Inning: 1 Brooklyn Lute Roberts pitching. Dale Beniquez flies out to the right fielder. Big Poppy pops out to the first baseman. Marty Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Scrappy Liska pitching. Billy Shelton doubles to center field. Yunier Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Willie McClellan strikes out. Ben Blocker doubles to center field. Billy Shelton scores. Hideo Matsuki doubles past the third baseman. Ben Blocker scores. Tsuneo Hatakeyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Dave Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Skrmetta singles to left field. Calvin Stanley strikes out. Kenshiro Hagiwara grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Skrmetta is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bob McKee flies out to the right fielder. Christy Higuera flies out to the center fielder. Lute Roberts walks. Billy Shelton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lute Roberts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Kinichi Saki singles to center field. Scrappy Liska lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dale Beniquez flies out to the center fielder. Big Poppy reached on a 2-base fielding error by Willie McClellan. Kinichi Saki scores. Marty Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yunier Garcia grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Willie McClellan walks. Ben Blocker grounds out to the pitcher. Willie McClellan advances to second on the play. Hideo Matsuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Dave Bates strikes out. Ken Skrmetta flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Stanley singles past the shortstop. Kenshiro Hagiwara lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tsuneo Hatakeyama strikes out. Bob McKee singles to center field. Christy Higuera flies out to the left fielder. Lute Roberts pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Kinichi Saki grounds out to the shortstop. Scrappy Liska grounds out to the second baseman. Dale Beniquez walks. Big Poppy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Billy Shelton grounds out to the pitcher. Yunier Garcia strikes out. Willie McClellan singles to center field. Ben Blocker grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Willie McClellan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Marty Garcia walks. Dave Bates grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Garcia advances to second on the play. Ken Skrmetta hits an infield single to the second baseman. The defense is playing the corners in. Calvin Stanley singles to left field. Marty Garcia scores. Kenshiro Hagiwara singles to left field. Ken Skrmetta scores. Kinichi Saki singles to center field. Calvin Stanley scores. Kenshiro Hagiwara advances to third on the hit. Scrappy Liska grounds out to the second baseman. Kenshiro Hagiwara scores. Kinichi Saki advances to second on the play. Dale Beniquez doubles to center field. Kinichi Saki scores. Larry Gutierrez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Big Poppy singles to right field. Dale Beniquez scores. Marty Garcia singles past the shortstop. Dave Bates strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hideo Matsuki flies out to the right fielder. Tsuneo Hatakeyama walks. Bob McKee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Ken Skrmetta grounds out to the third baseman. Calvin Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Kenshiro Hagiwara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Christy Higuera grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jiro Nakagomi is pinch hitting for Larry Gutierrez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jiro Nakagomi grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Nourse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Billy Shelton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Rankin Adamson pitching. Kinichi Saki flies out to the right fielder. Angel Flohr is pinch hitting for Tom Nourse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Angel Flohr walks. Dale Beniquez flies out to the center fielder. Passed ball. Angel Flohr advances to second. Big Poppy walks. Specs McLean is pinch hitting for Marty Garcia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Specs McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Calvin Tamargo pitching. Harry Kelly is pinch hitting for Yunier Garcia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Kelly singles to center field. Willie McClellan triples. Harry Kelly scores. Ben Blocker singles to left field. Willie McClellan scores. Hideo Matsuki grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Tsuneo Hatakeyama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Mickey Ratliff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Skrmetta flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Stanley hits a home run. John Corcoran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenshiro Hagiwara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bob McKee grounds out to the shortstop. Christy Higuera singles to center field. Dick Pilarcik is pinch hitting for John Corcoran. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Pilarcik grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Billy Shelton (4), Ben Blocker (7), Hideo Matsuki (2).3B - Willie McClellan (3).GIDP - Hideo Matsuki, Bob McKee, Dick Pilarcik. Fielding: E - Willie McClellan.PB - Billy Shelton.
Game Notes Kinichi Saki is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Donahue did not respond to coaching in control Aivin Wagner did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Clary did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Hernandez improves in power_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Alex Speier did not respond to coaching in speed Alex Speier improves in range Jim Bassett did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Lennox did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Speier did not respond to coaching in LF