Win: Jose Henriquez (16-9) Loss: Harry Garland (6-14)
Save: Mickey Harris (5)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Harry Garland pitching. Johnny Cusick grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Collins walks. Butch Harrelson strikes out. I.V. Dripp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jose Henriquez pitching. Rod Smith singles to center field. Danny Hare flies out to the left fielder. Bret Konieczny flies out to the right fielder. Dick Federoff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Bookem Danno walks. Foster Roig singles to center field. Masaki Miyamoto walks. Al McGilvray flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bookem Danno is thrown out at the plate. Jose Henriquez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Masaki Miyamoto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tex LaGrow grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Nunez strikes out. Pat Connors grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Johnny Cusick singles to center field. Bob Collins strikes out. Butch Harrelson hits a home run. Johnny Cusick scores. I.V. Dripp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bookem Danno singles to center field. Jerry Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Foster Roig grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bookem Danno is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Mails grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Wagner grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Masaki Miyamoto singles to center field. Al McGilvray pops out to the first baseman. Jose Henriquez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jose Henriquez strikes out. Masaki Miyamoto is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Danny Hare strikes out. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Federoff pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Johnny Cusick singles to right field. Bob Collins doubles to right field. Johnny Cusick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Masao Fothergill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butch Harrelson walks. I.V. Dripp grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Collins advances to third on the play. Bookem Danno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tex LaGrow singles to left field. Jim Nunez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Pat Connors flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Foster Roig grounds out to the shortstop. Masaki Miyamoto flies out to the center fielder. Al McGilvray walks. Jose Henriquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Mails grounds out to the third baseman. Kenny Buckley is pinch hitting for Masao Fothergill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kenny Buckley strikes out. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn March Mientkiewicz pitching. Johnny Cusick strikes out. Bob Collins hits a home run. Butch Harrelson strikes out. I.V. Dripp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Danny Hare strikes out. Bret Konieczny pops out to the third baseman. Dick Federoff lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jim Vinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bookem Danno walks. Foster Roig grounds out to the third baseman. Bookem Danno advances to second on the play. Masaki Miyamoto pops out to the shortstop. Al McGilvray pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Cosco Koestner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Butch Harrelson at SS. Tex LaGrow grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Nunez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Connors grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn John Nolan is pinch hitting for Jose Henriquez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Nolan doubles to center field. Johnny Cusick pops out to the second baseman. Bob Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Cosco Koestner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hiroki Kobayashi pitching. Bill Mails doubles to right field. Rod Kracher is pinch hitting for Jim Vinton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rod Kracher flies out to the right fielder. Rod Smith doubles to left field. Bill Mails scores. Ben Britton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Danny Hare hits a home run. Rod Smith scores. Mickey Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Federoff flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 1
Game Notes Jerry Wagner is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Juan Andrus improves in contact_vs_righty Rusty Klages improves in control Craig Bush improves in control Juan Andrus did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pop Torres did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Hollandsworth did not respond to coaching in control Tokito Inoue did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Hardgrove did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Pettis improves in control Rusty McCleskey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dusty Banister did not respond to coaching in arm Dusty Banister improves in speed Al Pettis did not respond to coaching in velocity