Win: Bill Hall (1-1) Loss: Walt Valdez (2-1)
Save: Kanichi Nomura (5)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Walt Valdez pitching. Eddie Stanley walks. Bunky Metivier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Stanley advances to second on the play. Kent Kilduff singles to right field. Eddie Stanley scores. Jim Lanning doubles to center field. Kent Kilduff uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marty Cogswell grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Lanning advances to third on the play. Lenny Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Hall pitching. Hirokazu Furusawa grounds out to the pitcher. Yoandy Toscano grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Gubanich singles to left field. Bubba Kiefer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Jim Burns flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Egan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Long singles to right field. Jim Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Mike Long steals second. Doug Reynolds reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Lanning. Mike Long scores. Hisato Nakajima strikes out. Walt Valdez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Eddie Stanley flies out to the right fielder. Bunky Metivier lines out to the second baseman. Kent Kilduff hits a home run. Jim Lanning grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Yoandy Toscano flies out to the left fielder. Ken Gubanich singles to center field. Bubba Kiefer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Marty Cogswell flies out to the left fielder. Lenny Williams flies out to the right fielder. Jim Burns strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Long flies out to the center fielder. Jim Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Doug Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Kevin Egan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Hall strikes out. Eddie Stanley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hisato Nakajima singles to left field. Walt Valdez lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Walt Valdez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hirokazu Furusawa singles to right field. Yoandy Toscano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Bunky Metivier strikes out. Kent Kilduff pops out to the third baseman. Jim Lanning strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ken Gubanich grounds out to the second baseman. Bubba Kiefer strikes out. Mike Long walks. Mike Long steals second. Mike Long is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Marty Cogswell strikes out. Lenny Williams doubles to right field. Jim Burns flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Egan singles to left field. Bill Hall lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Johnson strikes out. Doug Reynolds pops out to the second baseman. Hisato Nakajima doubles to left field. Clancy Tollberg is pinch hitting for Walt Valdez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Clancy Tollberg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Michael Billiard pitching. Eddie Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Bunky Metivier flies out to the right fielder. Kent Kilduff singles to right field. Jim Lanning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hirokazu Furusawa strikes out. Yoandy Toscano singles to center field. Ken Gubanich grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Marty Cogswell singles to center field. Lenny Williams grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Marty Cogswell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Burns flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Egan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kanichi Nomura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bubba Kiefer grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Long singles to right field. Jim Johnson walks. Doug Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Long advances to third on the play. Jim Johnson advances to second on the play. Hisato Nakajima grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Bordick improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Dickey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Stanley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Howie Hyzdu improves in control Billy Minnick did not respond to coaching in control Shorty Wolf did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al White did not respond to coaching in control Joe Ludwig improves in power_vs_righty John Roth did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Huntz did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Ludwig improves in contact_vs_righty Merv Shoop did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Smith did not respond to coaching in CF