Win: Clyde Olmstead (1-0) Loss: Herb Naulty (0-1)
Save: Bill Elliott (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Hendrix Peralta pitching. Mike Metcalfe singles to center field. Bob McQuaig lines out to the third baseman. Mike Metcalfe is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jesse Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Steve Troy pitching. Phoenix Sandoval triples. Dave Burke flies out to the right fielder. Will Cerutti lines out to the third baseman. Rich Faedo singles to right field. Phoenix Sandoval scores. Robinson Cano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Lou Taylor singles to center field. Mike Wheeler strikes out. Shane Yerkes flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Strawberry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bobby Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Sherrill walks. Billy Madison pops out to the second baseman. Hendrix Peralta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Johnny Gries strikes out. Steve Troy lines out to the shortstop. Mike Metcalfe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval doubles to right field. Dave Burke flies out to the left fielder. Will Cerutti singles to center field. Phoenix Sandoval scores. Rich Faedo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob McQuaig pops out to the catcher. Jesse Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Robinson Cano walks. Bobby Morrison singles to right field. Robinson Cano is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Ken Sherrill grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Morrison advances to second on the play. Billy Madison grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler strikes out. Shane Yerkes flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Strawberry walks. Johnny Gries flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hendrix Peralta flies out to the center fielder. Phoenix Sandoval strikes out. Dave Burke singles to center field. Will Cerutti grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Burke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Villafuerte is pinch hitting for Steve Troy. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Villafuerte doubles to center field. Mike Metcalfe singles to right field. Bob McQuaig pops out to the first baseman. Jesse Schmidt doubles to left field. Mike Villafuerte scores. Lou Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Metcalfe scores. Jesse Schmidt advances to third on the play. Mike Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dave Doty pitching. Rich Faedo walks. Robinson Cano strikes out. Bobby Morrison walks. Ken Sherrill walks. Billy Madison grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Shane Yerkes singles to center field. Darryl Strawberry strikes out. Johnny Gries flies out to the right fielder. Gary Bell is pinch hitting for Dave Doty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gary Bell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Clyde Olmstead pitching. Lou Snyder is pinch hitting for Hendrix Peralta. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lou Snyder singles past the shortstop. Phoenix Sandoval singles to right field. Lou Snyder aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dave Burke flies out to the center fielder. Will Cerutti flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Lou Snyder scores. Rich Faedo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Herb Naulty pitching. Mike Metcalfe singles to left field. Mike Metcalfe steals second. Bob McQuaig strikes out. Jesse Schmidt triples. Mike Metcalfe scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Danilo Cassavetes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Taylor strikes out. Mike Wheeler singles to center field. Jesse Schmidt scores. Shane Yerkes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Robinson Cano strikes out. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Ken Sherrill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Darryl Strawberry flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Gries triples. Bill Nahorodny is pinch hitting for Clyde Olmstead. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Nahorodny strikes out. Mike Metcalfe hits an infield single to the pitcher. Johnny Gries scores. Yoshinori Sardina comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob McQuaig singles to center field. Jesse Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Elliott pitching. Billy Madison singles to left field. Steve Gipson is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Sardina. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Gipson flies out to the center fielder. Phoenix Sandoval singles to center field. Billy Madison advances to third on the hit. Phoenix Sandoval steals second. Dave Burke flies out to the center fielder. Will Cerutti strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Tate improves in arm Pat Pattee improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Lundstedt did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Zernial did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lefty Tate did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bob Anderson improves in arm Ed Judson improves in control Jose Pierce improves in contact_vs_lefty Danny Hamilton did not respond to coaching in control Jack Shields did not respond to coaching in RF