Win: Ray Clark (6-6) Loss: Blaze McGahee (0-1)
Save: Spike Albies (3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ray Clark pitching. Dave Burke singles to center field. Will Cerutti singles to center field. Dave Burke advances to third on the hit. Bobby Morrison walks. Phoenix Sandoval strikes out. Steve Gipson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Blaze McGahee pitching. Mike Metcalfe walks. Bob McQuaig flies out to the left fielder. Lou Taylor walks. Mike Wheeler hits a home run. Mike Metcalfe scores. Lou Taylor scores. Darryl Strawberry grounds out to the shortstop. Mardie Garbowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Robinson Cano grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Faedo walks. Ken Sherrill doubles past the third baseman. Rich Faedo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Blaze McGahee strikes out. Dave Burke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bill Nahorodny pops out to the shortstop. Gary Bell strikes out. Ray Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Will Cerutti grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Morrison singles to center field. Phoenix Sandoval flies out to the right fielder. Steve Gipson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Metcalfe flies out to the center fielder. Bob McQuaig strikes out. Lou Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Robinson Cano grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Faedo walks. Ken Sherrill strikes out. Blaze McGahee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler doubles to left field. Darryl Strawberry grounds out to the shortstop. Mardie Garbowski flies out to the center fielder. Bill Nahorodny grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dave Burke grounds out to the third baseman. Will Cerutti grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Gary Bell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ray Clark singles to left field. Mike Metcalfe walks. Bob McQuaig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Clark advances to third on the play. Mike Metcalfe advances to second on the play. Lou Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval strikes out. Steve Gipson grounds out to the third baseman. Robinson Cano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler hits a home run. Herb Naulty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Darryl Strawberry flies out to the right fielder. Mardie Garbowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Nahorodny doubles to center field. Gary Bell singles to center field. Ray Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rich Faedo grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Sherrill strikes out. Billy Madison is pinch hitting for Herb Naulty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Billy Madison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Yoshinori Sardina pitching. Mike Metcalfe singles to center field. Bob McQuaig grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mike Metcalfe advances to second on the play. Lou Taylor flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mike Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Clyde Olmstead comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dave Burke singles past the second baseman. Will Cerutti walks. Bobby Morrison grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Burke advances to third on the play. Phoenix Sandoval walks. Steve Gipson singles to center field. Dave Burke scores. Phoenix Sandoval advances to third on the hit. Spike Albies comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Robinson Cano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Darryl Strawberry strikes out. Mardie Garbowski grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Nahorodny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Roger Gibson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob McQuaig at 2B. Rich Faedo doubles to center field. Ken Sherrill strikes out. Lou Snyder is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Sardina. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lou Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Dave Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ryan Janvrin did not respond to coaching in endurance Jack Corbin improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Corbin improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Anderson improves in contact_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Pattee did not respond to coaching in range Jim Pascual did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brickyard Beecher improves in contact_vs_lefty Micah Bonham did not respond to coaching in velocity