Win: Mike Maple (8-16) Loss: Rome Royster (13-12)
Save: Dana Little (9)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Rome Royster pitching. Leo Seats strikes out. Tony Bernal strikes out. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Mike Maple pitching. Cecil Kelly singles to center field. Tom Brodowski flies out to the right fielder. Cecil Kelly steals second. Cecil Kelly steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Chief Reese flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Cecil Kelly scores. Charlie Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mickey Auker flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Nied hits a home run. Vic Davalillo grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Barlow walks. Ruden Manduley grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sam Barlow is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Charlie Page grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Valdez singles to right field. Joe Valdez steals second. Pat Wilson strikes out. Pep Garrett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mike Maple singles to center field. Leo Seats doubles to right field. Mike Maple uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tony Bernal grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Seats advances to third on the play. Joe Tyrone lines out to the second baseman. Mickey Auker pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Rome Royster pops out to the shortstop. Cecil Kelly doubles to left field. Tom Brodowski pops out to the second baseman. Chief Reese grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Chuck Nied flies out to the left fielder. Vic Davalillo flies out to the right fielder. Sam Barlow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Charlie Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Page flies out to the center fielder. Joe Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ruden Manduley flies out to the right fielder. Mike Maple strikes out. Leo Seats singles past the first baseman. Tony Bernal walks. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Pat Wilson strikes out. Pep Garrett flies out to the right fielder. Rome Royster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mickey Auker hits a home run. Chuck Nied strikes out. Vic Davalillo flies out to the left fielder. Sam Barlow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Cecil Kelly grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Brodowski flies out to the left fielder. Chief Reese lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ruden Manduley grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Maple strikes out. Leo Seats grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Shigeru Sekimoto enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Tyrone at RF. Cliff Simpson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Barlow at 3B. Charlie Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Page singles to center field. Charlie Page is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pete Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Bernal strikes out. Shigeru Sekimoto walks. Shigeru Sekimoto steals second. Mickey Auker flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Nied flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Pat Wilson singles to right field. Pep Garrett flies out to the left fielder. Van Fernandez is pinch hitting for Pete Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Van Fernandez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tim Spence pitching. Vic Davalillo grounds out to the pitcher. Cliff Simpson singles to left field. Ruden Manduley strikes out. Mike Maple grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cliff Simpson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Cecil Kelly reached on a fielding error by Ruden Manduley. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Dana Little 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 2nd. Tom Brodowski grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chief Reese walks. Charlie Nixon pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Page grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Francisco Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Gordon Irelan did not respond to coaching in control Bryan Ens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chet Metivier improves in arm Pete Chen did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Kelleher did not respond to coaching in arm
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hector Wickander did not respond to coaching in control Dale Woodling did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Kisinger improves in contact_vs_righty Rudy Ferson did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Fisher improves in contact_vs_righty Slicker Decker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pablo Long did not respond to coaching in CF