Win: Alex Chapman (5-4) Loss: Don Cuellar (2-8)
Save: Buz Veryzer (34)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Alex Chapman pitching. Bobo Kittridge grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Stu Lis singles to left field. Kenny Sims flies out to the left fielder. Joe Litwhiler grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Don Cuellar pitching. Norm Gick grounds out to the pitcher. Gil Smith singles to right field. Zane Stuart walks. Jake Dempsey walks. Floyd Vandenberg singles to right field. Gil Smith scores. Zane Stuart scores. Jake Dempsey advances to third on the hit. Bill Lumley hits a home run. Jake Dempsey scores. Floyd Vandenberg scores. Bobby Abbott singles to left field. Paul Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Alex Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Ralph Sewell flies out to the left fielder. Carmelo Keenan flies out to the center fielder. Bob Fletcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Norm Gick reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kenny Sims. Gil Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Norm Gick advances to third on the play. Zane Stuart grounds out to the shortstop. Norm Gick scores. Jake Dempsey hits an infield single to the second baseman. Floyd Vandenberg pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Don Cuellar reached on a fielding error by Alex Chapman. Bobo Kittridge grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Don Cuellar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Stu Lis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Lumley walks. Bobby Abbott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Paul Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Kenny Sims singles to right field. Joe Litwhiler strikes out. Ralph Sewell flies out to the right fielder. Carmelo Keenan singles to right field. Kenny Sims advances to third on the hit. Bob Fletcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Alex Chapman singles to left field. Norm Gick strikes out. Gil Smith singles to center field. Alex Chapman advances to third on the hit. Zane Stuart flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Chapman is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Manny Hidalgo strikes out. Don Cuellar flies out to the center fielder. Bobo Kittridge grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jake Dempsey strikes out. Floyd Vandenberg hits a home run. Bill Lumley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Abbott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Stu Lis lines out to the first baseman. Kenny Sims grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Litwhiler lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Paul Hoffman strikes out. Alex Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Norm Gick singles to right field. Gil Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bruce Hernandez is pinch hitting for Ralph Sewell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce Hernandez singles to left field. Carmelo Keenan singles to right field. Bruce Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Bob Fletcher flies out to the right fielder. Manny Hidalgo strikes out. Newt Riesgo is pinch hitting for Don Cuellar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Newt Riesgo singles to left field. Bruce Hernandez scores. Bobo Kittridge grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ben Butler pitching. Zane Stuart strikes out. Jake Dempsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Floyd Vandenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Stu Lis singles to center field. Kenny Sims flies out to the center fielder. Joe Litwhiler is hit by a pitch. Bruce Hernandez hits a home run. Stu Lis scores. Joe Litwhiler scores. Buzzy Kravec comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carmelo Keenan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Fletcher singles to center field. Manny Hidalgo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Lumley flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Abbott grounds out to the third baseman. Wish Karp is pinch hitting for Paul Hoffman. Wish Karp grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Howie Lelivelt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wish Karp at C. Buz Veryzer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hal Westrum is pinch hitting for Ben Butler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hal Westrum grounds out to the shortstop. Bobo Kittridge singles to center field. Stu Lis strikes out. Kenny Sims singles to right field. Bobo Kittridge advances to third on the hit. Joe Litwhiler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Jake Dempsey is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Gedeon did not respond to coaching in endurance Tex Lenhardt did not respond to coaching in control Bill Gedeon did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Hunt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Erik Velazquez improves in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jake Harts improves in arm Patsy Lang improves in speed Johnny Anderson improves in velocity Jumbo Stewart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jumbo Stewart did not respond to coaching in CF