Win: Manabu Oda (5-1) Loss: Kenji Thirtyseven (12-17)
Save: Eddie Ward (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Kenji Thirtyseven pitching. Neil Williams strikes out. Tex Rogers doubles to right field. Tommy Sutherland walks. Dewey Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tex Rogers advances to third on the play. Tommy Sutherland advances to second on the play. Kurt Florence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Frank Bergman pitching. Red Dear flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Bullet walks. Ron Thirtyone walks. Jeff Twentyfour walks. Mike Thirty pops out to the catcher. Darren Wilson walks. Bobby Bullet scores. Arnold Thirtyfive pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve McGwire pops out to the shortstop. Walt Riddlemoser flies out to the center fielder. Catfish Robinson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bill Thirtytwo doubles to center field. Kenji Thirtyseven lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Red Dear flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Thirtytwo scores. Bobby Bullet strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Frank Bergman walks. Neil Williams grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Tex Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Ron Thirtyone strikes out. Jeff Twentyfour flies out to the right fielder. Mike Thirty walks. Darren Wilson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Thirty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tommy Sutherland flies out to the center fielder. Dewey Smith lines out to the third baseman. Kurt Florence reached on a fielding error by Jeff Twentyfour. Steve McGwire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Arnold Thirtyfive pops out to the first baseman. Bill Thirtytwo grounds out to the shortstop. Kenji Thirtyseven flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Walt Riddlemoser pops out to the first baseman. Catfish Robinson singles in front of the right fielder. Frank Bergman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Neil Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Red Dear walks. Bobby Bullet grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ron Thirtyone walks. Jeff Twentyfour strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tex Rogers strikes out. Tommy Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Dewey Smith hits a home run. Kurt Florence strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Thirty walks. Darren Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Thirty advances to second on the play. Arnold Thirtyfive strikes out. Bill Thirtytwo walks. Kenji Thirtyseven pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Steve McGwire flies out to the right fielder. Walt Riddlemoser triples. Catfish Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Walt Riddlemoser scores. Lorenzo Haney is pinch hitting for Frank Bergman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lorenzo Haney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Manabu Oda pitching. Red Dear singles to right field. Bobby Bullet grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ron Thirtyone singles to right field. Jeff Twentyfour grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Thirtyone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Neil Williams flies out to the center fielder. Tex Rogers strikes out. Tommy Sutherland walks. Dewey Smith doubles to right field. Tommy Sutherland uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kurt Florence flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Thirty walks. Darren Wilson walks. Arnold Thirtyfive flies out to the right fielder. Bill Thirtytwo strikes out. Steve Shelby is pinch hitting for Kenji Thirtyseven. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Steve Shelby grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Darren Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Herbie Herr pitching. Steve McGwire grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Riddlemoser flies out to the right fielder. Catfish Robinson singles to right field. Charlie Zernial is pinch hitting for Manabu Oda. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Charlie Zernial strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Eddie Ward pitching. Red Dear grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Bullet grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Thirtyone singles to center field. Jeff Twentyfour doubles to center field. Mike Thirty strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 12
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Sanchez did not respond to coaching in arm Del Robinson did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Currie improves in contact_vs_righty Stan Rosso improves in contact_vs_lefty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wenty Thirtyeight improves in power_vs_lefty Ramon Hancken improves in arm David Double improves in range Clint Rath improves in range Wenty Thirtyeight did not respond to coaching in 3B