Win: Peter Beskyttelse (1-0) Loss: Mike Lowery (0-2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Byrd pitching. Emil Grunwald walks. Jim Moreno singles to center field. Emil Grunwald is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Charley Hickman singles past the third baseman. Dennis Carrasco singles to right field. Jim Moreno scores. Brian Smith singles to center field. Charley Hickman scores. Lloyd Martyn strikes out. Davey Sipin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Pat Valera pitching. Julio Glenn strikes out. Buster Scruggs flies out to the right fielder. Francisco Hart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Scott Crooke strikes out. Pat Valera reached on a fielding error by Carl Steinbach. Emil Grunwald grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Victor Hankins walks. Andy Zamora singles to right field. Carl Steinbach singles to center field. Victor Hankins scores. Andy Zamora advances to third on the hit. Rudy Groth singles to right field. Andy Zamora scores. Carl Steinbach is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Scott Elarton strikes out. Johnny Byrd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Moreno walks. Charley Hickman pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Carrasco strikes out. Brian Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Julio Glenn grounds out to the second baseman. Buster Scruggs singles to center field. Francisco Hart grounds out to the pitcher. Buster Scruggs advances to second on the play. Victor Hankins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Lloyd Martyn singles to center field. Davey Sipin strikes out. Scott Crooke singles to left field. Pat Valera pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Emil Grunwald walks. Jim Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Andy Zamora walks. Carl Steinbach strikes out. Rudy Groth strikes out. Scott Elarton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman singles to center field. Jimmy McCabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Carrasco singles to center field. Charley Hickman advances to third on the hit. Brian Smith singles to left field. Charley Hickman scores. Lloyd Martyn strikes out. Davey Sipin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jimmy McCabe singles to right field. Julio Glenn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Scott Crooke lines out to the shortstop. Pat Valera strikes out. Emil Grunwald singles to left field. Emil Grunwald steals second. Jim Moreno singles to left field. Emil Grunwald scores. Charley Hickman singles to center field. Jim Moreno advances to third on the hit. Frank Abbott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Carrasco grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Francisco Hart singles to right field. Victor Hankins grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Francisco Hart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Lowery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Andy Zamora singles to center field. Victor Hankins advances to third on the hit. Carl Steinbach flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Victor Hankins scores. Rudy Groth grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Andy Zamora is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Brian Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Lloyd Martyn singles to center field. Davey Sipin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Scott Elarton strikes out. Tomoyoshi Aihara is pinch hitting for Frank Abbott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tomoyoshi Aihara strikes out. Julio Glenn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Peter Beskyttelse pitching. Scott Crooke grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Lowery grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Grunwald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Buster Scruggs grounds out to the shortstop. Francisco Hart singles to left field. Victor Hankins strikes out. Andy Zamora singles to left field. Carl Steinbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Moreno is hit by a pitch. Charley Hickman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Moreno is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dennis Carrasco pops out to the first baseman. Brian Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charley Hickman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Rudy Groth triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Howie Griffith is pinch running for Rudy Groth on 3rd base. Scott Elarton singles to center field. Howie Griffith scores. Brian Slapnicka is pinch hitting for Peter Beskyttelse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brian Slapnicka walks. Julio Glenn singles to right field. Scott Elarton is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Brian Slapnicka advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Matty Wagner is pinch running for Brian Slapnicka on 3rd base. Buster Scruggs doubles past the third baseman. Matty Wagner scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Turner did not respond to coaching in control Sam Friberg improves in power_vs_righty Porfi Youngs improves in power_vs_righty Sam Friberg improves in contact_vs_righty Porfi Youngs did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rusty Mossi did not respond to coaching in speed George Brede improves in control George Brede did not respond to coaching in velocity Benj Tekulve improves in range Steve Ehmke did not respond to coaching in 3B