Win: Carmen Thomas (5-7) Loss: Fred Altizer (3-12)
Save: Chuck Leitner (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Fred Altizer pitching. Mike Bradley singles to right field. Jim Porter pops out to the shortstop. Raul Jackson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Carmen Thomas pitching. Tom Jacobs grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Hammer walks. Yank Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Bob Denning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ed Donaldson flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Huelsman strikes out. Henry Townsend strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Houston Haley pops out to the third baseman. Jeff Epps singles to left field. Gus Boucher grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Billy Platts hits a home run. Don Derrick grounds out to the third baseman. Carmen Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Bradley flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Dave Reyes singles to right field. Dave Reyes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Fred Altizer strikes out. Tom Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Porter singles to center field. Raul Jackson strikes out. Ed Donaldson singles to right field. Jim Porter advances to third on the hit. Ed Donaldson steals second. Kevin Huelsman singles to right field. Jim Porter scores. Ed Donaldson scores. Henry Townsend grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Huelsman advances to second on the play. Billy Platts singles to right field. Kevin Huelsman scores. Don Derrick grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Bill Hammer singles to center field. Yank Bowman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Denning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Carmen Thomas strikes out. Mike Bradley walks. Jim Porter singles to center field. Mike Bradley advances to third on the hit. Raul Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Bradley scores. Jim Porter advances to second on the play. Mickey Millwood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Donaldson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Houston Haley flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Epps triples. Gus Boucher grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Epps scores. Dave Reyes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kevin Huelsman lines out to the first baseman. Henry Townsend singles to left field. Billy Platts grounds out to the third baseman. Henry Townsend advances to second on the play. Don Derrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Pepper Harrison is pinch hitting for Mickey Millwood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Pepper Harrison grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hammer singles to right field. Yank Bowman singles to right field. Bill Hammer advances to third on the hit. Bob Denning strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dan Hall pitching. Carmen Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Jim Porter walks. Raul Jackson singles to center field. Jim Porter advances to third on the hit. Ed Donaldson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Houston Haley walks. Jeff Epps doubles to center field. Gus Boucher grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Reyes grounds out to the second baseman. Houston Haley scores. Jeff Epps advances to third on the play. Toshiharu Nakajima is pinch hitting for Dan Hall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Toshiharu Nakajima grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Rocky Pall pitching. Kevin Huelsman singles to left field. Henry Townsend flies out to the center fielder. Billy Platts strikes out. Don Derrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Mickey Dyer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Donaldson at RF. Tom Jacobs walks. Bill Hammer doubles to right field. Tom Jacobs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yank Bowman flies out to the left fielder. Bob Denning walks. Houston Haley strikes out. Bill Hammer steals third. Jeff Epps grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh 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 flies out to the center fielder. Mike Bradley pops out to the third baseman. Jim Porter walks. Jim Porter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Chuck Leitner pitching. Gus Boucher flies out to the right fielder. Dave Reyes hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dean Haeffner is pinch hitting for Rocky Pall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dean Haeffner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bill Hammer (19), Jeff Epps (20).3B - Jeff Epps (3).GIDP - Yank Bowman, Gus Boucher, Dean Haeffner. Baserunning: SB - Bill Hammer (18).CS - Dave Reyes (4).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Takashi Yasuda did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Lade did not respond to coaching in velocity Gabe Owen did not respond to coaching in control Albert Delhi improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Tennant did not respond to coaching in 1B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Verhoeven improves in velocity Clay Earle did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Verhoeven did not respond to coaching in velocity Stan Lamb did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Percival improves in SS