Win: Rick Myers (9-2) Loss: Tom Bluhm (7-3)
Save: Burt Grace (18)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tom Bluhm pitching. Danny Carpenter flies out to the center fielder. Jim Anderson singles to right field. Lum Pierce strikes out. Jay Sherlock walks. Donovan Espy singles to left field. Jim Anderson scores. Jay Sherlock advances to third on the hit. Fernando Bildilli hits a home run. Jay Sherlock scores. Donovan Espy scores. Tench Coxe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Rick Myers pitching. Moose Edington strikes out. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Hurtado flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dale Jones strikes out. Rick Myers grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Carpenter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Boone singles to right field. Lefty Seybold grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Niggeling strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Anderson walks. Jim Anderson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lum Pierce triples. Jay Sherlock lines out to the third baseman. Donovan Espy singles to left field. Lum Pierce scores. Fernando Bildilli grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Donovan Espy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Pete Chapman grounds out to the third baseman. Rollie Lyons doubles to right field. Tom Bluhm grounds out to the second baseman. Rollie Lyons advances to third on the play. Moose Edington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tench Coxe strikes out. Dale Jones singles to center field. Rick Myers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny Carpenter pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Hurtado walks. Tim Boone flies out to the center fielder. Larry Hurtado steals second. Lefty Seybold grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Lum Pierce pops out to the catcher. Jay Sherlock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Niggeling strikes out. Pete Chapman grounds out to the third baseman. Rollie Lyons walks. Rollie Lyons steals second. Tom Bluhm grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Donovan Espy singles to left field. Fernando Bildilli strikes out. Donovan Espy steals second. Tench Coxe singles to right field. Donovan Espy scores. Dale Jones doubles to left field. Tench Coxe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dale Jones steals third. Rick Myers strikes out. Danny Carpenter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Moose Edington singles to center field. Sandy Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Larry Hurtado hits a home run. Moose Edington scores. Tim Boone strikes out. Lefty Seybold grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Anderson walks. Lum Pierce flies out to the center fielder. Jay Sherlock singles to left field. Jim Anderson advances to third on the hit. Donovan Espy flies out to the center fielder. Fernando Bildilli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Niggeling flies out to the center fielder. Pete Chapman bunts for a base hit. Rollie Lyons singles to center field. Pete Chapman aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tom Bluhm flies out to the center fielder. Moose Edington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tench Coxe flies out to the right fielder. Dale Jones singles to right field. Rick Myers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny Carpenter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Hurtado triples. Tim Boone strikes out. Lefty Seybold grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kal Sizemore 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. Jim Anderson strikes out. Lum Pierce flies out to the center fielder. Jay Sherlock walks. Donovan Espy singles to right field. Fernando Bildilli strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Mike Niggeling singles to right field. Pete Chapman hits a home run. Mike Niggeling scores. Burt Grace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rollie Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Paul Hidalgo is pinch hitting for Kal Sizemore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Hidalgo doubles to center field. Moose Edington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Hidalgo advances to third on the play. Sandy Rowland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Thring did not respond to coaching in endurance Ernie Ford improves in arm Merlin Magikeren did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Derek Derrick did not respond to coaching in velocity Merlin Magikeren did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shorty Allen improves in speed Roy Thevenow did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Hentgen improves in control Tobias Foss improves in arm Roy Thevenow did not respond to coaching in CF