Win: Clarence Romano (1-0) Loss: Pasquale Passarelli (1-2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Sam Astacio pitching. Billy Young flies out to the right fielder. Bill Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Thurston pitching. Bill Friberg singles to right field. Jo-Jo Nye singles to right field. Mike Neff singles to left field. Bill Friberg scores. Jo-Jo Nye advances to third on the hit. Hal Welch flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jo-Jo Nye scores. Dick Shoch strikes out. Billy Mercer doubles to left field. Jim Seerey triples. Mike Neff scores. Billy Mercer scores. Kento Sugiyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damaso Foiles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Lerrin Callahan strikes out. Gil Minor walks. Bill Clark singles to center field. Steve Garcia pops out to the catcher. George Naylor singles to center field. Gil Minor scores. Kento Sugiyama flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Sam Astacio grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Friberg walks. Jo-Jo Nye flies out to the left fielder. Mike Neff singles to center field. Hal Welch grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Billy Young flies out to the right fielder. Bill Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Ganzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Shoch walks. Billy Mercer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jim Seerey walks. Damaso Foiles grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Seerey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lerrin Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Gil Minor flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Clark singles in front of the left fielder. Steve Garcia singles past the shortstop. George Naylor singles to right field. Bill Clark scores. Steve Garcia advances to third on the hit. Kento Sugiyama singles to right field. Steve Garcia scores. Billy Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sam Astacio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Friberg singles to right field. Jo-Jo Nye singles to center field. Mike Compton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Neff flies out to the right fielder. Hal Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Jordan strikes out. Joe Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Lerrin Callahan walks. Gil Minor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dick Shoch grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Mercer lines out to the second baseman. Jim Seerey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill Clark singles to center field. Steve Garcia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Clark is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Naylor singles to center field. Steve Garcia advances to third on the hit. Jennys Cabrera is pinch hitting for Mike Compton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jennys Cabrera grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Garcia scores. George Naylor advances to second on the play. Kevin Steverson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Young pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Wine pitching. Damaso Foiles strikes out. Kevin Steverson strikes out. Bill Friberg singles to center field. Jo-Jo Nye walks. Mike Neff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bill Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Joe Ganzel singles to right field. Lerrin Callahan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Ganzel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gil Minor singles to right field. Bill Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hal Welch walks. Dick Shoch grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hal Welch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Mercer strikes out. Jim Seerey singles to center field. Damaso Foiles singles in front of the center fielder. Dick Shoch scores. Jim Seerey advances to third on the hit. Chuck Munoz is pinch hitting for Kevin Steverson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Claude Jones pitching. Steve Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. George Naylor walks. Wilson Eddy is pinch hitting for Jim Wine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Wilson Eddy hits a home run. George Naylor scores. Clarence Romano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Young singles to center field. Bill Jordan strikes out. Billy Young steals second. Joe Ganzel walks. Lerrin Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Plarski pitching. Bill Friberg grounds out to the second baseman. Jo-Jo Nye singles to left field. Mike Neff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Gil Minor flies out to the right fielder. Bill Clark flies out to the center fielder. Steve Garcia singles to center field. George Naylor grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pasquale Passarelli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hal Welch triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Dick Shoch singles to center field. Hal Welch scores. Billy Mercer singles to right field. Jim Seerey strikes out. Damaso Foiles singles to center field. Dick Shoch scores. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tsutomu Nakano did not respond to coaching in range John Hughes improves in control Jake Hunter improves in range Hiroshi Iiyama did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Wirth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hughie Kolseth did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hughie Kolseth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Herm Makowski improves in speed Rick Kelly did not respond to coaching in 2B