Win: Butch Strickland (11-7) Loss: Joe Rhodes (7-17)
Save: Jim Embree (43)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Rhodes pitching. Yoandy Toscano hits a home run. Hisato Nakajima strikes out. Hirokazu Furusawa singles to center field. Hirokazu Furusawa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bubba Kiefer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Butch Strickland pitching. Jerry Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Ricci walks. Eddie Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Long flies out to the right fielder. Jim Johnson strikes out. Doug Reynolds singles to left field. Doug Reynolds steals second. Ken Gubanich singles to center field. Doug Reynolds scores. Butch Strickland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Hank Andrew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bunky Metivier grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Melvin Cole strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano flies out to the center fielder. Hisato Nakajima singles to center field. Hirokazu Furusawa singles past the second baseman. Hisato Nakajima is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Hirokazu Furusawa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Robert Sherry flies out to the center fielder. Joe Rhodes pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Johnson singles past the first baseman. Randy Ricci strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bubba Kiefer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mike Long grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Johnson singles to left field. Doug Reynolds bunts for a base hit. Ken Gubanich singles to right field. Jim Johnson scores. Butch Strickland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Gubanich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Eddie Stanley strikes out. Lenny Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Andrew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yoandy Toscano singles to right field. Hisato Nakajima pops out to the shortstop. Yoandy Toscano steals second. Hirokazu Furusawa doubles to center field. Yoandy Toscano scores. Frank Stull comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bubba Kiefer reached on a fielding error by Melvin Cole. Mike Long strikes out. Jim Johnson singles to left field. Hirokazu Furusawa scores. Bubba Kiefer advances to third on the hit. Doug Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Bunky Metivier flies out to the left fielder. Melvin Cole flies out to the right fielder. Robert Sherry walks. Frank Stull grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Robert Sherry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ken Gubanich strikes out. Butch Strickland flies out to the left fielder. Yoandy Toscano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Jerry Johnson walks. Randy Ricci grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jerry Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Stanley pops out to the third baseman. Lenny Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hisato Nakajima grounds out to the second baseman. Hirokazu Furusawa singles past the second baseman. Bubba Kiefer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hirokazu Furusawa advances to second on the play. Mike Long grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Hank Andrew grounds out to the pitcher. Bunky Metivier strikes out. Melvin Cole strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Johnson singles to right field. Doug Reynolds grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Martin Jones is pinch hitting for Ken Gubanich. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Martin Jones walks. Butch Strickland lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoandy Toscano strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Robert Sherry strikes out. Marty Cogswell is pinch hitting for Frank Stull. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marty Cogswell walks. Jerry Johnson walks. Randy Ricci pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Stanley singles to left field. Marty Cogswell scores. Michael Billiard 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 1st. Lenny Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Harry Warren pitching. Hisato Nakajima singles to center field. Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Hisato Nakajima is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bubba Kiefer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Hank Andrew walks. Bunky Metivier grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hank Andrew is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Melvin Cole singles to right field. Bunky Metivier advances to third on the hit. Jim Embree comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Robert Sherry singles to center field. Bunky Metivier scores. Frank Robbins is pinch hitting for Harry Warren. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Robbins grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Mann improves in range Joe Ludwig did not respond to coaching in range John Roth did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Lupien did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Stan Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Gordie Lomasney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Milt Gardner did not respond to coaching in 1B
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Toby Widner did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Burns did not respond to coaching in range Toby Widner did not respond to coaching in velocity Luis Saez did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Shears did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Segura improves in arm