Win: Benjamin Rodriguez (19-8) Loss: Doug Foss (9-15)
Save: Buster Brown (33)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Benjamin Rodriguez pitching. Billy Shelton flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Isringhausen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yunier Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Miami Doug Foss pitching. Ralph Zwilling singles past the second baseman. Ralph Zwilling steals second. Chico Mahler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Zwilling advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Hugh Spoljaric flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ralph Zwilling scores. Barrington Fournier walks. Yoshio Ishizuka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Willie McClellan strikes out. Ben Blocker grounds out to the second baseman. Hideo Matsuki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Miami Henry Wagner singles past the shortstop. Henry Wagner gets picked off first. Todd Stapleton walks. Todd Stapleton steals second. Rob Leius strikes out. Benjamin Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tsuneo Hatakeyama walks. Bob McKee pops out to the second baseman. Tsuneo Hatakeyama steals second. Doug Foss grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Shelton singles to center field. Tsuneo Hatakeyama scores. Johnny Isringhausen walks. Yunier Garcia singles to right field. Willie McClellan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Miami Ralph Zwilling grounds out to the shortstop. Chico Mahler strikes out. Hugh Spoljaric strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ben Blocker grounds out to the third baseman. Hideo Matsuki strikes out. Tsuneo Hatakeyama grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Miami Barrington Fournier strikes out. Yoshio Ishizuka flies out to the center fielder. Henry Wagner lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bob McKee singles to right field. Doug Foss lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bob McKee forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Shelton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Todd Stapleton grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Leius walks. Benjamin Rodriguez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Benjamin Rodriguez strikes out. Ralph Zwilling flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Johnny Isringhausen flies out to the right fielder. Yunier Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Willie McClellan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Chico Mahler grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Spoljaric grounds out to the third baseman. Barrington Fournier doubles to center field. Yoshio Ishizuka pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ben Blocker flies out to the left fielder. Hideo Matsuki singles to center field. Tsuneo Hatakeyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hideo Matsuki advances to second on the play. Bob McKee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Miami Akio Kawazoe is pinch hitting for Henry Wagner. Akio Kawazoe reached on a fielding error by Ben Blocker. Todd Stapleton doubles to center field. Akio Kawazoe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rob Leius lines out to the shortstop. William Bohn is pinch hitting for Benjamin Rodriguez . Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. William Bohn grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Zwilling singles to center field. Todd Stapleton is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Buster Brown pitching. Mark Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Akio Kawazoe at C. Jiro Nakagomi is pinch hitting for Doug Foss. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jiro Nakagomi pops out to the second baseman. Billy Shelton walks. Johnny Isringhausen singles to center field. Billy Shelton advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Yunier Garcia walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Willie McClellan grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Billy Shelton is out at home. Ben Blocker strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Miami Cory Graves pitching. Chico Mahler hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mickey Ratliff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Spoljaric grounds out to the shortstop. Chico Mahler advances to second on the play. Barrington Fournier strikes out. Yoshio Ishizuka bunts for a base hit. John Corcoran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Johnson doubles to center field. Chico Mahler scores. Yoshio Ishizuka uses his aggressiveness and scores. Todd Stapleton doubles past the right fielder. Mark Johnson scores. Mike Arcia is pinch running for Todd Stapleton on 2nd base. Rob Leius singles past the third baseman. Mike Arcia scores. Buster Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bronson Reitz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Arcia at CF. Bill Rajsich is pinch hitting for Hideo Matsuki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Rajsich grounds out to the shortstop. Tsuneo Hatakeyama singles to center field. Dick Pilarcik is pinch hitting for Bob McKee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Pilarcik lines out to the shortstop. John Corcoran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Miami total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Wally Gallagher did not respond to coaching in arm Livan Otano did not respond to coaching in speed John Maynard did not respond to coaching in control John Maynard did not respond to coaching in velocity
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Glenn DeMontreville did not respond to coaching in control Barry Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eric Connor improves in power_vs_righty Sam Partee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Earley did not respond to coaching in 3B