Win: Bugs King (2-0) Loss: Razor Aloma (0-2)
Save: Steve Flick (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Razor Aloma pitching. Larry Embrey walks. Pat Springer hits a home run. Larry Embrey scores. Donal Perez flies out to the left fielder. Junior Milosevich pops out to the third baseman. Bill Henley doubles to left field. Oscar Ujdur grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bugs King pitching. Fred King singles to left field. Tom Gonzales hits a home run. Fred King scores. Mike Quinn strikes out. Tim Mercker grounds out to the shortstop. Spider Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tricky Childress walks. Derrin Pickering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tricky Childress advances to second on the play. Bugs King strikes out. Larry Embrey singles to left field. Pat Springer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Terry Valentine reached on a fielding error by Junior Milosevich. Terry Valentine steals second. Bob Sloan flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gryska strikes out. Razor Aloma grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Donal Perez pops out to the first baseman. Junior Milosevich flies out to the left fielder. Bill Henley singles to right field. Oscar Ujdur strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Fred King grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Gonzales strikes out. Mike Quinn walks. Mike Quinn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tricky Childress singles to center field. Derrin Pickering flies out to the right fielder. Bugs King lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Larry Embrey lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tim Mercker strikes out. Spider Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Valentine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pat Springer singles to left field. Donal Perez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Springer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Junior Milosevich singles to left field. Donal Perez advances to third on the hit. Bill Henley singles to left field. Donal Perez scores. Junior Milosevich advances to third on the hit. Oscar Ujdur walks. Tricky Childress pops out to the shortstop. Derrin Pickering is hit by a pitch. Junior Milosevich scores. Doug Sukla comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bugs King strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Sloan walks. Ron Gryska strikes out. Bob Sloan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Doug Sukla grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Larry Embrey flies out to the center fielder. Pat Springer flies out to the left fielder. Donal Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Fred King grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Gonzales grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Quinn bunts for a base hit. Tim Mercker singles past the third baseman. Spider Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich singles to left field. Bill Henley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Oscar Ujdur grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Terry Valentine walks. Bob Sloan strikes out. Ron Gryska pops out to the catcher. Frank Rath is pinch hitting for Doug Sukla. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Rath flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Don Richardson pitching. Tricky Childress strikes out. Mark Fleming is pinch hitting for Derrin Pickering. Mark Fleming walks. Sidney Lundstedt is pinch hitting for Bugs King. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Sidney Lundstedt flies out to the center fielder. Larry Embrey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Pop Willis pitching. Joe Doakes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Fleming at C. Fred King triples. Tom Gonzales strikes out. Mike Quinn pops out to the third baseman. Tim Mercker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pat Springer walks. Donal Perez flies out to the left fielder. Junior Milosevich strikes out. Pat Springer steals second. Bill Henley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Spider Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Steve Flick 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. Terry Valentine hits a home run. Bob Sloan grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gryska grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Blanco improves in range George Stewart did not respond to coaching in control Bill Dugas improves in power_vs_lefty Paul Dreifort improves in control Brian Niehaus did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Michael Kuczek improves in contact_vs_righty Luther Lopatka did not respond to coaching in velocity Luther Lopatka did not respond to coaching in control George Fishburn improves in speed