Win: Scott Samuls (5-2) Loss: Butch Thomas (4-12)
Save: Bill Kelly (34)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Cliff Breazeale pitching. Doug Whitfield doubles to center field. Jeff Cullen walks. Larry Grasso grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Whitfield advances to third on the play. Jeff Cullen advances to second on the play. Joey Sierra grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Whitfield scores. Jeff Cullen advances to third on the play. George Frisbee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Butch Thomas pitching. Spike Schmidt strikes out. Gabby Moreno pops out to the first baseman. Ron Gilbert singles to left field. Ron Gilbert steals second. Yale Ostendorf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve Davis hits a home run. Pete Emmer grounds out to the third baseman. Adolfo Gallivan walks. Butch Thomas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Doug Whitfield strikes out. Jeff Cullen walks. Larry Grasso strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bill Williams strikes out. Katsumi Kanamori singles to right field. Les Varsho strikes out. Ray Rowe hits an infield single to the first baseman. Cliff Breazeale hits an infield single to the first baseman. Spike Schmidt doubles to left field. Katsumi Kanamori scores. Ray Rowe scores. Cliff Breazeale uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gabby Moreno singles to right field. Spike Schmidt scores. Ron Gilbert doubles to right field. Gabby Moreno uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yale Ostendorf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Joey Sierra doubles to left field. George Frisbee walks. Steve Davis strikes out. Pete Emmer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill Williams singles to right field. Katsumi Kanamori bunts for a base hit. Les Varsho grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Williams advances to third on the play. Katsumi Kanamori advances to second on the play. Ray Rowe grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Williams scores. Katsumi Kanamori advances to third on the play. Yoshinori Hirota comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Breazeale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Adolfo Gallivan pops out to the shortstop. Yoshinori Hirota grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Doug Whitfield singles to center field. Scott Samuls comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Whitfield steals second. Jeff Cullen walks. Larry Grasso grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Cullen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Spike Schmidt grounds out to the pitcher. Gabby Moreno strikes out. Ron Gilbert singles to center field. Yale Ostendorf walks. Bill Williams pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joey Sierra singles to left field. George Frisbee hits an infield single to the pitcher. Steve Davis grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Frisbee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Emmer walks. Adolfo Gallivan grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Joey Sierra is out at home. Yoshinori Hirota flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Katsumi Kanamori walks. Les Varsho strikes out. Ray Rowe grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Doug Whitfield grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Cullen flies out to the right fielder. Larry Grasso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Scott Samuls strikes out. Spike Schmidt singles to center field. Spike Schmidt steals second. Gabby Moreno singles to center field. Spike Schmidt scores. Craig Gleason comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Gilbert walks. Yale Ostendorf hits a home run. Gabby Moreno scores. Ron Gilbert scores. Bill Williams walks. Katsumi Kanamori triples. Bill Williams scores. Les Varsho pops out to the third baseman. Ray Rowe hits a home run. Katsumi Kanamori scores. Scott Samuls flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joey Sierra lines out to the second baseman. George Frisbee flies out to the left fielder. Steve Davis singles to right field. Pete Emmer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Spike Schmidt strikes out. Gabby Moreno flies out to the left fielder. Ron Gilbert doubles to center field. Yale Ostendorf flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Adolfo Gallivan singles to right field. Jim Balaz is pinch hitting for Craig Gleason. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Balaz is hit by a pitch. Doug Whitfield grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Balaz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doug Whitfield steals second. Jeff Cullen strikes out. Larry Grasso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill Brown pitching. Bill Williams flies out to the right fielder. Katsumi Kanamori singles to center field. Katsumi Kanamori steals second. Les Varsho flies out to the left fielder. Ray Rowe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joey Sierra walks. George Frisbee singles to right field. Dave Johnson is pinch hitting for Steve Davis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Pete Emmer singles to center field. Joey Sierra scores. George Frisbee advances to third on the hit. Adolfo Gallivan doubles to center field. George Frisbee scores. Pete Emmer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Deacon Engel is pinch hitting for Bill Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Deacon Engel doubles to center field. Adolfo Gallivan scores. Doug Whitfield hits a home run. Deacon Engel scores. Jeff Cullen singles to left field. Larry Grasso walks. Joey Sierra doubles to center field. Jeff Cullen scores. Larry Grasso uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Frisbee walks. Dave Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Pete Emmer walks. Adolfo Gallivan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 16 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lefty Williams improves in arm Monty Mullin improves in contact_vs_righty Lefty Williams improves in contact_vs_righty Eric Barrios improves in speed
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Thayer improves in contact_vs_righty Luis Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Piggy Bowers did not respond to coaching in arm Luis Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty