Win: Cowboy Hernandez (9-8) Loss: Charlie Kahoe (7-10)
Save: Manny Smith (15)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Cowboy Hernandez pitching. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bauer grounds out to the second baseman. Brent Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Charlie Kahoe pitching. Paul Grove singles to left field. Kevin Porter grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tom Shoffner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Zachary grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Wine grounds out to the third baseman. Dominic Guillen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Virgil French singles to right field. Darryl Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Terry Bruner flies out to the center fielder. Doug Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doug Holloman lines out to the first baseman. Alan Olson is hit by a pitch. Charlie Kahoe fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charlie Kahoe grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ed Nixon strikes out. Cowboy Hernandez walks. Paul Grove hits a home run. Cowboy Hernandez scores. Kevin Porter singles to left field. Tom Shoffner singles to right field. Virgil French pops out to the shortstop. Darryl Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bauer strikes out. Brent Neale grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Terry Bruner strikes out. Doug Jordan strikes out. Ed Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Zachary walks. Mike Wine lines out to the shortstop. Dominic Guillen flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Doug Holloman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Cowboy Hernandez pops out to the second baseman. Paul Grove grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Porter singles to center field. Tom Shoffner doubles past the center fielder. Kevin Porter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Virgil French grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Alan Olson strikes out. Charlie Kahoe grounds out to the second baseman. Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Darryl Griffey walks. Terry Bruner grounds out to the second baseman. Darryl Griffey advances to second on the play. Doug Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Ed Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Harold Gubanich enters the game as a defensive replacement for Terry Bruner at 1B. Bill Bauer singles to center field. Brent Neale strikes out. Mike Zachary singles to left field. Bill Bauer advances to third on the hit. Mike Wine grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Zachary advances to second on the play. Dominic Guillen lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Steve Graves 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. Cowboy Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Grove pops out to the shortstop. Kevin Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Doug Holloman strikes out. Alan Olson grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Shevlin is pinch hitting for Steve Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Scott Shevlin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cowboy Hernandez. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Frank Lobert pitching. Tom Shoffner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Virgil French strikes out. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Manny Smith 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. Bill Bauer pops out to the second baseman. Brent Neale walks. Mike Zachary flies out to the center fielder. Mike Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Bill Bauer is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in arm Al Bargar did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Pavano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Pavano improves in speed Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Welch improves in power_vs_righty Leron Thon improves in contact_vs_righty Fred McGinn did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Carman improves in arm Randy Wiley did not respond to coaching in 2B