Inning: 1 Pittsburgh John Randolph pitching. Rod Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Hare flies out to the center fielder. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Bruce Wade pitching. Jose Jaster grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Dickerson singles to right field. Domingo Dewey hits a home run. Kevin Dickerson scores. Buck Hopkins singles to center field. Pep Griffith strikes out. Tom Rodgers hits a home run. Buck Hopkins scores. Fred Vaughn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dick Federoff strikes out. Cliff Dobb singles to right field. Tex LaGrow flies out to the left fielder. Jim Nunez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Dave Aiton flies out to the left fielder. John Randolph grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Jaster doubles to left field. Calvin Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Dickerson singles to right field. Jose Jaster scores. Domingo Dewey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Nunez. Buck Hopkins walks. Pep Griffith singles to left field. Kevin Dickerson scores. Domingo Dewey scores. Buck Hopkins advances to third on the hit. Tom Rodgers singles to right field. Buck Hopkins scores. Pep Griffith advances to third on the hit. Fred Vaughn singles past the third baseman. Pep Griffith scores. Dave Aiton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pat Connors flies out to the right fielder. Calvin Jones strikes out. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York John Randolph singles to center field. Jose Jaster strikes out. Kevin Dickerson doubles to right field. John Randolph uses his aggressiveness and scores. Domingo Dewey grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Hopkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Danny Hare strikes out. Bret Konieczny bunts for a base hit. Dick Federoff flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Dobb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Pep Griffith strikes out. Tom Rodgers hits a home run. Jim Vinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fred Vaughn is hit by a pitch. Dave Aiton singles to right field. John Randolph lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Jaster grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tex LaGrow walks. Jim Nunez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pat Connors strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Kevin Dickerson flies out to the center fielder. Domingo Dewey doubles to center field. Buck Hopkins reached on a fielding error by Tex LaGrow. Pep Griffith singles to center field. Domingo Dewey scores. Tom Rodgers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kenny Buckley is pinch hitting for Jim Vinton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kenny Buckley hits a home run. Rod Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Hare doubles to left field. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Hare advances to third on the play. Dick Federoff hits a home run. Danny Hare scores. Cliff Dobb grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Masao Fothergill pitching. Fred Vaughn flies out to the center fielder. Dave Aiton singles to right field. Dave Aiton steals second. John Randolph grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Jaster grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tex LaGrow singles to left field. Jim Nunez singles to center field. Tex LaGrow advances to third on the hit. Jim Nunez steals second. Pat Connors doubles to left field. Tex LaGrow scores. Jim Nunez scores. Rod Kracher is pinch hitting for Masao Fothergill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rod Kracher hits a home run. Pat Connors scores. Rod Smith strikes out. Danny Hare hits a home run. Satoshi Hamanaka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Dick Federoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York March Mientkiewicz pitching. Kevin Dickerson singles to center field. Domingo Dewey strikes out. Buck Hopkins singles to right field. Pep Griffith flies out to the center fielder. Tom Rodgers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Cliff Dobb singles to left field. Tex LaGrow grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cliff Dobb is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Nunez walks. Pat Connors singles to center field. Tex LaGrow is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jim Nunez advances to third on the play. Johnny Carter is pinch hitting for March Mientkiewicz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Toshifumi Matsumoto pitching. Fred Vaughn walks. Dave Aiton singles to right field. Bob Petralli is pinch hitting for Satoshi Hamanaka. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Petralli grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Aiton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose Jaster singles to left field. Fred Vaughn scores. Bob Petralli aggressively advances to third on the hit. Kevin Dickerson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Petralli scores. Jose Jaster advances to second on the play. Ernie Fodge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Navarro is pinch hitting for Domingo Dewey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Navarro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bob Boggs pitching. Rod Smith strikes out. Danny Hare flies out to the center fielder. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 New York total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Danny Hare (3), Pat Connors (1).HR - Danny Hare (3), Dick Federoff (3), Kenny Buckley (2), Rod Kracher (1).GIDP - Jim Nunez. Baserunning: SB - Jim Nunez (1). Fielding: E - Tex LaGrow, Jim Nunez.
Game Notes Satoshi Hamanaka is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Eddie Hardgrove did not respond to coaching in control Denny Franklin did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Slattery did not respond to coaching in control Mark Brunet did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Rosenberg did not respond to coaching in control Mark Brunet did not respond to coaching in velocity
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Kline improves in power_vs_righty Chuck Pendleton improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Kline improves in range Roy Cortazzo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Cortazzo improves in power_vs_righty Frank Watson improves in contact_vs_righty