Win: Mike Thompson (6-4) Loss: Kid Alou (8-2)
Save: Bill Elliott (19)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Kid Alou pitching. Mike Metcalfe singles to left field. Bob McQuaig strikes out. Jesse Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Lou Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Thompson pitching. Phoenix Sandoval strikes out. Dave Burke singles to right 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. Rich Faedo singles to left field. Will Cerutti advances to third on the hit. Robinson Cano singles to center field. Will Cerutti scores. Rich Faedo advances to third on the hit. Bobby Morrison singles to left field. Rich Faedo scores. Robinson Cano is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler pops out to the shortstop. Darryl Strawberry grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Villafuerte strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ken Sherrill grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Madison lines out to the second baseman. Kid Alou grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Johnny Gries strikes out. Mike Thompson singles to right field. Mike Metcalfe singles to right field. Bob McQuaig grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval strikes out. Dave Burke strikes out. Will Cerutti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt singles to left field. Lou Taylor singles to center field. Jesse Schmidt advances to third on the hit. Mike Wheeler walks. Darryl Strawberry flies out to the right fielder. Mike Villafuerte strikes out. Johnny Gries walks. Jesse Schmidt scores. Mike Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rich Faedo flies out to the right fielder. Robinson Cano pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Morrison singles to center field. Ken Sherrill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Metcalfe singles to right field. Bob McQuaig strikes out. Jesse Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Lou Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Billy Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Alou strikes out. Phoenix Sandoval bunts for a base hit. Dave Burke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Wheeler singles to left field. Mike Wheeler steals second. Darryl Strawberry is hit by a pitch. Mike Villafuerte strikes out. Johnny Gries walks. Mike Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Wheeler scores. Darryl Strawberry advances to third on the play. Johnny Gries advances to second on the play. Mike Metcalfe singles to right field. Darryl Strawberry scores. Johnny Gries scores. Herb Naulty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob McQuaig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Will Cerutti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Faedo pops out to the first baseman. Robinson Cano singles past the shortstop. Bobby Morrison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Robinson Cano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt singles to left field. Lou Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Mike Wheeler walks. Darryl Strawberry grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Schmidt advances to third on the play. Mike Wheeler advances to second on the play. Mike Villafuerte walks. Danilo Cassavetes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Gries flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ken Sherrill pops out to the shortstop. Billy Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Snyder is pinch hitting for Danilo Cassavetes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lou Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Yoshinori Sardina pitching. Mike Thompson strikes out. Mike Metcalfe flies out to the left fielder. Bob McQuaig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Burke singles to center field. Will Cerutti flies out to the center fielder. Bill Elliott 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. Rich Faedo walks. Robinson Cano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jesse Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Wheeler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Shane Yerkes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Villafuerte at LF. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Sherrill strikes out. Billy Madison flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Martin did not respond to coaching in control Bugs Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryan Dakota did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy McCabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Lefty Tate improves in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bob Anderson did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Judson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Codiroli did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Corbin improves in arm Jack Shields improves in RF