Win: Mike Hauser (2-1) Loss: Lucas Farley (1-3)
Save: Tommy Braxton (5)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lucas Farley pitching. Fred King flies out to the left fielder. Tom Gonzales singles in front of the center fielder. Tom Gonzales steals second. Mike Quinn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lou Crawford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Hauser pitching. Oscar Ujdur lines out to the second baseman. Larry Embrey flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bud McAfee walks. Sidney Lundstedt singles to right field. Junior Milosevich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Mercker hits a home run. Spider Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Callahan singles to right field. Terry Valentine singles to center field. Eddie Callahan advances to third on the hit. Mike Hauser singles to center field. Eddie Callahan scores. Terry Valentine advances to third on the hit. Fred King singles to right field. Terry Valentine scores. Pop Willis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Gonzales singles to left field. Mike Hauser scores. Fred King advances to third on the hit. Mike Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred King scores. Lou Crawford pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Donal Perez strikes out. Dick Durning singles to center field. Derrin Pickering singles to left field. Dick Durning advances to third on the hit. Pop Willis flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dick Durning scores. Oscar Ujdur walks. Larry Embrey singles to center field. Derrin Pickering scores. Oscar Ujdur advances to third on the hit. Bud McAfee walks. Sidney Lundstedt strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tim Mercker doubles to center field. Spider Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Flick 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. Eddie Callahan hits a home run. Tim Mercker scores. Terry Valentine walks. Mike Hauser fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Hauser flies out to the left fielder. Fred King grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich grounds out to the pitcher. Donal Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Durning grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tom Gonzales walks. Mike Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Lou Crawford grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Derrin Pickering flies out to the center fielder. Steve Flick pops out to the first baseman. Oscar Ujdur flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tim Mercker walks. Tim Mercker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Spider Brown strikes out. Eddie Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Larry Embrey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud McAfee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sidney Lundstedt singles to right field. Junior Milosevich doubles to left field. Donal Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Terry Valentine grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Hauser flies out to the center fielder. Fred King grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dick Durning walks. Derrin Pickering grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Durning advances to second on the play. Steve Flick pops out to the second baseman. Oscar Ujdur flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tom Gonzales singles to center field. Mike Quinn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Gonzales is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lou Crawford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Larry Embrey hits a home run. Bud McAfee singles to left field. Sidney Lundstedt flies out to the right fielder. Junior Milosevich singles to left field. Bud McAfee advances to third on the hit. Don Richardson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Donal Perez singles to left field. Bud McAfee scores. Dick Durning pops out to the catcher. Derrin Pickering flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tim Mercker singles to right field. Spider Brown walks. Eddie Callahan pops out to the shortstop. Terry Valentine singles past the shortstop. Tim Mercker scores. Spider Brown advances to third on the hit. Gordon Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Sloan is pinch hitting for Don Richardson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Sloan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Spider Brown is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Doug Sukla pitching. Gordon Baker pops out to the first baseman. Oscar Ujdur hits an infield single to the shortstop. Larry Embrey singles to left field. Bud McAfee flies out to the right fielder. Sidney Lundstedt singles past the first baseman. Oscar Ujdur scores. Larry Embrey advances to third on the hit. Junior Milosevich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Fred King singles to left field. Tom Gonzales walks. Mike Quinn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Gonzales is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lou Crawford doubles to center field. Fred King scores. Mike Quinn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Patsy Archie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Mercker strikes out. Spider Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Donal Perez doubles to center field. Dick Durning doubles to center field. Donal Perez scores. Jim Hoover comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Derrin Pickering singles to right field. Dick Durning scores. Tommy Braxton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Derrin Pickering steals second. Patsy Archie lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Oscar Ujdur strikes out. Larry Embrey singles to center field. Derrin Pickering scores. Patsy Archie advances to third on the hit. Bud McAfee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 13
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Fishburn improves in arm Jeff Egan improves in contact_vs_righty Michael Kuczek improves in power_vs_lefty Vida Tebeau improves in power_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Stewart did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Dreifort did not respond to coaching in control Jack Page improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Blanco did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Niehaus did not respond to coaching in C