Win: Andy Booth (9-4) Loss: Yoshihiro Okuda (8-17)
Save: Aaron Smith (43)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Yoshihiro Okuda pitching. John Appleton singles to left field. John Appleton steals second. Dick Smith flies out to the left fielder. Julius Rock walks. Hidetoshi Hashimoto flies out to the center fielder. Adam Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Andy Booth pitching. Oscar Fitzgerald strikes out. Bob Pfeffer grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Zitzmann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Davis doubles to right field. Hank Milosevich walks. Bill Kolstad walks. Andy Booth grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. John Davis is out at home. John Appleton strikes out. Dick Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Nelson Maguire grounds out to the second baseman. Karl Fontenot walks. Karl Fontenot steals second. Jim Regan singles to center field. Karl Fontenot scores. Hooks Nen strikes out. Willie Zitzmann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Julius Rock strikes out. Hidetoshi Hashimoto strikes out. Adam Fisher grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Yoshihiro Okuda strikes out. Oscar Fitzgerald strikes out. Bob Pfeffer singles to left field. Dan Zitzmann flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh John Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Milosevich walks. Bill Kolstad singles to center field. Andy Booth lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Appleton doubles to left field. Hank Milosevich scores. Bill Kolstad scores. Dick Smith doubles to right field. John Appleton scores. Julius Rock doubles to left field. Dick Smith scores. Gar Bethke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hidetoshi Hashimoto singles to center field. Julius Rock scores. Adam Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Nelson Maguire flies out to the center fielder. Karl Fontenot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Regan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Milosevich strikes out. Bill Kolstad grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Hooks Nen grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Zitzmann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gar Bethke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Andy Booth flies out to the right fielder. John Appleton strikes out. Dick Smith triples. Julius Rock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Oscar Fitzgerald singles to left field. Bob Pfeffer flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Fitzgerald gets picked off first. Dan Zitzmann singles to center field. Nelson Maguire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hidetoshi Hashimoto singles to center field. Adam Fisher walks. John Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hidetoshi Hashimoto advances to third on the play. Curt Judson 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. Hank Milosevich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Karl Fontenot walks. Jim Regan pops out to the second baseman. Karl Fontenot steals second. Hooks Nen singles to left field. Karl Fontenot scores. Willie Zitzmann grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Kolstad grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Booth grounds out to the shortstop. John Appleton lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Aurelio Allison is pinch hitting for Curt Judson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Aurelio Allison grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Fitzgerald strikes out. Bob Pfeffer singles to right field. Bob Gumbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dan Zitzmann reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hank Milosevich. Nelson Maguire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Glenn Hernandez pitching. Dick Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Julius Rock strikes out. Hidetoshi Hashimoto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Aaron Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Karl Fontenot grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Regan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hooks Nen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - John Appleton (31), Dick Smith (25), Julius Rock (25), John Davis (23).3B - Dick Smith (7).GIDP - John Davis. Baserunning: SB - John Appleton (33). Fielding: E - Hank Milosevich.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Terry Curd did not respond to coaching in velocity Medric Fulmer did not respond to coaching in control Jason McCall improves in contact_vs_righty John Baldwin did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dan Pyle did not respond to coaching in endurance Paul Juul did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Browning did not respond to coaching in velocity