Win: Maury Pasquella (2-6) Loss: Bob Torres (1-4)
Save: Chet Hayes (7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Maury Pasquella pitching. Phil Valentine flies out to the left fielder. Richie Jordan walks. Robert Bruce III grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Richie Jordan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Damaso Caithamer walks. Kunio Maeda walks. Troy Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bob Torres pitching. Frank Borkowski flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Baumholtz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Thomas doubles to right field. Ruben Cone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh J.J. Bones strikes out. Royster Hunt singles to left field. Bob Torres lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Royster Hunt forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Phil Valentine singles past the first baseman. Richie Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Gary Hostetler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ash Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Naylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Robert Bruce III grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Damaso Caithamer grounds out to the shortstop. Kunio Maeda doubles to left field. Troy Pena flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Roy Jones strikes out. Maury Pasquella grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Borkowski walks. Charlie Baumholtz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh J.J. Bones hits a home run. Royster Hunt singles to right field. Bob Torres lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Phil Valentine grounds out to the shortstop. Richie Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dave Thomas strikes out. Ruben Cone grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Hostetler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Robert Bruce III pops out to the shortstop. Damaso Caithamer strikes out. Kunio Maeda flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ash Campbell singles to left field. Larry Naylor singles to left field. Roy Jones singles to center field. Ash Campbell scores. Larry Naylor advances to third on the hit. Maury Pasquella grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Larry Naylor scores. Roy Jones advances to second on the play. Frank Borkowski flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Baumholtz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Troy Pena singles to left field. J.J. Bones strikes out. Royster Hunt pops out to the first baseman. Bob Torres grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Troy Pena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Thomas reached on a 2-base fielding error by Richie Jordan. Ruben Cone grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Hostetler pops out to the third baseman. Ash Campbell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Phil Valentine singles to center field. Richie Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Robert Bruce III strikes out. Damaso Caithamer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Phil Valentine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Larry Naylor reached on a fielding error by Damaso Caithamer. Roy Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Naylor advances to second on the play. Jerry Lotz 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 2nd. Ramon Ceasar is pinch hitting for Maury Pasquella. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ramon Ceasar strikes out. Frank Borkowski singles to center field. Larry Naylor scores. Frank Borkowski steals second. Charlie Baumholtz singles to center field. Frank Borkowski scores. Charlie Baumholtz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Chad Buschhorn pitching. Kunio Maeda flies out to the center fielder. Troy Pena strikes out. J.J. Bones singles to center field. Royster Hunt reached on a fielding error by Charlie Baumholtz. Ramon Hammond is pinch hitting for Jerry Lotz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ramon Hammond grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Royster Hunt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Schupp pitching. Dave Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Ruben Cone pops out to the shortstop. Gary Hostetler pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Chet Hayes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Phil Valentine singles to left field. Richie Jordan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Phil Valentine is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Robert Bruce III flies out to the center fielder. Damaso Caithamer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 12 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dutch Nagy did not respond to coaching in control Garry Hamm did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ralph Watson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jason Grace did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Dykstra did not respond to coaching in LF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Lombardi did not respond to coaching in velocity George Earley did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Bevacqua did not respond to coaching in control Mike Saenz improves in speed