Win: Randy Velasquez (1-0) Loss: Lloyd Nichols (0-2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lloyd Nichols pitching. Bruce Van Camp strikes out. Frank Murphy singles to left field. Frank Murphy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Jimenez singles to left field. Fernando Watt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Randy Velasquez pitching. Tim Shamberger singles to left field. Tony Graham flies out to the center fielder. Spud Glenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Shamberger advances to second on the play. Pinch Lewis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Benjamin Ogletree strikes out. Skeeter Malone grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Cafego pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Skel Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Kessinger grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Tyler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tommy LaVita strikes out. Randy Velasquez singles to left field. Bruce Van Camp walks. Frank Murphy singles to left field. Steve Jimenez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bob Payne grounds out to the third baseman. Lloyd Nichols strikes out. Tim Shamberger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Fernando Watt grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Benjamin Ogletree strikes out. Skeeter Malone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tony Graham strikes out. Spud Glenn singles to center field. Pinch Lewis singles to right field. Skel Reynolds strikes out. Gene Kessinger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pinch Lewis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Fred Cafego strikes out. Tommy LaVita flies out to the right fielder. Randy Velasquez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Tyler grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Payne strikes out. Lloyd Nichols reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fernando Watt. Tim Shamberger walks. Tony Graham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bruce Van Camp flies out to the center fielder. Frank Murphy walks. Steve Jimenez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Murphy advances to second on the play. Passed ball. Frank Murphy advances to third. Fernando Watt singles to center field. Frank Murphy scores. Benjamin Ogletree grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Spud Glenn singles to right field. Pinch Lewis walks. Skel Reynolds grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Spud Glenn advances to third on the play. Gene Kessinger singles to right field. Spud Glenn scores. Bill Tyler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Skeeter Malone singles to right field. Fred Cafego flies out to the right fielder. Tommy LaVita pops out to the shortstop. Julian Ayrod is pinch hitting for Randy Velasquez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Skeeter Malone steals second. Julian Ayrod singles to left field. Skeeter Malone scores. Bruce Van Camp lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Monty Matula pitching. Bob Payne walks. Bob Harriss is pinch hitting for Lloyd Nichols. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Payne steals second. Bob Harriss walks. Tim Shamberger flies out to the center fielder. Tony Graham walks. Spud Glenn lines out to the first baseman. Pinch Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Doc Moseby pitching. Frank Murphy singles to right field. Steve Jimenez grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Murphy advances to second on the play. Frank Murphy steals third. Fernando Watt flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Murphy scores. Benjamin Ogletree flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tex Kern enters the game as a defensive replacement for Skeeter Malone at SS. Skel Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Gene Kessinger grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Tyler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Tex Kern strikes out. Fred Cafego grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tommy LaVita walks. Stan Pappo is pinch hitting for Monty Matula. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan Pappo hits a home run. Tommy LaVita scores. Dave Chiles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Van Camp singles to right field. Bruce Van Camp steals second. Frank Murphy doubles to center field. Bruce Van Camp scores. Steve Jimenez singles to center field. Frank Murphy scores. Steve Jimenez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh George Wieand pitching. Bob Payne singles to right field. Dave Chiles lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tim Shamberger grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Frank Murphy (1).HR - Stan Pappo (1).SF - Fernando Watt.GIDP - Steve Jimenez. Baserunning: SB - Bruce Van Camp (3), Frank Murphy (1), Skeeter Malone (1).CS - Frank Murphy (1), Steve Jimenez (1). Fielding: E - Fernando Watt.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Harvey Hoover improves in range Randy Danner did not respond to coaching in control Randy Danner did not respond to coaching in velocity Monte Ryan did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Lincoln did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Del Weatherly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Henry Friend did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Bowen improves in power_vs_righty Glenn Oliver did not respond to coaching in endurance Sam O'Conner improves in SS