Win: Neifi Booles (2-3) Loss: Mario Savage (5-5)
Save: Renie Martin (2)
Inning: 1 New York Kelly Downs pitching. Red James doubles past the center fielder. Roberto Alomar singles to center field. Red James scores. George Foreman hits a home run. Roberto Alomar scores. Sloppy Joe Sewell singles to right field. Jim Riley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Doc Gainer walks. Dixie Robertson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jon Craddock pitching. Johnnie LeMaster singles to center field. Johnnie LeMaster steals second. Darrell Evans Jr. strikes out. Manny Trillo reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Foreman. Johnnie LeMaster scores. Jose Uribe walks. Dick Sothern grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Lefty Louie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jon Craddock singles to right field. Red James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jon Craddock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roberto Alomar grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Red James is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Angel Escobar walks. Tripp Cromer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Angel Escobar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Strain strikes out. Kelly Downs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York George Foreman flies out to the right fielder. Sloppy Joe Sewell pops out to the catcher. Jim Riley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Johnnie LeMaster walks. Darrell Evans Jr. walks. Manny Trillo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Johnnie LeMaster advances to third on the play. Jose Uribe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Doc Gainer strikes out. Dixie Robertson grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Louie singles to left field. Jon Craddock flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dick Sothern grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Escobar grounds out to the third baseman. Tripp Cromer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Red James flies out to the left fielder. Roberto Alomar strikes out. George Foreman singles to right field. Sloppy Joe Sewell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Foreman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Strain flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Downs flies out to the left fielder. Johnnie LeMaster singles to center field. Johnnie LeMaster steals second. Darrell Evans Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Jim Riley doubles to center field. Doc Gainer strikes out. Dixie Robertson grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Louie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Manny Trillo strikes out. Jose Uribe strikes out. Dick Sothern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Joe Price comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jon Craddock flies out to the center fielder. Red James strikes out. Roberto Alomar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Angel Escobar pops out to the third baseman. Tripp Cromer singles to center field. Tripp Cromer steals second. Joe Strain strikes out. Bob Melvin is pinch hitting for Joe Price. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Melvin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Neifi Booles pitching. George Foreman singles to left field. Sloppy Joe Sewell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Riley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mario Savage 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. Johnnie LeMaster reached on a fielding error by Roberto Alomar. Darrell Evans Jr. hits a home run. Johnnie LeMaster scores. Manny Trillo strikes out. Jose Uribe walks. Dick Sothern grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jose Uribe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Angel Escobar hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tripp Cromer singles to right field. Dick Sothern scores. Joe Strain singles to center field. Angel Escobar scores. Glenn Adams is pinch hitting for Neifi Booles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Glenn Adams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Renie Martin pitching. Rob Deer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tripp Cromer at CF. Doc Gainer strikes out. Dixie Robertson grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Louie doubles to left field. Ken Cunningham is pinch hitting for Mario Savage. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Cunningham doubles past the third baseman. Lefty Louie scores. Red James flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Red James (22), Jim Riley (17), Lefty Louie (19), Ken Cunningham (12).HR - George Foreman (22).GIDP - Sloppy Joe Sewell, Jim Riley. Fielding: E - Roberto Alomar, George Foreman.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Art Rixey did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Adams improves in contact_vs_righty Ty Gordon improves in control Ty Gordon did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Burkett did not respond to coaching in control Robin Yount improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Grahe did not respond to coaching in control Mike Laga improves in power_vs_lefty Aaron Weilman improves in 1B