Win: Theotis Beasley (8-4) Loss: Louis Tost (4-11)
Save: John Kordic (39)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jesse Tarvinova pitching. Wish Karp grounds out to the third baseman. Greg DeBarr grounds out to the shortstop. Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Alex Chapman pitching. Fred Honeycutt singles to right field. Tony Magnusson singles to right field. Fred Honeycutt advances to third on the hit. Tony Magnusson steals second. Pavel Patel pops out to the shortstop. Humberto Damphousse strikes out. Jeff Grosso flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jake Dempsey grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Lawrence strikes out. Claus Grabke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Neil Blender grounds out to the pitcher. Eric Grisham flies out to the center fielder. Ruslan Descoteaux flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Harley Erickson doubles to right field. Bill Smith singles to center field. Harley Erickson scores. Alex Chapman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Alex Chapman singles to left field. Bill Smith advances to third on the hit. Wish Karp pops out to the shortstop. Greg DeBarr grounds out to the catcher. Alex Chapman advances to second on the play. Floyd Vandenberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Jesse Tarvinova pops out to the first baseman. Fred Honeycutt grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Magnusson singles to center field. Pavel Patel walks. Humberto Damphousse lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jake Dempsey singles to center field. Rick Lawrence strikes out. Claus Grabke grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Jeff Grosso pops out to the shortstop. Neil Blender walks. Eric Grisham lines out to the second baseman. Neil Blender steals second. Ruslan Descoteaux flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Harley Erickson singles to left field. Bill Smith walks. Alex Chapman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wish Karp grounds out to the third baseman. Harley Erickson scores. Bill Smith advances to third on the play. Greg DeBarr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Jesse Tarvinova flies out to the left fielder. Fred Honeycutt singles to right field. Fred Honeycutt steals second. Tony Magnusson flies out to the right fielder. Pavel Patel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Floyd Vandenberg strikes out. Jake Dempsey flies out to the right fielder. Rick Lawrence strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Humberto Damphousse hits a home run. Jeff Grosso strikes out. Neil Blender hits a home run. Eric Grisham pops out to the shortstop. Ruslan Descoteaux flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Claus Grabke triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Harley Erickson grounds out to the third baseman. Claus Grabke scores. Bill Smith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Honeycutt. Alex Chapman strikes out. Wish Karp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Earl Melton is pinch hitting for Jesse Tarvinova. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Earl Melton strikes out. Fred Honeycutt singles to left field. Tony Magnusson hits a home run. Fred Honeycutt scores. Louis Tost comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pavel Patel grounds out to the shortstop. Humberto Damphousse strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Theotis Beasley pitching. Greg DeBarr flies out to the right fielder. Floyd Vandenberg singles to center field. Jake Dempsey triples. Floyd Vandenberg scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Rick Lawrence strikes out. Claus Grabke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Jeff Grosso singles to center field. Neil Blender singles to center field. Jeff Grosso advances to third on the hit. Eric Grisham flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Grosso scores. Oliver Finn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Cabrera is pinch hitting for Ruslan Descoteaux. Ed Cabrera hits a home run. Neil Blender scores. Lance Mountain is pinch hitting for Theotis Beasley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lance Mountain flies out to the left fielder. Fred Honeycutt walks. Tony Magnusson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Kordic pitching. Bugs Reynolds enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Cabrera at C. Harley Erickson strikes out. Bill Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Irv Meusel is pinch hitting for Oliver Finn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Irv Meusel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Tony Magnusson (11), Humberto Damphousse (32), Neil Blender (24), Ed Cabrera (9).SF - Eric Grisham. Baserunning: SB - Fred Honeycutt (8), Tony Magnusson (11), Neil Blender (12). Fielding: E - Fred Honeycutt.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Gallagher improves in power_vs_righty Jimmy Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Spehr improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Wicker did not respond to coaching in arm Bobby Abbott did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Kendall did not respond to coaching in speed Matt Hensley did not respond to coaching in velocity Maynard Tibbetts improves in contact_vs_righty Jerry Hsu improves in velocity Jeff Kendall did not respond to coaching in SS