jeff Perranoski did not respond to coaching in control Ralph Watson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Curt Blasingame did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kevin Cicero did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ray Robertson improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Thomas improves in range Mike Saenz improves in range Frenchy Cromartie improves in control