Win: Jim Salkeld (8-0) Loss: Herm Johnson (5-2)
Save: Milt Leary (47)
Inning: 1 New York Jake Hairston pitching. Frank Lofton grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Roberts hits an infield single to the pitcher. Don Kubski grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh King Milligan pitching. Frank Dillinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lowell Easterling pops out to the catcher. Kevin Radebaugh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York John Peterson walks. Jerry Landrith pops out to the first baseman. Tomoyoshi Minagawa flies out to the center fielder. Davey Irvin doubles to left field. Huck Brosnan singles to center field. John Peterson scores. King Milligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Coco Yount doubles to right field. Ray Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Frank Berry strikes out. Alex Ritter singles to right field. Coco Yount scores. Ray Jones doubles to left field. Alex Ritter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jake Hairston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Frank Lofton singles to center field. Bert Roberts grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Lofton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Kubski grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bert Roberts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Peterson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Frank Dillinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lowell Easterling strikes out. Kevin Radebaugh walks. Kevin Radebaugh steals second. Coco Yount singles to center field. Kevin Radebaugh is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Jerry Landrith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tomoyoshi Minagawa flies out to the right fielder. Davey Irvin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ray Kirby flies out to the right fielder. Frank Berry flies out to the right fielder. Alex Ritter walks. Ray Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Huck Brosnan grounds out to the second baseman. King Milligan grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Lofton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jake Hairston grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Dillinger flies out to the right fielder. Lowell Easterling walks. Kevin Radebaugh grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lowell Easterling is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Bert Roberts strikes out. Don Kubski walks. John Peterson singles to center field. Jerry Landrith singles to right field. Tomoyoshi Minagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Don Kubski scores. John Peterson advances to third on the play. Jerry Landrith advances to second on the play. Davey Irvin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Coco Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Kirby grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Berry lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Huck Brosnan grounds out to the shortstop. King Milligan flies out to the left fielder. Frank Lofton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Alex Ritter strikes out. Ray Jones flies out to the left fielder. Kurt Gleason is pinch hitting for Jake Hairston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kurt Gleason triples. Herm Johnson 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. Frank Dillinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Jim Salkeld pitching. Bert Roberts singles to center field. Don Kubski lines out to the shortstop. John Peterson strikes out. Jerry Landrith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lowell Easterling walks. Kevin Radebaugh singles to left field. Lowell Easterling advances to third on the hit. Coco Yount flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Lowell Easterling scores. Ray Kirby lines out to the third baseman. Joe Wertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Berry singles to right field. Alex Ritter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Milt Leary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Matt Cowley is pinch hitting for Tomoyoshi Minagawa. Matt Cowley strikes out. Davey Irvin singles to left field. Huck Brosnan flies out to the center fielder. Paddy Hach is pinch hitting for Joe Wertz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paddy Hach walks. Frank Lofton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Bradley did not respond to coaching in velocity Ivan Randall improves in arm Pete Peete did not respond to coaching in control Jason Raggio did not respond to coaching in range Orlando Ryba improves in contact_vs_righty George Bradley did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lu Keerl did not respond to coaching in arm Rich Meloan did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Snyder did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Snyder did not respond to coaching in control Lu Keerl improves in speed Piggy Acker improves in arm