Win: Tony Lindsey (9-14) Loss: Paul Meyer (11-14)
Save: Mike Thornton (16)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tony Lindsey pitching. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the shortstop. Francisco Hart singles to right field. Andy Zamora grounds out to the pitcher. Francisco Hart advances to second on the play. Victor Hankins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Paul Meyer pitching. Brian Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Crooke strikes out. Jim Moreno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tomoyoshi Aihara grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Elarton grounds out to the pitcher. Carl Steinbach reached on a 2-base fielding error by Scott Crooke. Rudy Groth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman strikes out. Dennis Carrasco strikes out. Emil Grunwald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Paul Meyer pops out to the second baseman. Buster Scruggs flies out to the center fielder. Francisco Hart doubles to center field. Andy Zamora flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Specs Jefferson grounds out to the shortstop. Davey Sipin grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Lindsey singles to right field. Brian Smith hits a home run. Tony Lindsey scores. Scott Crooke singles to right field. Jim Moreno flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Victor Hankins walks. Tomoyoshi Aihara strikes out. Scott Elarton doubles to right field. Victor Hankins uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl Steinbach flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Carrasco singles to center field. Emil Grunwald strikes out. Specs Jefferson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Paul Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Buster Scruggs singles to center field. Francisco Hart grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buster Scruggs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Francisco Hart steals second. Andy Zamora strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Davey Sipin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lloyd Martyn is pinch hitting for Tony Lindsey. 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 grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Thornton pitching. Victor Hankins grounds out to the shortstop. Tomoyoshi Aihara strikes out. Scott Elarton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Scott Crooke pops out to the first baseman. Jim Moreno flies out to the center fielder. Charley Hickman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Al Dinges is pinch hitting for Carl Steinbach. Al Dinges flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Groth singles to center field. Matty Wagner is pinch hitting for Paul Meyer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Matty Wagner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Peter Beskyttelse pitching. Howie Griffith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Dinges at 2B. Dennis Carrasco strikes out. Emil Grunwald grounds out to the second baseman. Specs Jefferson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Buster Scruggs grounds out to the shortstop. Francisco Hart grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Zamora grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Davey Sipin grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mike Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Smith hits a home run. Scott Crooke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Victor Hankins flies out to the left fielder. Tomoyoshi Aihara flies out to the left fielder. Scott Elarton singles past the shortstop. Howie Griffith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 2
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Brede improves in control Steve Ehmke did not respond to coaching in range Red McGraw improves in power_vs_righty Steve Ehmke improves in power_vs_righty Steve Ehmke did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hugh Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in range Ed Ford did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Minchey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Ford improves in control