Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Juan Dibut pitching. Takayuki Adachi flies out to the left fielder. Rob Biggie Costen is hit by a pitch. Rob Biggie Costen steals second. Shiloh Malka doubles to center field. Rob Biggie Costen scores. Tom Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Shiloh Malka advances to third on the play. Dave Smith walks. Dan Davis reached on a fielding error by Rolla Shockley. Shiloh Malka scores. George Mills bunts for a base hit. Rickey Zacher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Cincinnati William Neal pitching. Mike Burns flies out to the center fielder. Kirby Behan strikes out. Narihide Nakamura reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Smith. Luke Ingersoll walks. Jim Figga flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh William Neal pops out to the shortstop. Takayuki Adachi pops out to the shortstop. Rob Biggie Costen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rolla Shockley strikes out. Em Willson flies out to the right fielder. Brian Edwards walks. Juan Dibut grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brian Edwards is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Shiloh Malka flies out to the center fielder. Tom Gordon walks. Dave Smith singles in front of the center fielder. Dan Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Gordon advances to third on the play. Dave Smith advances to second on the play. George Mills grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mike Burns walks. Kirby Behan walks. Narihide Nakamura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Burns advances to third on the play. Kirby Behan advances to second on the play. Luke Ingersoll strikes out. Jim Figga strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rickey Zacher grounds out to the second baseman. William Neal grounds out to the second baseman. Takayuki Adachi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Rolla Shockley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Em Willson walks. Brian Edwards singles to right field. Juan Dibut fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Juan Dibut strikes out. Mike Burns hits a home run. Em Willson scores. Brian Edwards scores. Kirby Behan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rob Biggie Costen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shiloh Malka walks. Tom Gordon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Narihide Nakamura strikes out. Luke Ingersoll grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Figga is hit by a pitch. Rolla Shockley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Ellsworth 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 Smith singles past the third baseman. Dan Davis singles to center field. George Mills strikes out. Rickey Zacher strikes out. William Neal grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Em Willson strikes out. Brian Edwards strikes out. Bill Ellsworth singles to center field. Mike Burns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Takayuki Adachi is hit by a pitch. Rob Biggie Costen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Takayuki Adachi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shiloh Malka singles to right field. Rob Biggie Costen advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Shiloh Malka steals second. Tom Gordon grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Kirby Behan grounds out to the second baseman. Narihide Nakamura grounds out to the second baseman. Luke Ingersoll hits a home run. Jim Figga flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dan Davis singles to right field. Eusebio Sturgis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Mills walks. Rickey Zacher singles to left field. Yoshio Takashima is pinch hitting for William Neal. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yoshio Takashima walks. Dan Davis scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Kevin Cash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takayuki Adachi walks. George Mills scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Rob Biggie Costen singles past the shortstop. Rickey Zacher scores. Shiloh Malka flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Yoshio Takashima scores. Tom Gordon flies out to the left fielder. Dave Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Derek Nevel pitching. Pat Propst is pinch hitting for Rolla Shockley. Pat Propst flies out to the left fielder. Em Willson grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Edwards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bob Acker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Propst at SS. Dan Davis hits an infield single to the pitcher. George Mills flies out to the right fielder. Rickey Zacher strikes out. Derek Nevel walks. Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Leo Runge is pinch hitting for Kevin Cash. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Leo Runge grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Burns grounds out to the shortstop. Kirby Behan singles to left field. Kirby Behan steals second. Narihide Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 13 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Makowski did not respond to coaching in control Mike Lade did not respond to coaching in control Joe Picciuto did not respond to coaching in velocity Craig Sinclair did not respond to coaching in velocity Clay Solters improves in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willie Wood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Buddy Swartz improves in power_vs_righty Rob Taylor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rafael Grim improves in arm