Win: Sam Pettis (4-0) Loss: Guillermo Montanez (0-2)
Save: Mike Clark (8)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Harry Beecher pitching. Barry Pactwa grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jason Christensen grounds out to the third baseman. Aurelio McCarver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Yasmany Sanchez pitching. Willie McCovey walks. Manny DeLion walks. Bernie Melone hits a home run. Willie McCovey scores. Manny DeLion scores. Amby Dexterous strikes out. Lars Jeger singles to left field. Al A. Bama singles to right field. Steve Hercules Reeves singles to center field. Lars Jeger scores. Al A. Bama advances to third on the hit. Gus Page comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshihiro Takayanagi strikes out. Steve Hercules Reeves steals second. Harry Beecher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Zmich walks. Tommy Wall grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Zmich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Miguel Gleason grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Wall advances to second on the play. Jack Volz singles to center field. Tommy Wall scores. Eric Deer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Willie McCovey strikes out. Manny DeLion flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Melone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Gus Page singles to left field. Barry Pactwa strikes out. Jason Christensen flies out to the left fielder. Aurelio McCarver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Amby Dexterous strikes out. Lars Jeger walks. Al A. Bama flies out to the right fielder. Steve Hercules Reeves grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lars Jeger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Zmich flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Tommy Wall grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Manush is pinch hitting for Miguel Gleason. Tiny Manush grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pedro Stein enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tiny Manush at LF. Yoshihiro Takayanagi singles to right field. Yoshihiro Takayanagi steals second. Harry Beecher lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie McCovey pops out to the second baseman. Manny DeLion grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jack Volz flies out to the center fielder. Eric Deer walks. Gus Page lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Barry Pactwa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bernie Melone grounds out to the shortstop. Amby Dexterous flies out to the center fielder. Lars Jeger singles to center field. Al A. Bama reached on a fielding error by Jack Volz. Frank McNichol 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. Steve Hercules Reeves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jason Christensen flies out to the left fielder. Aurelio McCarver singles in front of the center fielder. Bob Zmich walks. Tommy Wall doubles to left field. Aurelio McCarver scores. Bob Zmich uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pedro Stein singles to right field. Tommy Wall scores. Jack Volz flies out to the left fielder. Eric Deer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Yoshihiro Takayanagi grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Arthur Curry is pinch hitting for Harry Beecher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Arthur Curry walks. Willie McCovey singles to center field. Arthur Curry advances to third on the hit. Manny DeLion strikes out. Sam Pettis 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. Bernie Melone walks. Amby Dexterous grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Guillermo Montanez pitching. Brian Gerard is pinch hitting for Sam Pettis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brian Gerard singles to left field. Barry Pactwa reached on a fielding error by Lars Jeger. Jason Christensen strikes out. Aurelio McCarver grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Gerard advances to third on the play. Barry Pactwa advances to second on the play. Bob Zmich walks. Tommy Wall singles to left field. Brian Gerard scores. Barry Pactwa scores. Bob Zmich advances to third on the hit. Pedro Stein strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Lance Davis pitching. Lars Jeger lines out to the shortstop. Al A. Bama singles to left field. Steve Hercules Reeves walks. Harry Rowan is pinch running for Steve Hercules Reeves on 1st base. Yoshihiro Takayanagi flies out to the center fielder. Myrddin Wyllt is pinch hitting for Guillermo Montanez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Myrddin Wyllt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Rob Roy MacGregor pitching. Namiko Oguri enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Rowan at C. Jack Volz grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Deer singles to center field. Jim Flowers is pinch hitting for Lance Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Flowers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dennis Reed pitching. Willie McCovey strikes out. Manny DeLion walks. Bernie Melone strikes out. Amby Dexterous flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Barry Pactwa hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jason Christensen flies out to the left fielder. Aurelio McCarver strikes out. Bob Zmich grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Barry Pactwa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lars Jeger grounds out to the third baseman. Al A. Bama grounds out to the third baseman. Namiko Oguri flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 12
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Dave Bronkie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Howie Wachtel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carlos Andrews improves in speed Jim Cianfrocco improves in power_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ross Moss did not respond to coaching in endurance Sonny Liston did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Facundo Bacardi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Elmo Roddukke did not respond to coaching in control Facundo Bacardi improves in 3B