Win: Sherman Chappell (3-6) Loss: Keith Pote (4-4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Keith Pote pitching. Glen Close grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Blue strikes out. Alvin Thornton walks. Bud Sweeney hits a home run. Alvin Thornton scores. John Heath strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Sherman Chappell pitching. Jim Maddox grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Kevin Verbanic singles to right field. Gabe Melendez strikes out. Mike Stoneham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bruce Candaele flies out to the right fielder. Jim Meacham singles to right field. Jim Meacham steals second. George Hardy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Meacham advances to third on the play. Sherman Chappell singles to right field. Jim Meacham scores. Glen Close grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sherman Chappell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Aiden Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Jim Greer lines out to the second baseman. Fritz Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Sammy Blue hits a home run. Alvin Thornton flies out to the left fielder. Bud Sweeney hits a home run. John Heath walks. John Heath steals second. Bruce Candaele grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Meacham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Henry Okrie hits an infield single to the third baseman. Keith Pote lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Henry Okrie forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Maddox singles to right field. Kevin Verbanic walks. Gabe Melendez pops out to the shortstop. Mike Stoneham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati George Hardy grounds out to the shortstop. Sherman Chappell flies out to the center fielder. Glen Close strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Aiden Garcia doubles to left field. Jim Greer grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Mullen strikes out. Henry Okrie walks. Keith Pote singles past the third baseman. Aiden Garcia scores. Henry Okrie aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jim Maddox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Sammy Blue reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gabe Melendez. Alvin Thornton singles to left field. Sammy Blue scores. Bud Sweeney singles to right field. John Heath singles to center field. Alvin Thornton scores. Bud Sweeney advances to third on the hit. Bruce Candaele walks. Jim Meacham grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Sweeney scores. John Heath advances to third on the play. Bruce Candaele advances to second on the play. George Hardy strikes out. Sherman Chappell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kevin Verbanic strikes out. Gabe Melendez pops out to the first baseman. Mike Stoneham walks. Aiden Garcia walks. Jim Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Glen Close strikes out. Sammy Blue flies out to the center fielder. Alvin Thornton singles to center field. Bud Sweeney grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Alvin Thornton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Fritz Mullen grounds out to the pitcher. Henry Okrie singles to right field. Otie Zinn is pinch hitting for Keith Pote. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Otie Zinn grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Okrie advances to second on the play. Jim Maddox pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Cliff Baker pitching. John Heath singles to right field. John Heath steals second. Bruce Candaele grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Meacham singles to center field. John Heath scores. Jim Meacham steals second. George Hardy walks. Sherman Chappell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Glen Close singles past the shortstop. Jim Meacham scores. George Hardy scores. Sammy Blue singles to left field. Glen Close advances to third on the hit. Alvin Thornton hits a home run. Glen Close scores. Sammy Blue scores. Bud Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kevin Verbanic flies out to the left fielder. Gabe Melendez hits a home run. Mike Stoneham grounds out to the third baseman. Aiden Garcia singles to center field. Jim Greer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati John Heath walks. Bruce Candaele grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jim Meacham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Fritz Mullen reached on a fielding error by George Hardy. Fritz Mullen steals second. Henry Okrie grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Beck is pinch hitting for Cliff Baker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bob Beck doubles to center field. Fritz Mullen scores. Jim Maddox strikes out. Kevin Verbanic flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bob Rowe pitching. George Hardy strikes out. Sherman Chappell strikes out. Glen Close reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Greer. Cliff Niemiec is pinch hitting for Sammy Blue. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cliff Niemiec hits an infield single to the third baseman. Alvin Thornton lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Gabe Melendez doubles to center field. Mike Stoneham strikes out. Aiden Garcia walks. Jim Greer grounds out to the third baseman. Gabe Melendez advances to third on the play. Aiden Garcia advances to second on the play. Fritz Mullen hits a home run. Gabe Melendez scores. Aiden Garcia scores. Henry Okrie singles to center field. Ed Williams is pinch hitting for Bob Rowe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Williams lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Gabe Melendez (8), Aiden Garcia (6), Bob Beck (1).HR - Gabe Melendez (3), Fritz Mullen (2). Baserunning: SB - Fritz Mullen (7). Fielding: E - Gabe Melendez, Jim Greer.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Tudor improves in speed Ed Farnsworth did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Lee improves in power_vs_righty Tom Stevens did not respond to coaching in speed Al Tudor did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Buddy Hardy did not respond to coaching in control Joe Alston improves in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Faul did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry Poland did not respond to coaching in speed