Win: Red Wright (14-7) Loss: Johnny Byrd (14-12)
Save: Bob Maranda (5)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Red Wright pitching. Buster Scruggs strikes out. Francisco Hart grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Zamora walks. Victor Hankins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Byrd pitching. Brian Smith strikes out. Scott Crooke grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Moreno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tomoyoshi Aihara flies out to the center fielder. Scott Elarton flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Carl Steinbach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Carrasco walks. Emil Grunwald reached on a 2-base fielding error by Francisco Hart. Specs Jefferson singles to center field. Dennis Carrasco scores. Emil Grunwald scores. Davey Sipin pops out to the third baseman. Red Wright grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Specs Jefferson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Rudy Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Byrd grounds out to the pitcher. Buster Scruggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Brian Smith singles to center field. Scott Crooke triples. Brian Smith scores. Jim Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Crooke scores. Charley Hickman hits a home run. Dennis Carrasco walks. Emil Grunwald hits an infield single to the shortstop. Specs Jefferson strikes out. Davey Sipin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Francisco Hart strikes out. Andy Zamora grounds out to the shortstop. Victor Hankins grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Red Wright grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Brian Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Crooke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tomoyoshi Aihara strikes out. Scott Elarton flies out to the left fielder. Carl Steinbach grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Moreno flies out to the right fielder. Charley Hickman walks. Dennis Carrasco grounds out to the third baseman. Charley Hickman advances to second on the play. Emil Grunwald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Rudy Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Byrd singles to left field. Buster Scruggs flies out to the right fielder. Francisco Hart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Specs Jefferson pops out to the first baseman. Davey Sipin grounds out to the third baseman. Lloyd Martyn is pinch hitting for Red Wright. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Lloyd Martyn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bob Maranda pitching. Andy Zamora grounds out to the third baseman. Victor Hankins pops out to the shortstop. Tomoyoshi Aihara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Brian Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Crooke strikes out. Jim Moreno lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Scott Elarton pops out to the second baseman. Carl Steinbach reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Moreno. Andy Demmitt is pinch hitting for Rudy Groth. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Demmitt strikes out. Johnny Byrd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman singles to right field. Claire Sherlock is pinch hitting for Dennis Carrasco. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charley Hickman steals second. Claire Sherlock strikes out. Emil Grunwald grounds out to the second baseman. Charley Hickman advances to third on the play. Specs Jefferson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Buster Scruggs flies out to the center fielder. Francisco Hart strikes out. Walter Dernier is pinch hitting for Andy Zamora. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Dernier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gordon Karpel did not respond to coaching in control Gordon Karpel did not respond to coaching in endurance Gordon Karpel did not respond to coaching in control Jake LaRoy improves in arm Steve Ehmke did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Ford did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Kenna improves in range Felix Morton improves in range Jack Cage did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty