Win: Ray Roundball (1-0) Loss: Dick McAleer (0-1)
Save: Herbie Herr (3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dick McAleer pitching. Woodie Seventeen grounds out to the pitcher. Charles Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Twentyfour flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ray Roundball pitching. Frank Leyritz reached on a fielding error by Ricky Rancid. Tex Rogers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tommy Sutherland walks. Tommy Sutherland steals second. Dewey Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ron Thirtyone doubles to center field. Mike Thirty grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Rancid reached on a fielding error by Steve McGwire. Arnold Thirtyfive hits a home run. Ron Thirtyone scores. Ricky Rancid scores. Bill Thirtytwo flies out to the right fielder. Ray Roundball flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kurt Florence singles to center field. Steve McGwire flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Walt Riddlemoser singles to right field. Kurt Florence advances to third on the hit. Catfish Robinson strikes out. Dick McAleer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Woodie Seventeen grounds out to the third baseman. Charles Sutton singles to right field. Charles Sutton steals second. Jeff Twentyfour flies out to the center fielder. Ron Thirtyone singles to left field. Ron Thirtyone steals second. Mike Thirty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Frank Leyritz strikes out. Tex Rogers doubles past the first baseman. Tommy Sutherland strikes out. Dewey Smith grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Ricky Rancid flies out to the center fielder. Arnold Thirtyfive strikes out. Bill Thirtytwo pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kurt Florence flies out to the right fielder. Steve McGwire pops out to the second baseman. Walt Riddlemoser doubles past the first baseman. Catfish Robinson singles to right field. Walt Riddlemoser scores. Dick McAleer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ray Roundball strikes out. Woodie Seventeen strikes out. Charles Sutton singles to right field. Jeff Twentyfour flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Frank Leyritz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tex Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Ron Thirtyone strikes out. Mike Thirty walks. Ricky Rancid walks. Arnold Thirtyfive reached on a fielding error by Walt Riddlemoser. Bill Thirtytwo hits a home run. Mike Thirty scores. Ricky Rancid scores. Arnold Thirtyfive scores. Manabu Oda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Roundball singles to right field. Woodie Seventeen flies out to the left fielder. Charles Sutton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Roundball is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dewey Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Kurt Florence singles to right field. Kurt Florence steals second. Steve McGwire grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Riddlemoser singles to center field. Kurt Florence is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jeff Twentyfour singles to right field. Ron Thirtyone grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Thirty singles to left field. Ricky Rancid walks. Arnold Thirtyfive flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Catfish Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Lorenzo Haney is pinch hitting for Manabu Oda. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lorenzo Haney triples. Frank Leyritz walks. Tex Rogers singles to left field. Lorenzo Haney scores. Frank Leyritz advances to third on the hit. Tommy Sutherland pops out to the third baseman. Tex Rogers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Carl McClure pitching. Bill Thirtytwo strikes out. Ray Roundball grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Herring is pinch hitting for Woodie Seventeen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Herring singles to left field. George Herring is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dewey Smith flies out to the left fielder. Kurt Florence singles to right field. Steve McGwire singles to center field. Kurt Florence advances to third on the hit. Walt Riddlemoser hits a home run. Kurt Florence scores. Steve McGwire scores. Cutter Smoke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Catfish Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Zernial is pinch hitting for Carl McClure. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Charlie Zernial pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Eddie Ward pitching. Charles Sutton singles to right field. Jeff Twentyfour lines out to the shortstop. Ron Thirtyone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charles Sutton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Thirty grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Thirtyone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Herbie Herr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Frank Leyritz strikes out. Tex Rogers reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Thirty. Tommy Sutherland grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dewey Smith singles past the second baseman. Kurt Florence hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tex Rogers scores. Steve McGwire strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Ron Thirtyone (1).HR - Arnold Thirtyfive (2), Bill Thirtytwo (1).GIDP - Ron Thirtyone. Baserunning: SB - Charles Sutton (1), Ron Thirtyone (1).CS - George Herring (1). Fielding: E - Mike Thirty, Ricky Rancid.
Batting:2B - Tex Rogers (1), Walt Riddlemoser (3).3B - Lorenzo Haney (1).HR - Walt Riddlemoser (2).GIDP - Tex Rogers. Baserunning: SB - Tommy Sutherland (3), Kurt Florence (1).CS - Tex Rogers (2). Fielding: E - Steve McGwire, Walt Riddlemoser.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Barnicle improves in velocity Dave Parkinson did not respond to coaching in endurance Frank Tesreau did not respond to coaching in control David Double improves in arm Wenty Thirtyeight did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Sanchez improves in power_vs_lefty George Taylor did not respond to coaching in control George Taylor did not respond to coaching in velocity Willard Mokan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty