Inning: 1 Cincinnati Matt Anderson pitching. Bruce Van Camp hits a home run. Steve Jimenez strikes out. Skeeter Malone flies out to the center fielder. Julian Ayrod flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Roy Keane pitching. Tim Shamberger pops out to the second baseman. Tony Graham flies out to the right fielder. Spud Glenn pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Benjamin Ogletree grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Cafego strikes out. Tommy LaVita grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Skel Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Kessinger walks. Gene Kessinger steals second. John Coveney doubles to right field. Gene Kessinger scores. Bob Payne singles to center field. John Coveney scores. Bob Payne steals second. Bill Tyler flies out to the center fielder. Matt Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Vic McKechnie singles to right field. Roy Keane fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Roy Keane singles to center field. Vic McKechnie advances to third on the hit. Bruce Van Camp pops out to the shortstop. Steve Jimenez strikes out. Skeeter Malone singles to center field. Vic McKechnie scores. Roy Keane advances to third on the hit. Julian Ayrod flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tim Shamberger flies out to the center fielder. Tony Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Spud Glenn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Benjamin Ogletree grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Cafego pops out to the catcher. Tommy LaVita singles to right field. Vic McKechnie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Skel Reynolds hits a home run. Gene Kessinger flies out to the center fielder. John Coveney strikes out. Bob Payne pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Roy Keane strikes out. Bruce Van Camp doubles to left field. Steve Jimenez grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Van Camp advances to third on the play. Skeeter Malone walks. Dave Chiles 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. Julian Ayrod strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Tyler grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Chiles strikes out. Tim Shamberger walks. Tony Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Benjamin Ogletree grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Cafego grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy LaVita flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Spud Glenn strikes out. Skel Reynolds singles past the third baseman. Skel Reynolds is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gene Kessinger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Vic McKechnie strikes out. Fernando Watt is pinch hitting for Roy Keane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Fernando Watt grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Van Camp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dutch Adams pitching. John Coveney singles to center field. Bob Payne grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Coveney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Tyler pops out to the first baseman. Shannon Hearne is pinch hitting for Dave Chiles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shannon Hearne pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Miguel Pierce pitching. Steve Jimenez singles to center field. Skeeter Malone hits a home run. Steve Jimenez scores. Julian Ayrod singles to center field. Benjamin Ogletree strikes out. Fred Cafego flies out to the left fielder. Tommy LaVita grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tim Shamberger flies out to the right fielder. Tony Graham strikes out. Spud Glenn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Brian Witt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic McKechnie walks. BIG AL Bielaski is pinch hitting for Dutch Adams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. BIG AL Bielaski grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vic McKechnie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bruce Van Camp strikes out. Steve Jimenez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Amos Hack pitching. Skel Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Gene Kessinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Coveney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Spud Glenn is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Kozo Yamada did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lee Riddleberger did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Riddleberger did not respond to coaching in control Tex Kern did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Lincoln did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Hernandez improves in speed Alex Bowen improves in range Matt Minnehan improves in range Alex Bowen improves in power_vs_lefty Del Weatherly did not respond to coaching in 3B