Win: Charlie Kahoe (4-5) Loss: Cowboy Hernandez (5-4)
Save: Jim Genewich (13)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Charlie Kahoe pitching. Paul Grove walks. Kevin Porter grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tom Shoffner walks. Virgil French strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Cowboy Hernandez pitching. Jeffrey Gerken walks. Bill Bauer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Brent Neale singles to right field. Brent Neale steals second. Mike Zachary walks. Mike Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ralph Hamlin singles to right field. Ralph Hamlin steals second. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Hamlin advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Walt Ventura doubles past the third baseman. Ralph Hamlin scores. Doug Jordan strikes out. Cowboy Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen singles to right field. Dominic Guillen steals second. Doug Holloman doubles to right field. Dominic Guillen scores. Alan Olson strikes out. Charlie Kahoe singles to left field. Doug Holloman is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Jeffrey Gerken singles past the second baseman. Bill Bauer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Paul Grove flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Porter singles to right field. Tom Shoffner strikes out. Kevin Porter steals second. Virgil French grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Brent Neale grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Zachary grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ralph Hamlin flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Ventura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen singles to left field. Dominic Guillen steals second. Doug Holloman grounds out to the pitcher. Alan Olson grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Kahoe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Doug Jordan singles to center field. Cowboy Hernandez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Grove strikes out. Kevin Porter grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken singles in front of the left fielder. Bill Bauer hits a home run. Jeffrey Gerken scores. Brent Neale grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Zachary singles to center field. Aurelio Borbon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Wine strikes out. Dominic Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Shoffner flies out to the center fielder. Virgil French grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Hamlin walks. Darryl Griffey singles to center field. Ralph Hamlin advances to third on the hit. Darryl Griffey steals second. Walt Ventura strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Doug Holloman strikes out. Alan Olson walks. Scott Shevlin is pinch hitting for Charlie Kahoe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Scott Shevlin singles to center field. Alan Olson advances to third on the hit. Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Alan Olson scores. Bill Bauer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Al Masterson pitching. George Schorr is pinch hitting for Doug Jordan. George Schorr flies out to the left fielder. Harold Gubanich is pinch hitting for Aurelio Borbon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harold Gubanich grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paul Grove grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Mike Eisenhart pitching. Cliff Tompkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Schorr at C. Brent Neale walks. Mike Zachary singles to center field. Brent Neale advances to third on the hit. Mike Wine grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Brent Neale scores. Dominic Guillen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Kevin Porter flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shoffner singles to right field. Tom Shoffner steals second. Virgil French singles to left field. Tom Shoffner scores. Ralph Hamlin flies out to the right fielder. Darryl Griffey hits a home run. Virgil French scores. Walt Covington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Ventura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Doug Holloman flies out to the right fielder. Alan Olson singles to center field. Shingo Okaji is pinch hitting for Walt Covington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Shingo Okaji grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Genewich pitching. Cliff Tompkins singles past the second baseman. Ed Nixon is pinch hitting for Mike Eisenhart. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Tompkins advances to second on the play. Paul Grove walks. Kevin Porter strikes out. Tom Shoffner walks. Virgil French pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Jim Genewich is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Patterson improves in arm Joe Carman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leron Thon improves in power_vs_righty Terry Bruner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Leron Thon did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Bell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Pavano improves in power_vs_righty Lew Gleaton improves in range Billy Roberts did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B