Win: Victor Ligtenberg (2-1) Loss: Francisco Gilbreth (0-3)
Save: Rafael Scoggins (3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati George Dierker pitching. Fred Fowlkes grounds out to the third baseman. Al Mattick walks. Matt Ferriss pops out to the shortstop. Dan Molyneaux hits a home run. Al Mattick scores. Chikara Yamashita reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Morrison. Roy Martinez singles to right field. Chikara Yamashita scores. Roy Martinez steals second. Vic Eggert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Mole pitching. Jocko Luebber hits a home run. Joe Wallace hits an infield single to the shortstop. Sam Barlow strikes out. Pretzel Kruk hits a home run. Joe Wallace scores. Ruben Mills strikes out. Mark Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ed Conroy triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Johnny Mole flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Conroy scores. Fred Fowlkes flies out to the left fielder. Al Mattick hits a home run. Matt Ferriss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Francisco Adamson singles to center field. Cliff Simpson lines out to the second baseman. George Dierker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jocko Luebber singles to right field. Francisco Adamson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Wallace walks. Sam Barlow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dan Molyneaux strikes out. Chikara Yamashita grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Martinez singles to right field. Vic Eggert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pretzel Kruk triples. Ruben Mills singles to center field. Pretzel Kruk scores. George Gibralter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Morrison grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ruben Mills is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Francisco Adamson flies out to the right fielder. Mark Morrison steals second. Cliff Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ed Conroy walks. George Gibralter lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Fowlkes doubles to center field. Ed Conroy scores. Al Mattick doubles to right field. Fred Fowlkes scores. Tadahiro Mitsuhashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Ferriss walks. Dan Molyneaux grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tadahiro Mitsuhashi strikes out. Jocko Luebber flies out to the center fielder. Joe Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Chikara Yamashita walks. Roy Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Vic Eggert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sam Barlow flies out to the right fielder. Pretzel Kruk grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ruben Mills singles to left field. Mark Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ed Conroy singles to center field. George Gibralter lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Fowlkes pops out to the shortstop. Victor Ligtenberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Al Mattick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Francisco Adamson doubles to right field. Cliff Simpson strikes out. Victor Ligtenberg walks. Jocko Luebber singles to left field. Francisco Adamson is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Victor Ligtenberg advances to third on the play. Joe Wallace singles to center field. Victor Ligtenberg scores. Jocko Luebber advances to third on the hit. Francisco Gilbreth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Barlow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Matt Ferriss strikes out. Dan Molyneaux strikes out. Chikara Yamashita strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Pretzel Kruk strikes out. Ruben Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Roy Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Eggert grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Conroy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Cole Childress is pinch hitting for Francisco Adamson. Cole Childress singles to left field. Cliff Simpson walks. Tony Bernal is pinch hitting for Victor Ligtenberg. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Cole Childress is out trying to steal third. Tony Bernal flies out to the center fielder. Jocko Luebber hits a home run. Cliff Simpson scores. Hector Conlan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Wallace hits a home run. Sam Barlow singles to right field. Jason Cypert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pretzel Kruk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Rafael Scoggins pitching. Leo Seats enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pretzel Kruk at 2B. Tom Brunansky enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ruben Mills at CF. Shane Wickland is pinch hitting for Jason Cypert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Shane Wickland walks. Shane Wickland is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Fred Fowlkes grounds out to the second baseman. Al Mattick singles to right field. Matt Ferriss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Fred Fowlkes (6), Al Mattick (4).3B - Ed Conroy (3).HR - Al Mattick (4), Dan Molyneaux (1).SF - Johnny Mole.GIDP - Dan Molyneaux, Vic Eggert. Baserunning: SB - Roy Martinez (3).CS - Shane Wickland (2).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Mike Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Yusniel Sanchez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Marcus Nagle improves in speed Jim Sauer did not respond to coaching in speed Pat Priddy improves in control Jim Sauer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Connor improves in arm Tony Lemonds did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Lemonds improves in control Malek Graeber improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Sandberg did not respond to coaching in control Derrick Tanner improves in contact_vs_righty Kevin Denning did not respond to coaching in 1B