Win: Virgil Smith (9-1) Loss: Michel Thirtynine (8-1)
Save: Billy Hilly (15)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Virgil Smith pitching. Woodie Seventeen bunts for a base hit. Bobby Bullet strikes out. Ricky Rancid strikes out. Woodie Seventeen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Michel Thirtynine pitching. Frank Leyritz grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Rogers strikes out. Tommy Sutherland walks. Tommy Sutherland steals second. Lorenzo Haney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jeff Twentyfour flies out to the center fielder. Ron Thirtyone walks. Mike Thirty grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kurt Florence strikes out. Steve McGwire grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Riddlemoser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Arnold Thirtyfive strikes out. Bill Thirtytwo flies out to the center fielder. Michel Thirtynine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Catfish Robinson strikes out. Virgil Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Leyritz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Woodie Seventeen flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Bullet singles to left field. Ricky Rancid grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby Bullet is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Twentyfour hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ron Thirtyone singles to right field. Ricky Rancid scores. Jeff Twentyfour advances to third on the hit. Mike Thirty singles to right field. Jeff Twentyfour scores. Arnold Thirtyfive strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tex Rogers reached on a fielding error by Ron Thirtyone. Tommy Sutherland strikes out. Lorenzo Haney singles to left field. Kurt Florence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tex Rogers advances to third on the play. Lorenzo Haney advances to second on the play. Steve McGwire singles to left field. Tex Rogers scores. Lorenzo Haney scores. Walt Riddlemoser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Thirtytwo grounds out to the second baseman. Michel Thirtynine strikes out. Woodie Seventeen bunts for a base hit. Woodie Seventeen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Catfish Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Virgil Smith strikes out. Frank Leyritz singles to left field. Tex Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bobby Bullet grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ricky Rancid grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Twentyfour doubles to left field. Ron Thirtyone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tommy Sutherland singles to right field. Lorenzo Haney singles to right field. Tommy Sutherland advances to third on the hit. Kurt Florence hits a home run. Tommy Sutherland scores. Lorenzo Haney scores. Steve McGwire grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Riddlemoser doubles to right field. Catfish Robinson strikes out. Virgil Smith singles to center field. Walt Riddlemoser scores. Frank Leyritz walks. Tex Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Thirty grounds out to the shortstop. Arnold Thirtyfive flies out to the right fielder. Bill Thirtytwo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Garvin Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Sutherland strikes out. Lorenzo Haney grounds out to the second baseman. Kurt Florence grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Red Dear is pinch hitting for Garvin Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Red Dear grounds out to the pitcher. Woodie Seventeen singles to center field. Bobby Bullet grounds out to the third baseman. Woodie Seventeen advances to second on the play. Carl McClure comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ricky Rancid grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Thunder pitching. Steve McGwire walks. Walt Riddlemoser doubles to right field. Steve McGwire is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Catfish Robinson singles past the shortstop. Walt Riddlemoser scores. Charlie Zernial is pinch hitting for Carl McClure. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Catfish Robinson steals second. Charlie Zernial flies out to the left fielder. Frank Leyritz walks. Tex Rogers grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Leyritz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Manabu Oda pitching. Jeff Twentyfour grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Thirtyone walks. Mike Thirty flies out to the center fielder. Arnold Thirtyfive walks. Charles Sutton is pinch hitting for Bill Thirtytwo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charles Sutton singles to right field. Billy Hilly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Brodie is pinch hitting for Tony Thunder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Brodie doubles to left field. Ron Thirtyone scores. Arnold Thirtyfive scores. Woodie Seventeen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ramon Hancken improves in contact_vs_righty Jesse Sowders did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Rounders did not respond to coaching in speed Angelo Ciola did not respond to coaching in velocity Wenty Thirtyeight did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Del Robinson did not respond to coaching in range Chad Dillhoefer improves in contact_vs_righty Chad Dillhoefer improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Sanchez improves in contact_vs_righty