Inning: 1 Pittsburgh
Ed Schmidt pitching.
Kelly Estrada grounds out to the shortstop.
Gil Clements grounds out to the second baseman.
Rick Kosco walks.
Bud Rhoads strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 1 Cincinnati
George Wilson pitching.
Tony Grove flies out to the center fielder.
Yoanis Lopez flies out to the right fielder.
Al Reed grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Pittsburgh
Chris Grunwald singles to right field.
Chris Grunwald steals second.
Ryan Gilbert grounds out to the shortstop.
Sean Lemaster hits a home run.
Chris Grunwald scores.
Earl Bailor strikes out.
George Wilson strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 2 Cincinnati
Jose Smith doubles to left field.
Scottie Wright strikes out.
Frank Schmidt strikes out.
Billy Fulgham lines out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 3 Pittsburgh
Kelly Estrada singles to left field.
Kelly Estrada is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd).
Gil Clements pops out to the second baseman.
Rick Kosco singles to center field.
Bud Rhoads is hit by a pitch.
Chris Grunwald flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 3 Cincinnati
Dennis Hyers hits a home run.
Ed Schmidt flies out to the center fielder.
Tony Grove hits a home run.
Yoanis Lopez singles to left field.
Al Reed grounds out to the third baseman.
Yoanis Lopez advances to second on the play.
Jose Smith pops out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Pittsburgh
Ryan Gilbert singles past the second baseman.
Sean Lemaster strikes out.
Earl Bailor grounds into a force play to the second baseman.
Ryan Gilbert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag.
George Wilson grounds into a force play to the shortstop.
Earl Bailor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 4 Cincinnati
Scottie Wright walks.
Scottie Wright steals second.
Frank Schmidt flies out to the right fielder.
Billy Fulgham flies out to the right fielder.
Dennis Hyers singles to left field.
Scottie Wright scores.
Ed Schmidt strikes out.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 5 Pittsburgh
Kelly Estrada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Gil Clements grounds out to the second baseman.
Rick Kosco grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 5 Cincinnati
Tony Grove singles to left field.
Yoanis Lopez flies out to the left fielder.
Al Reed doubles to center field.
Tony Grove uses his aggressiveness and scores.
Jose Smith strikes out.
Scottie Wright singles to center field.
Al Reed scores.
Fred Beers comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Scottie Wright is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd).
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 6 Pittsburgh
Bud Rhoads grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted).
Chris Grunwald grounds out to the second baseman.
Ryan Gilbert grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single!
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 6 Cincinnati
Frank Schmidt strikes out.
Billy Fulgham strikes out.
Dennis Hyers strikes out.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Pittsburgh
Shannon Carter is pinch hitting for Sean Lemaster.
Shannon Carter hits a home run.
Earl Bailor pops out to the first baseman.
Bob Manuel is pinch hitting for Fred Beers. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons.
Bob Manuel strikes out.
Kelly Estrada flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 7 Cincinnati
Yutaka Okamura pitching.
Red Wilson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shannon Carter at 2B.
Ed Schmidt strikes out.
Tony Grove triples.
Tony Grove gets picked off third.
Yoanis Lopez walks.
Al Reed walks.
Jose Smith flies out to the right fielder.
Runners left on base: 2

Inning: 8 Pittsburgh
Gil Clements singles to right field.
Gil Clements steals second.
Guy Onis 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.
Rick Kosco grounds out to the third baseman.
Bud Rhoads singles to left field.
Gil Clements scores.
Chris Grunwald flies out to the left fielder.
Bud Rhoads steals second.
Ryan Gilbert grounds out to the second baseman.
Runners left on base: 1

Inning: 8 Cincinnati
Scottie Wright grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single!
Frank Schmidt flies out to the left fielder.
Billy Fulgham grounds out to the shortstop.
Runners left on base: 0

Inning: 9 Pittsburgh
Shannon Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch.
Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule.
Jim Santana is pinch hitting for Red Wilson.
Jim Santana strikes out.
Earl Bailor flies out to the center fielder.
Gary Bird is pinch hitting for Yutaka Okamura. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat.
Gary Bird flies out to the left fielder.
Runners left on base: 0
Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5