Win: John Smiley (16-2) Loss: Rick Reuschel (6-14)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Rick Reuschel pitching. Happy Hutton walks. Mac Falls walks. Ron Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Happy Hutton advances to third on the play. Mac Falls advances to second on the play. Erik Clark grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Happy Hutton scores. Mac Falls advances to third on the play. Johan Castino grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh John Smiley pitching. Sid Bream grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Holtzman walks. Pete Holtzman steals second. RJ Reynolds singles to left field. Pete Holtzman scores. Junior Ortiz singles to center field. RJ Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. RJ Reynolds scores. Junior Ortiz advances to second. Omar Moreno singles to center field. Junior Ortiz scores. John Vail flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Held flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mudcat Sebra flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Aylward strikes out. Bris Jorgensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tim Foli doubles to center field. Rick Reuschel lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Tim Foli is thrown out at third. Sid Bream singles to center field. Pete Holtzman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati John Smiley flies out to the center fielder. Happy Hutton flies out to the center fielder. Mac Falls singles to center field. Ron Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds singles to center field. Junior Ortiz strikes out. Omar Moreno grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Erik Clark flies out to the center fielder. Johan Castino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mudcat Sebra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh John Vail grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Held singles to center field. Tim Foli grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Chuck Aylward grounds out to the pitcher. Bris Jorgensen doubles to left field. John Smiley strikes out. Happy Hutton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rick Reuschel flies out to the left fielder. Sid Bream flies out to the center fielder. Pete Holtzman walks. Pete Holtzman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mac Falls singles to center field. Ron Walker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Erik Clark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Omar Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Johan Castino singles to center field. Mudcat Sebra flies out to the left fielder. Johan Castino steals second. Chuck Aylward flies out to the right fielder. Bris Jorgensen doubles to center field. Johan Castino scores. John Smiley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh John Vail strikes out. Dutch Held flies out to the left fielder. Tim Foli grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Happy Hutton walks. Mac Falls walks. Bob Kipper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ron Walker doubles to center field. Happy Hutton scores. Mac Falls uses his aggressiveness and scores. Erik Clark strikes out. Johan Castino flies out to the center fielder. Mudcat Sebra pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bob Kipper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sid Bream singles past the second baseman. Pete Holtzman grounds out to the pitcher. Sid Bream advances to second on the play. RJ Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Chuck Aylward doubles to right field. Bris Jorgensen strikes out. Alan Ashby is pinch hitting for John Smiley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alan Ashby singles to left field. Happy Hutton doubles to left field. Chuck Aylward scores. Mac Falls walks. Ron Walker walks. Alan Ashby scores. Tim Wakefield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Erik Clark singles to center field. Happy Hutton scores. Mac Falls scores. Johan Castino grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kevin Mmahat pitching. Jason Kendall is pinch hitting for Junior Ortiz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jason Kendall grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Kelliher is pinch hitting for Omar Moreno. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Emil Kelliher singles to left field. Gil Mahady is pinch hitting for John Vail. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gil Mahady singles to center field. Emil Kelliher advances to third on the hit. Max Case is pinch hitting for Dutch Held. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Max Case strikes out. Tim Foli strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Tarbert did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Tarbert did not respond to coaching in arm Jay Easterday improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Kommers improves in contact_vs_righty Juan Arroz did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gary Green improves in arm Carlos Ardoin did not respond to coaching in range Ed Breeding improves in power_vs_righty Al Oliver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in 3B