Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mike Arnold pitching. Hideki Kono pops out to the shortstop. Tetsuo Minami grounds out to the shortstop. Yuzo Sanada strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Jackson pitching. Billy Mitchell singles to right field. Vince Van Poppel flies out to the right fielder. Billy Mitchell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eddie Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tanyon Wagner pops out to the first baseman. David Pita pops out to the catcher. Sam Speer doubles to center field. Frank Carden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve Knight doubles to right field. Nate Rhoden grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Knight advances to third on the play. Greg Cross flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Knight scores. Benny Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Chris Bradley walks. George Jackson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hideki Kono singles to center field. Chris Bradley scores. Tetsuo Minami strikes out. Hideki Kono steals second. Yuzo Sanada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Steve Gaedel strikes out. Mike Arnold singles to left field. Billy Mitchell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Arnold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vince Van Poppel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Mitchell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tanyon Wagner grounds out to the pitcher. David Pita singles to right field. Sam Speer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. David Pita is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Carden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Eddie Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Knight walks. Nate Rhoden singles to right field. Greg Cross grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Knight advances to third on the play. Nate Rhoden advances to second on the play. Benny Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Chris Bradley doubles to center field. George Jackson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hideki Kono pops out to the second baseman. Tetsuo Minami grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Steve Gaedel singles to right field. Mike Arnold lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Steve Gaedel forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Mitchell walks. Vince Van Poppel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Mitchell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Yuzo Sanada singles to center field. Tanyon Wagner strikes out. David Pita grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yuzo Sanada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Speer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Steve Knight grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Rhoden strikes out. Greg Cross grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Frank Carden singles to center field. Chris Bradley strikes out. George Jackson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Jackson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Benny Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Steve Gaedel singles in front of the left fielder. Mike Arnold lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Hideki Kono flies out to the center fielder. Tetsuo Minami pops out to the shortstop. Yuzo Sanada singles to right field. Tanyon Wagner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yuzo Sanada is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Vince Van Poppel walks. Eddie Coleman doubles to center field. Vince Van Poppel uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Fairly 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 2nd. Steve Knight singles to right field. Nate Rhoden strikes out. Steve Knight is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Greg Cross grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Reed comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. David Pita flies out to the right fielder. Sam Speer singles to right field. Frank Carden walks. Chris Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Seiichi Uchiyama is pinch hitting for John Fairly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Seiichi Uchiyama singles to right field. Sam Speer scores. Hideki Kono grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Seiichi Uchiyama is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jimmy Harrell pitching. Benny Cruz singles to left field. Benny Cruz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Gaedel strikes out. Mike Kingman is pinch hitting for Bill Reed. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mike Kingman singles to center field. Billy Mitchell singles to center field. Vince Van Poppel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Bill Gerhardt pitching. Tetsuo Minami grounds out to the third baseman. Yuzo Sanada strikes out. Tanyon Wagner walks. David Pita grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Eddie Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Steve Knight strikes out. Nate Rhoden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Sam Speer flies out to the center fielder. Frank Carden reached on a fielding error by Nate Rhoden. Chris Bradley flies out to the right fielder. John Carter is pinch hitting for Jimmy Harrell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Carter doubles to center field. Hideki Kono pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh John Bowman pitching. Greg Cross flies out to the center fielder. Benny Cruz pops out to the first baseman. Steve Gaedel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Cincinnati Tetsuo Minami grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yuzo Sanada grounds out to the shortstop. Tanyon Wagner doubles to center field. David Pita walks. Sam Speer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Bunny Nettles is pinch hitting for Bill Gerhardt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bunny Nettles flies out to the center fielder. Billy Mitchell strikes out. Vince Van Poppel hits a home run. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 13 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Max Crotty did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alvin Wells did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alvin Wells did not respond to coaching in arm John Bridwell improves in contact_vs_righty Sam Browne improves in contact_vs_righty George Moyer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob DeCinces did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Larry Converse improves in contact_vs_lefty Buddy George did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Keyser improves in power_vs_righty Jesse Henderson improves in power_vs_righty Larry Converse improves in contact_vs_righty Paul Kerrigan did not respond to coaching in range