Win: Harmon Koskie (3-2) Loss: George Seguignol (7-3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Harmon Koskie pitching. Al Schoeneweis singles to left field. Marv Gionfriddo singles to left field. Al Schoeneweis advances to third on the hit. Marv Gionfriddo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bronson Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Daniels grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Seguignol pitching. Ron Susko grounds out to the second baseman. Merv Ruffin reached on a fielding error by Mitch Germino. Jumbo Walker flies out to the center fielder. Darrell LaRose pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Les Durham strikes out. Mitch Germino singles to right field. David Bolling pops out to the second baseman. Mitch Germino steals second. Augie Levine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols singles in front of the center fielder. Shane Taveras grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Guillermo Nichols is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Kelly walks. George Pruess grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gene Kelly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harmon Koskie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati George Seguignol flies out to the right fielder. Al Schoeneweis flies out to the center fielder. Marv Gionfriddo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ron Susko walks. Merv Ruffin hits a home run. Ron Susko scores. Jumbo Walker doubles to center field. Darrell LaRose grounds out to the shortstop. Guillermo Nichols walks. Shane Taveras walks. Gene Kelly pops out to the first baseman. George Pruess walks. Jumbo Walker scores. Harmon Koskie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bronson Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Daniels strikes out. Les Durham flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ron Susko flies out to the right fielder. Merv Ruffin singles in front of the right fielder. Jumbo Walker lines out to the third baseman. Darrell LaRose flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mitch Germino flies out to the center fielder. David Bolling singles to right field. Augie Levine flies out to the right fielder. George Seguignol grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols singles to center field. Shane Taveras doubles to center field. Guillermo Nichols scores. Gene Kelly flies out to the right fielder. George Pruess strikes out. Harmon Koskie singles to center field. Shane Taveras scores. John Noren comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Susko walks. Merv Ruffin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Al Schoeneweis flies out to the right fielder. Marv Gionfriddo doubles to left field. Bronson Stone grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Marv Gionfriddo is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jumbo Walker hits a home run. Darrell LaRose flies out to the left fielder. Guillermo Nichols singles to right field. Bob Chism comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shane Taveras doubles to right field. Gene Kelly triples. Guillermo Nichols scores. Shane Taveras scores. George Pruess singles to center field. Gene Kelly scores. Jimmy Fischer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harmon Koskie lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Susko pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Pat Daniels grounds out to the pitcher. Les Durham walks. Juan DiSarcina comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Mitch Germino walks. David Bolling strikes out. Augie Levine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Merv Ruffin flies out to the center fielder. Jumbo Walker singles to left field. Erv Foster is pinch hitting for Darrell LaRose. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Erv Foster hits a home run. Jumbo Walker scores. Paul Block comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Guillermo Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Taveras singles past the third baseman. Bryan Grieve is pinch hitting for Gene Kelly. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bryan Grieve singles to left field. George Pruess flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Paul Block flies out to the center fielder. Al Schoeneweis triples. Marv Gionfriddo pops out to the second baseman. Bronson Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Juan DiSarcina singles to left field. Jim Bare is pinch hitting for Ron Susko. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bare grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Pat Daniels pops out to the shortstop. Les Durham singles to right field. Jack Egan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mitch Germino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Durham advances to second on the play. David Bolling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 12
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doug Burke did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Gordon did not respond to coaching in velocity George Hood improves in range Ralph Sanders did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brook Grove improves in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Horan did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Rogodzinski did not respond to coaching in speed Denver Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Murray did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paul Conlan did not respond to coaching in SS