Win: Steve Flick (11-7) Loss: Don Richardson (6-6)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Joe Moeller pitching. Fred King flies out to the right fielder. Mike Quinn walks. Bob Sloan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Quinn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lou Crawford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Frank Hearn pitching. Bud McAfee flies out to the left fielder. Pat Springer triples. Donal Perez walks. Junior Milosevich walks. Bill Henley singles to left field. Pat Springer scores. Donal Perez scores. Junior Milosevich is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Oscar Ujdur strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Mercker flies out to the center fielder. Spider Brown reached on a 2-base throwing error by Junior Milosevich. Terry Valentine strikes out. Frank Rath grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tricky Childress grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Doakes grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Moeller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Frank Hearn singles to right field. Fred King singles past the third baseman. Frank Hearn advances to third on the hit. Mike Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Hearn scores. Bob Sloan walks. Lou Crawford singles to left field. Fred King scores. Bob Sloan advances to third on the hit. Tim Mercker strikes out. Spider Brown hits a home run. Bob Sloan scores. Lou Crawford scores. Kirk Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Valentine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bud McAfee grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Donal Perez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Frank Rath grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Hearn strikes out. Fred King strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich strikes out. Bill Henley singles to right field. Oscar Ujdur flies out to the left fielder. Tricky Childress grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Henley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Mike Quinn walks. Bob Sloan grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Lou Crawford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Doakes walks. Kirk Adams lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Joe Doakes forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bud McAfee singles to left field. Kirk Adams advances to third on the hit. Pat Springer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Kirk Adams scores. Donal Perez singles to left field. Doug Sukla comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Junior Milosevich hits a home run. Bud McAfee scores. Donal Perez scores. Bill Henley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tim Mercker pops out to the third baseman. Spider Brown flies out to the center fielder. Terry Valentine singles to center field. Frank Rath strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Oscar Ujdur flies out to the right fielder. Tricky Childress hits a home run. Jim Hoover comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Doakes singles to left field. Kirk Adams lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bud McAfee singles to center field. Joe Doakes scores. Pat Springer singles to right field. Bud McAfee advances to third on the hit. Donal Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Oscar Peters is pinch hitting for Jim Hoover. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Oscar Peters strikes out. Fred King grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Quinn bunts for a base hit. Bob Sloan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tommy Braxton pitching. Junior Milosevich flies out to the center fielder. Bill Henley strikes out. Oscar Ujdur flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lou Crawford singles to left field. Tim Mercker singles to right field. Spider Brown singles to left field. Lou Crawford scores. Tim Mercker advances to third on the hit. Terry Valentine singles to left field. Tim Mercker scores. Spider Brown advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Pop Willis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Rath flies out to the right fielder. The defense is playing the corners in. Eddie Callahan is pinch hitting for Tommy Braxton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eddie Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Spider Brown is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Don Richardson pitching. Tricky Childress strikes out. Joe Doakes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pop Willis singles to left field. Bud McAfee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Fred King singles to left field. Mike Quinn pops out to the second baseman. Bob Sloan walks. Steve Flick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Lou Crawford walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Tim Mercker walks. Fred King scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Spider Brown grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Bob Sloan is out at home. Terry Valentine pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pat Springer hits a home run. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Jim Hoover is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Miller improves in contact_vs_righty Ezra Morris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Fishburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ezra Morris improves in range
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Shetrone did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Shetrone improves in contact_vs_lefty Frank Sallee improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Lumpe did not respond to coaching in control Brian Niehaus did not respond to coaching in C