Win: Joe Hatcher (1-1) Loss: Bill Ellsworth (7-6)
Save: Alex Higdon (25)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Atkins pitching. Wayne Pierson pops out to the third baseman. George Mills pops out to the first baseman. Ed Nielsen walks. Takayuki Adachi singles past the second baseman. Ed Nielsen advances to third on the hit. Shiloh Malka flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dan McDonald pitching. Narihide Nakamura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kirby Behan grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Figga flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dave Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Biggie Costen flies out to the center fielder. John Blank flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Pat Propst strikes out. Luke Ingersoll flies out to the left fielder. Bob Acker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dan McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Pierson singles to center field. George Mills singles to right field. Wayne Pierson advances to third on the hit. Ed Nielsen grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Pierson scores. George Mills advances to second on the play. Takayuki Adachi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Em Willson singles to center field. Brian Edwards singles to center field. Bill Atkins lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Narihide Nakamura singles to center field. Em Willson scores. Brian Edwards scores. Narihide Nakamura is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kirby Behan singles to left field. Jim Figga grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kirby Behan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Shiloh Malka triples. Dave Smith singles to right field. Shiloh Malka scores. Rob Biggie Costen hits a home run. Dave Smith scores. John Blank flies out to the left fielder. Dan McDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Pierson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Pat Propst singles past the shortstop. Luke Ingersoll doubles to left field. Pat Propst uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bob Acker strikes out. Em Willson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Luke Ingersoll scores. Brian Edwards grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh George Mills flies out to the center fielder. Ed Nielsen strikes out. Takayuki Adachi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Atkins strikes out. Narihide Nakamura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kirby Behan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Shiloh Malka flies out to the left fielder. Dave Smith singles to right field. Dave Smith steals second. Rob Biggie Costen lines out to the second baseman. John Blank singles to center field. Dave Smith scores. Dan McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jim Figga walks. Pat Propst strikes out. Luke Ingersoll singles to left field. Jim Figga advances to third on the hit. Bob Acker flies out to the left fielder. Em Willson singles to center field. Jim Figga scores. Luke Ingersoll advances to third on the hit. Joe Hatcher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Edwards singles to right field. Luke Ingersoll scores. Leo Runge is pinch hitting for Bill Atkins. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Leo Runge strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Ellsworth pitching. Wayne Pierson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Mills grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed Nielsen hits a home run. Takayuki Adachi hits a home run. Kevin Cash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shiloh Malka hits a home run. Dave Smith singles to right field. Juan Dibut comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Biggie Costen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Narihide Nakamura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kirby Behan doubles to center field. Jim Figga walks. Pat Propst grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Yoshio Takashima is pinch hitting for John Blank. Yoshio Takashima flies out to the right fielder. Tom Gordon is pinch hitting for Joe Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Gordon triples. Wayne Pierson singles to center field. Tom Gordon scores. Russ Lanford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Mills grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Alex Higdon pitching. Dan Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yoshio Takashima at C. Luke Jackson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Nielsen at 1B. Luke Ingersoll singles to right field. Luke Ingersoll steals second. Bob Acker strikes out. Em Willson strikes out. Brian Edwards singles to left field. Luke Ingersoll scores. Jim Longmire is pinch hitting for Russ Lanford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Longmire walks. Narihide Nakamura singles to right field. Brian Edwards scores. Jim Longmire is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Eusebio Sturgis pitching. Luke Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Takayuki Adachi strikes out. Shiloh Malka pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Kirby Behan flies out to the center fielder. Jim Figga reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wayne Pierson. Pat Propst flies out to the left fielder. Luke Ingersoll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Batting:3B - Shiloh Malka (4), Tom Gordon (3).HR - Ed Nielsen (3), Takayuki Adachi (18), Shiloh Malka (12), Rob Biggie Costen (11).GIDP - George Mills. Baserunning: SB - Dave Smith (17). Fielding: E - Wayne Pierson.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Picciuto did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Herbel did not respond to coaching in control Mike Kircher did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Kirkpatrick did not respond to coaching in control Jennings Cuellar did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Lewis improves in contact_vs_lefty Rafael Grim did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tony Lewis improves in arm Bob Cullen did not respond to coaching in velocity