Win: Mike Eisenhart (7-4) Loss: Walt Covington (6-7)
Save: Manny Smith (19)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ted Willis pitching. Paul Grove flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Porter flies out to the right fielder. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Art Young pitching. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brent Neale singles to center field. Mike Zachary flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Walt Ventura doubles to left field. George Schorr flies out to the center fielder. Terry Bruner pops out to the second baseman. Cliff Tompkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Wine pops out to the third baseman. Dominic Guillen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dominic Guillen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Herman Claset strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Willie Dusak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Young singles to right field. Paul Grove grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Art Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kevin Porter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Grove is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Alan Olson strikes out. Ted Willis strikes out. Jeffrey Gerken walks. Bill Bauer grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Darryl Griffey grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Ventura grounds out to the shortstop. George Schorr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Brent Neale strikes out. Mike Zachary flies out to the center fielder. Mike Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Terry Bruner grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Tompkins pops out to the third baseman. Willie Dusak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Claset flies out to the right fielder. Alan Olson walks. Ted Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Art Young strikes out. Paul Grove flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Kevin Porter hits a home run. Darryl Griffey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken singles to right field. Bill Bauer strikes out. Brent Neale walks. Mike Zachary reached on a 2-base fielding error by Walt Ventura. Jeffrey Gerken scores. Mike Wine grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Neale scores. Mike Zachary advances to third on the play. Dominic Guillen walks. Herman Claset singles to left field. Mike Zachary scores. Alan Olson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Walt Ventura hits an infield single to the shortstop. George Schorr flies out to the center fielder. Terry Bruner strikes out. Cliff Tompkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ted Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Jeffrey Gerken lines out to the first baseman. Bill Bauer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Willie Dusak grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Hamlin is pinch hitting for Art Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ralph Hamlin singles to center field. Ralph Hamlin steals second. Paul Grove grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Porter walks. Frank Lobert 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. Darryl Griffey singles to center field. Ralph Hamlin scores. Kevin Porter advances to third on the hit. Walt Ventura grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Mike Eisenhart pitching. Brent Neale flies out to the center fielder. Mike Zachary walks. Mike Wine pops out to the shortstop. Dominic Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Walt Covington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Schorr doubles to right field. Terry Bruner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Brent Neale. George Schorr scores. Cliff Tompkins strikes out. Willie Dusak singles to center field. Terry Bruner scores. Virgil French is pinch hitting for Mike Eisenhart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Virgil French flies out to the left fielder. Paul Grove grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie Dusak is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Manny Smith pitching. Herman Claset grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Olson grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Shevlin is pinch hitting for Walt Covington. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Scott Shevlin walks. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leron Thon improves in arm Bob Welch improves in arm Hank Vitiello improves in contact_vs_righty Hank Vitiello did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Randy Wiley did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Hale did not respond to coaching in endurance Lew Gleaton improves in power_vs_righty Billy Roberts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Bargar did not respond to coaching in control Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B