Win: Erisbel Escalante (14-7) Loss: Al Baumann (7-8)
Save: Turk Johnson (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Shannon Pike pitching. George Spies grounds out to the third baseman. Pickles Ellison singles to left field. George Speer flies out to the center fielder. Tom Bailey singles to left field. Pickles Ellison advances to third on the hit. Bob Morris walks. Russ Knox pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 New York Erisbel Escalante pitching. Pete Easton pops out to the first baseman. Phil Floyd reached on a fielding error by Kosuke Iwasaki. Charlie Finley walks. Marty Dickson pops out to the third baseman. Art Kinney walks. Earl Bouldin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh F.P. Evans grounds out to the second baseman. Kosuke Iwasaki strikes out. Erisbel Escalante strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Paul Benton singles to right field. Lou Rodriguez pops out to the first baseman. Shannon Pike fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shannon Pike strikes out. Pete Easton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh George Spies flies out to the center fielder. Pickles Ellison flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! George Speer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Phil Floyd grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Finley flies out to the center fielder. Marty Dickson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Bob Morris walks. Russ Knox flies out to the left fielder. F.P. Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Art Kinney doubles to right field. Earl Bouldin pops out to the shortstop. Paul Benton flies out to the right fielder. Lou Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kosuke Iwasaki singles to right field. Erisbel Escalante lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Spies singles to right field. Kosuke Iwasaki scores. Pickles Ellison flies out to the center fielder. George Speer lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Shannon Pike strikes out. Pete Easton singles to center field. Phil Floyd grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Morris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Knox walks. F.P. Evans grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Charlie Finley walks. Marty Dickson doubles to right field. Charlie Finley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Art Kinney flies out to the center fielder. Earl Bouldin flies out to the center fielder. Paul Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kosuke Iwasaki grounds out to the shortstop. Erisbel Escalante strikes out. George Spies grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Lou Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Chamberlain is pinch hitting for Shannon Pike. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dan Chamberlain singles to center field. Pete Easton flies out to the center fielder. Phil Floyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Al Baumann pitching. Pickles Ellison hits a home run. George Speer singles to right field. Tom Bailey grounds out to the pitcher. George Speer advances to second on the play. Bob Morris strikes out. Toshiharu Naganuma is pinch hitting for Russ Knox. Toshiharu Naganuma walks. F.P. Evans singles to left field. George Speer scores. Toshiharu Naganuma advances to third on the hit. Rollie Crews comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kosuke Iwasaki walks. Phil Trouppe is pinch hitting for Erisbel Escalante. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Phil Trouppe walks. Toshiharu Naganuma scores. George Spies grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. F.P. Evans is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 New York Turk Johnson pitching. Herb Page enters the game as a defensive replacement for Toshiharu Naganuma at C. Charlie Finley is hit by a pitch. Marty Dickson pops out to the catcher. Charlie Finley steals second. Art Kinney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Finley advances to third on the play. Earl Bouldin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pickles Ellison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Speer doubles to right field. Tom Bailey singles to left field. George Speer scores. Bob Morris grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Frank Gruber is pinch hitting for Paul Benton. Frank Gruber flies out to the left fielder. Lou Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Archie Russell is pinch hitting for Rollie Crews. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Archie Russell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 New York total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carmen Freitas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Carmen Freitas improves in speed Steve Calvert improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Pierce did not respond to coaching in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rafael Grant improves in speed Lou Stratton did not respond to coaching in control Dike Cuppy did not respond to coaching in control Manny Bain did not respond to coaching in velocity