Win: Carmen Thomas (4-7) Loss: Dennis Neel (6-6)
Save: Chuck Leitner (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dennis Neel pitching. Jim Porter doubles to center field. Raul Jackson lines out to the third baseman. Mike Thomson flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Huelsman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Carmen Thomas pitching. Jim Barnes strikes out. Keith Rivera grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Fluhrer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Don Derrick singles to center field. Don Derrick steals second. Ed Donaldson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Don Derrick advances to third on the play. Henry Townsend singles to left field. Don Derrick scores. Mickey Dyer walks. Carmen Thomas lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Al Romano singles to right field. Wes Redman walks. Roger Schell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Al Romano advances to third on the play. Mike Martinez lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Porter grounds out to the shortstop. Raul Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Thomson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Woody Slayback reached on a fielding error by Jim Porter. Dennis Neel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Keith Rivera flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kevin Huelsman pops out to the first baseman. Don Derrick pops out to the third baseman. Ed Donaldson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bud Fluhrer flies out to the left fielder. Al Romano strikes out. Wes Redman doubles to left field. Roger Schell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Henry Townsend grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Dyer strikes out. Carmen Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Mike Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Woody Slayback doubles to left field. Dennis Neel strikes out. Jim Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Porter grounds out to the shortstop. Raul Jackson walks. Mike Thomson grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Keith Rivera hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bud Fluhrer triples. Keith Rivera scores. Al Romano grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Fluhrer scores. Wes Redman strikes out. Roger Schell singles to left field. Mike Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kevin Huelsman walks. Don Derrick reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Barnes. Ed Donaldson singles to center field. Kevin Huelsman scores. Don Derrick scores. Henry Townsend grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Donaldson advances to second on the play. Mickey Dyer grounds out to the shortstop. Carmen Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Woody Slayback grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Smith is pinch hitting for Dennis Neel. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Alan Smith pops out to the second baseman. Jim Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Paddy Maddox pitching. Jim Porter pops out to the first baseman. Raul Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Thomson walks. Kevin Huelsman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Keith Rivera grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Fluhrer grounds out to the shortstop. Al Romano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Don Derrick grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Donaldson singles to right field. Henry Townsend grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Donaldson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey Dyer walks. Ken Ley is pinch hitting for Carmen Thomas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ken Ley walks. Mitchell Debay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Jim Porter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 New York Chuck Leitner pitching. Wes Redman flies out to the center fielder. Roger Schell strikes out. Mike Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 New York total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nick McDonald did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Gedman did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Ortiz did not respond to coaching in control Takashi Yasuda did not respond to coaching in 1B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Bluege improves in control Joe Surhoff did not respond to coaching in velocity Jun Matsumoto did not respond to coaching in velocity Curt Rettger did not respond to coaching in range