Win: Steve Troy (7-4) Loss: Kid Alou (5-5)
Save: Bill Elliott (11)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Kid Alou pitching. Mike Metcalfe walks. Mike Metcalfe steals second. Bob McQuaig walks. Lou Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Jesse Schmidt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Steve Troy pitching. Phoenix Sandoval pops out to the first 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 Mike Wheeler strikes out. Mardie Garbowski walks. Shane Yerkes pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Gries grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mardie Garbowski is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Robinson Cano strikes out. Rich Faedo bunts for a base hit. Ken Sherrill grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Faedo advances to second on the play. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Steve Troy flies out to the center fielder. Mike Metcalfe grounds out to the shortstop. Bob McQuaig walks. Bob McQuaig is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Billy Madison strikes out. Kid Alou grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Phoenix Sandoval doubles to center field. Dave Burke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lou Taylor singles to center field. Jesse Schmidt strikes out. Mike Wheeler strikes out. Mardie Garbowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Will Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. Robinson Cano hits a home run. Rich Faedo flies out to the right fielder. Ken Sherrill grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Shane Yerkes doubles to left field. Johnny Gries flies out to the center fielder. Steve Troy lines out to the second baseman. Mike Metcalfe pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bobby Morrison reached on a fielding error by Bob McQuaig. Billy Madison grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Kid Alou strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob McQuaig reached on a fielding error by Bobby Morrison. Bob McQuaig steals second. Lou Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Jesse Schmidt singles to left field. Mike Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Bob McQuaig scores. Jesse Schmidt advances to second on the play. Mardie Garbowski singles to right field. Jesse Schmidt scores. Shane Yerkes walks. Johnny Gries singles past the second baseman. Mardie Garbowski scores. Steve Troy singles to center field. Shane Yerkes scores. Mike Metcalfe singles to right field. Johnny Gries scores. Bob McQuaig singles to center field. Lou Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval flies out to the left fielder. Dave Burke strikes out. Will Cerutti flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Mike Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Mardie Garbowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Robinson Cano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Faedo flies out to the left fielder. Ken Sherrill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Shane Yerkes strikes out. Johnny Gries grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Bell is pinch hitting for Steve Troy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gary Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Clyde Olmstead pitching. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Madison singles to center field. Lou Snyder is pinch hitting for Kid Alou. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lou Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Rudolph pitching. Mike Metcalfe walks. Bob McQuaig singles to left field. Mike Metcalfe advances to third on the hit. Lou Taylor hits a home run. Mike Metcalfe scores. Bob McQuaig scores. Jesse Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Mike Wheeler strikes out. Mardie Garbowski doubles to center field. Bill Batsch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mardie Garbowski is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dave Burke walks. Will Cerutti pops out to the first baseman. Robinson Cano walks. Rich Faedo singles to center field. Dave Burke scores. Robinson Cano advances to third on the hit. Ken Sherrill flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Morrison singles to left field. Robinson Cano scores. Rich Faedo advances to third on the hit. Ryan Dakota comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Madison singles to right field. Rich Faedo scores. Bobby Morrison advances to third on the hit. Bill Elliott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Gipson is pinch hitting for Bill Batsch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Gipson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brickyard Beecher improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Lundstedt did not respond to coaching in control Brickyard Beecher improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy McCabe did not respond to coaching in velocity 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_lefty Sam Scott improves in control Danilo Cassavetes did not respond to coaching in endurance Hal Shellenback improves in power_vs_righty