Win: Lefty Bickford (15-4) Loss: Javier Lavandera (14-10)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Javier Lavandera pitching. Terry Burkam grounds out to the second baseman. Lariel Washington strikes out. Roy Habyan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Lefty Bickford pitching. Pete Guerrero doubles to left field. Oscar Fletcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Guerrero advances to third on the play. Frank Wheeler flies out to the left fielder. Yasuhiro Miyazawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tex LaGrow strikes out. Jimmy Ewing flies out to the center fielder. Steve Pappas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Mike Warstler grounds out to the second baseman. Shoji Kitagawa singles to center field. Elmers Gloo strikes out. Yukinobu Ozawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mort Tenney walks. Kenny Buckley strikes out. Lefty Bickford lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Terry Burkam flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Javier Lavandera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Fletcher singles to center field. Frank Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Lariel Washington doubles to center field. Roy Habyan singles to center field. Lariel Washington scores. Tex LaGrow strikes out. Jimmy Ewing grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Habyan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Pappas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Yasuhiro Miyazawa strikes out. Mike Warstler flies out to the right fielder. Shoji Kitagawa singles to center field. Elmers Gloo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shoji Kitagawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mort Tenney doubles to left field. Kenny Buckley doubles to left field. Mort Tenney scores. Lefty Bickford lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Terry Burkam strikes out. Lariel Washington doubles to left field. Kenny Buckley scores. Roy Habyan singles to right field. Lariel Washington scores. Tex LaGrow grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Habyan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Yukinobu Ozawa grounds out to the pitcher. Javier Lavandera grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Guerrero singles to right field. Oscar Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jimmy Ewing doubles past the first baseman. Steve Pappas singles to left field. Jimmy Ewing scores. Hal Kainer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mort Tenney lines out to the shortstop. Kenny Buckley singles to center field. Steve Pappas advances to third on the hit. Lefty Bickford flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Pappas scores. Terry Burkam singles to left field. Lariel Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Frank Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Yasuhiro Miyazawa singles to center field. Mike Warstler singles to right field. Shoji Kitagawa pops out to the third baseman. Elmers Gloo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Roy Habyan singles to center field. Tex LaGrow strikes out. Jimmy Ewing strikes out. Steve Pappas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Yukinobu Ozawa grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Beckmann is pinch hitting for Hal Kainer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hector Beckmann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Guerrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh A.J. Johnson pitching. Mort Tenney pops out to the first baseman. Kenny Buckley singles to center field. Jim Overall is pinch hitting for Lefty Bickford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Overall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Duck Mulliniks pitching. Oscar Fletcher walks. Frank Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Fletcher advances to second on the play. Yasuhiro Miyazawa flies out to the left fielder. Mike Warstler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Weber is pinch hitting for Terry Burkam. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Weber flies out to the left fielder. Lariel Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Habyan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Shoji Kitagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Elmers Gloo singles to right field. Yukinobu Ozawa flies out to the center fielder. Jurgen Klopp is pinch hitting for A.J. Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jurgen Klopp grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Elmers Gloo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bret Konieczny did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eddie Henry did not respond to coaching in control Calvin Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Carter improves in arm Bruce Wade did not respond to coaching in control Roberto Layton did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Federoff improves in 2B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ben Britton did not respond to coaching in control Luke Skywalker did not respond to coaching in arm Dan Rather did not respond to coaching in range Luke Skywalker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ben Britton did not respond to coaching in velocity Al McGilvray did not respond to coaching in speed