Win: Steve Daugherty (3-4) Loss: Charlie Rojala (5-4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Charlie Rojala pitching. Mike Metcalfe grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Florence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Steve Daugherty pitching. Phoenix Sandoval lines out to the third baseman. Dave Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Will Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wheeler strikes out. Darryl Strawberry pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Robinson Cano flies out to the center fielder. Rich Faedo pops out to the third baseman. Ken Sherrill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Shane Yerkes grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Bell walks. Steve Daugherty fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Steve Daugherty strikes out. Mike Metcalfe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bobby Morrison walks. Billy Madison flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Morrison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charlie Rojala flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Greg Florence flies out to the center fielder. Lou Taylor triples. Jesse Schmidt singles to right field. Lou Taylor scores. Mike Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Darryl Strawberry singles to left field. Shane Yerkes walks. Gary Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval singles to center field. Dave Burke strikes out. Will Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. Robinson Cano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Steve Daugherty grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Metcalfe walks. Greg Florence strikes out. Lou Taylor singles to right field. Mike Metcalfe advances to third on the hit. Jesse Schmidt flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rich Faedo grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Sherrill grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler pops out to the third baseman. Darryl Strawberry singles to left field. Darryl Strawberry steals second. Shane Yerkes pops out to the third baseman. Gary Bell singles to center field. Darryl Strawberry scores. Steve Daugherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Billy Madison strikes out. Charlie Rojala strikes out. Phoenix Sandoval flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Metcalfe flies out to the left fielder. Greg Florence doubles to center field. Lou Taylor strikes out. Jesse Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dave Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Will Cerutti hits an infield single to the pitcher. Robinson Cano strikes out. Rich Faedo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darryl Strawberry strikes out. Shane Yerkes walks. Herb Naulty 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 1st. Gary Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ken Sherrill singles past the third baseman. Bobby Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Billy Madison walks. Lou Snyder is pinch hitting for Herb Naulty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lou Snyder grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Sherrill advances to third on the play. Billy Madison advances to second on the play. Phoenix Sandoval flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Sandy Hart pitching. Johnny Gries is pinch hitting for Steve Daugherty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Johnny Gries singles to left field. Mike Metcalfe singles to center field. Greg Florence pops out to the third baseman. Lou Taylor hits a home run. Johnny Gries scores. Mike Metcalfe scores. Jesse Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wheeler doubles to center field. Darryl Strawberry singles past the shortstop. Mike Wheeler scores. Shane Yerkes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ryan Dakota pitching. Dave Burke pops out to the third baseman. Will Cerutti strikes out. Robinson Cano walks. Rich Faedo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Robinson Cano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Spades Thompson did not respond to coaching in speed Shawn Shave did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bugs Smith did not respond to coaching in control Bugs Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Nahorodny did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Shields improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Shields improves in contact_vs_righty Duane Grove did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Judson did not respond to coaching in control