Win: Hector Conlan (2-5) Loss: Victor Ligtenberg (3-4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tatsuhito Kaneda pitching. Joe Wallace strikes out. Jocko Luebber grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Seats triples. Cole Childress doubles to center field. Leo Seats scores. Pretzel Kruk walks. Ruben Mills strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati John Lansing pitching. Fred Fowlkes singles to right field. Fred Fowlkes steals second. Al Mattick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Fowlkes advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Matt Ferriss singles to left field. Fred Fowlkes scores. Jose Klopp doubles to left field. Matt Ferriss uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kazuyuki Kikuchi flies out to the center fielder. Roy Martinez walks. Dan Molyneaux flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jerry Helfrich doubles to center field. Bryan Ens walks. John Lansing lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Wallace singles to center field. Jerry Helfrich scores. Bryan Ens scores. Joe Wallace is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jocko Luebber pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ed Conroy walks. Ed Conroy is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tatsuhito Kaneda flies out to the right fielder. Fred Fowlkes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Leo Seats singles past the third baseman. Cole Childress strikes out. Pretzel Kruk strikes out. Ruben Mills singles to left field. Leo Seats advances to third on the hit. Jerry Helfrich hits a home run. Leo Seats scores. Ruben Mills scores. George Gibralter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bryan Ens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Al Mattick grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Ferriss singles to right field. Jose Klopp walks. Kazuyuki Kikuchi flies out to the center fielder. Roy Martinez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jose Klopp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh John Lansing grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Jocko Luebber grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dan Molyneaux flies out to the right fielder. Ed Conroy singles to center field. George Gibralter lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Fowlkes singles past the shortstop. Ed Conroy scores. Al Mattick grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Fowlkes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Leo Seats grounds out to the second baseman. Cole Childress walks. Pretzel Kruk grounds out to the shortstop. Cole Childress advances to second on the play. Ruben Mills singles past the third baseman. Cole Childress uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Helfrich singles to right field. Bryan Ens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Matt Ferriss flies out to the center fielder. Jose Klopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuyuki Kikuchi singles to right field. Roy Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Lansing strikes out. Joe Wallace grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jocko Luebber grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dan Molyneaux strikes out. Ed Conroy singles past the shortstop. George Gibralter lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Fowlkes singles to right field. Al Mattick singles to left field. Ed Conroy scores. Fred Fowlkes advances to third on the hit. Matt Ferriss singles to center field. Fred Fowlkes scores. Al Mattick advances to third on the hit. Jose Klopp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Leo Seats grounds out to the shortstop. Cole Childress pops out to the second baseman. Pretzel Kruk singles to left field. Jason Cypert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pretzel Kruk steals second. Ruben Mills walks. Jerry Helfrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sam Barlow enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jocko Luebber at SS. Tom Brunansky enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ruben Mills at CF. Kazuyuki Kikuchi flies out to the left fielder. Roy Martinez strikes out. Dan Molyneaux grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bryan Ens flies out to the left fielder. John Lansing grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ed Conroy flies out to the left fielder. Shane Wickland is pinch hitting for Jason Cypert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shane Wickland strikes out. Fred Fowlkes walks. Al Mattick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jamie Scarsella pitching. Sam Barlow walks. Leo Seats strikes out. Cole Childress walks. Pretzel Kruk grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Barlow advances to third on the play. Cole Childress advances to second on the play. Tom Brunansky pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Matt Ferriss walks. Jose Klopp flies out to the center fielder. Kazuyuki Kikuchi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Ferriss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Martinez singles in front of the center fielder. Victor Ligtenberg 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. Dan Molyneaux doubles to right field. Kazuyuki Kikuchi scores. Roy Martinez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Conroy hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jack Verdel is pinch hitting for Jamie Scarsella. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Verdel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Francisco Gilbreth pitching. Jerry Helfrich singles to left field. Bryan Ens walks. Victor Ligtenberg lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Wallace grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Sam Barlow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Fred Fowlkes grounds out to the pitcher. Al Mattick strikes out. Matt Ferriss grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Leo Seats grounds out to the shortstop. Cole Childress grounds out to the shortstop. Pretzel Kruk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Jose Klopp singles in front of the center fielder. Kazuyuki Kikuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Klopp advances to second on the play. Roy Martinez strikes out. Dan Molyneaux strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Tom Brunansky strikes out. Jerry Helfrich strikes out. Bryan Ens walks. Victor Ligtenberg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bryan Ens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Cincinnati Ed Conroy grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Eggert is pinch hitting for Francisco Gilbreth. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Vic Eggert singles to center field. Fred Fowlkes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Vic Eggert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Fowlkes steals second. Al Mattick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Pittsburgh Hector Conlan pitching. Joe Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Sam Barlow strikes out. Leo Seats grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Cincinnati Matt Ferriss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Klopp pops out to the second baseman. Kazuyuki Kikuchi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Pittsburgh Cole Childress strikes out. Pretzel Kruk flies out to the left fielder. Tom Brunansky flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Cincinnati Roy Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Dan Molyneaux singles to left field. Ed Conroy flies out to the center fielder. Chikara Yamashita is pinch hitting for Hector Conlan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dan Molyneaux steals second. Rafael Scoggins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Chikara Yamashita singles past the shortstop. Dan Molyneaux scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 13
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Connor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pablo Long did not respond to coaching in arm Al Winters improves in power_vs_righty Tony Lemonds did not respond to coaching in control Tony Lemonds did not respond to coaching in velocity Gordon Irelan did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Denning did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jim Sauer did not respond to coaching in arm Keisuke Tsujinaka did not respond to coaching in arm Masato Hironaga did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pete Charboneau improves in velocity Ron Bartling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Mead did not respond to coaching in endurance