Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Benny Ferrarese pitching. Billy Mitchell strikes out. Vince Van Poppel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Knight singles to right field. Nate Rhoden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Whip Chatterly pitching. Hideki Kono strikes out. Kazuaki Hirose flies out to the right fielder. Seiichi Uchiyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Taku Nakatani grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Cross walks. Benny Cruz singles to left field. Greg Cross advances to third on the hit. Steve Gaedel flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Greg Cross scores. Whip Chatterly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tetsuo Minami triples. Yuzo Sanada grounds out to the shortstop. Tetsuo Minami scores. Marty John flies out to the right fielder. John Carter pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Billy Mitchell pops out to the first baseman. Vince Van Poppel singles to right field. Steve Knight grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vince Van Poppel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Knight is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Sam Speer flies out to the left fielder. Benny Ferrarese strikes out. Hideki Kono strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Nate Rhoden strikes out. Taku Nakatani flies out to the center fielder. Greg Cross singles to center field. Benny Cruz singles to center field. Steve Gaedel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Kazuaki Hirose flies out to the center fielder. Seiichi Uchiyama walks. Tetsuo Minami singles to left field. Yuzo Sanada flies out to the right fielder. Marty John strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Whip Chatterly pops out to the first baseman. Billy Mitchell strikes out. Vince Van Poppel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati John Carter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Sam Speer hits an infield single to the third baseman. Benny Ferrarese 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 pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Steve Knight grounds out to the pitcher. Nate Rhoden hits a home run. Taku Nakatani triples. Greg Cross singles to right field. Taku Nakatani scores. Greg Cross steals second. Benny Cruz doubles to right field. Greg Cross scores. Steve Gaedel grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Cruz advances to third on the play. Leon Charles 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. Whip Chatterly pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Kazuaki Hirose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Seiichi Uchiyama grounds out to the second baseman. Tetsuo Minami strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Billy Mitchell strikes out. Vince Van Poppel doubles to center field. Steve Knight flies out to the right fielder. Nate Rhoden singles to center field. Vince Van Poppel scores. John Fairly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Taku Nakatani pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Yuzo Sanada strikes out. Marty John triples. John Carter strikes out. Sam Speer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Greg Cross grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Cruz strikes out. Steve Gaedel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tanyon Wagner is pinch hitting for John Fairly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tanyon Wagner strikes out. Hideki Kono grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuaki Hirose flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jimmy Harrell pitching. Whip Chatterly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Mitchell strikes out. Vince Van Poppel singles to left field. Steve Knight flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Seiichi Uchiyama strikes out. Tetsuo Minami strikes out. Yuzo Sanada grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rudy Pettit did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Cobe Lindemann did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Kerrigan did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Kerrigan improves in power_vs_righty Jack Ebright improves in range Boardwalk Foreman did not respond to coaching in speed
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jody Zosky did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Will Mack did not respond to coaching in speed Josh Winford did not respond to coaching in velocity Makoto Sugiyama did not respond to coaching in range Lefty Stouch improves in power_vs_righty Makoto Sugiyama did not respond to coaching in range Bob DeCinces did not respond to coaching in C