Win: Joe Nordbrook (2-7) Loss: Blake Lehew (1-10)
Save: Tommy Braxton (17)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Blake Lehew pitching. Fred King grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Gonzales singles to center field. Mike Quinn doubles to center field. Tom Gonzales uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Sloan grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Quinn advances to third on the play. Lou Crawford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Nordbrook pitching. Oscar Ujdur pops out to the first baseman. Pat Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Bud McAfee doubles past the left fielder. Jack Goolsby grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Mercker walks. Spider Brown singles to left field. Tim Mercker advances to third on the hit. Terry Valentine singles to center field. Tim Mercker scores. Spider Brown advances to third on the hit. Joe Nordbrook singles to left field. Spider Brown scores. Terry Valentine advances to third on the hit. Pop Willis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Nordbrook is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Fred King walks. Tom Gonzales walks. Mike Quinn walks. Terry Valentine scores. Bob Sloan singles to center field. Fred King scores. Tom Gonzales scores. Mike Quinn advances to third on the hit. Lou Crawford grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich singles to right field. Donal Perez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Junior Milosevich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Durning strikes out. Derrin Pickering flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Gordon Baker 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. Tim Mercker grounds out to the third baseman. Spider Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Valentine singles to right field. Joe Nordbrook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Gordon Baker strikes out. Oscar Ujdur flies out to the center fielder. Pat Springer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Fred King grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Gonzales singles to right field. Mike Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Bob Sloan singles to left field. Tom Gonzales advances to third on the hit. Lou Crawford pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bud McAfee singles to right field. Jack Goolsby strikes out. Junior Milosevich flies out to the left fielder. Donal Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tim Mercker grounds out to the second baseman. Spider Brown strikes out. Terry Valentine singles to right field. Joe Nordbrook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dick Durning singles to center field. Derrin Pickering strikes out. Gordon Baker fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Gordon Baker strikes out. Oscar Ujdur grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Fred King walks. Tom Gonzales grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fred King advances to second on the play. Mike Quinn singles to center field. Fred King scores. Bob Sloan singles to right field. Lou Crawford singles to center field. Mike Quinn scores. Bob Sloan advances to third on the hit. Patsy Archie 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. Tim Mercker grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Sloan scores. Lou Crawford advances to second on the play. Spider Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Pat Springer pops out to the shortstop. Bud McAfee singles to center field. Jack Goolsby grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bud McAfee advances to second on the play. Junior Milosevich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Terry Valentine walks. Terry Valentine is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Nordbrook strikes out. Fred King singles to right field. Fred King is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Donal Perez walks. Dick Durning singles to left field. Derrin Pickering grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Durning is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Patsy Archie grounds out to the third baseman. Donal Perez scores. Derrin Pickering advances to second on the play. Oscar Ujdur walks. Pat Springer singles to center field. Derrin Pickering scores. Oscar Ujdur advances to third on the hit. Bud McAfee hits a home run. Oscar Ujdur scores. Pat Springer scores. Don Richardson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Goolsby grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tom Gonzales grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Sloan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Donal Perez strikes out. Dick Durning reached on a fielding error by Fred King. Derrin Pickering doubles to right field. Dick Durning uses his aggressiveness and scores. Patsy Archie pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Lou Crawford pops out to the third baseman. Tim Mercker strikes out. Spider Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Alex Romero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred King at 3B. Tommy Braxton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Oscar Ujdur flies out to the center fielder. Pat Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Bud McAfee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vida Tebeau improves in speed George Fishburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Fishburn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Koosman improves in contact_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Dugas improves in range Matt Borders improves in velocity Frank Sallee improves in speed Jack Lumpe improves in velocity Brian Niehaus did not respond to coaching in C