Win: Cap Sommer (3-2) Loss: Mason Rudolph (3-2)
Save: Vern Gulley (7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Cap Sommer pitching. Jim Spence grounds out to the pitcher. David DeCastro singles to left field. Terry Long flies out to the right fielder. Gary Dunn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Mason Rudolph pitching. Harry Davis triples. Yoshiya Nishie singles to center field. Harry Davis scores. Jack Bartling pops out to the second baseman. Matty Freed grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yoshiya Nishie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Denney Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Merril Hoge flies out to the right fielder. Scoop Gillespie strikes out. John Stallworth grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Ray Henry flies out to the left fielder. Tony Hearron strikes out. Ken Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mel Blount strikes out. Mason Rudolph grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Spence singles to left field. David DeCastro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Cap Sommer grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Davis flies out to the left fielder. Yoshiya Nishie pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Terry Long grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Dunn grounds out to the shortstop. Merril Hoge flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Jack Bartling strikes out. Matty Freed flies out to the left fielder. Denney Smith hits a home run. Ray Henry reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Spence. Tony Hearron hits a home run. Ray Henry scores. Ken Quinn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Scoop Gillespie walks. John Stallworth walks. Mel Blount flies out to the left fielder. Mason Rudolph fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mason Rudolph grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Cap Sommer strikes out. Harry Davis singles to center field. Yoshiya Nishie pops out to the first baseman. Jack Bartling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Spence grounds out to the second baseman. David DeCastro grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Long grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Matty Freed grounds out to the second baseman. Denney Smith hits a home run. Ray Henry singles to left field. Tony Hearron walks. Ken Quinn flies out to the right fielder. Cap Sommer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gary Dunn strikes out. Merril Hoge grounds out to the third baseman. Scoop Gillespie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Harry Davis strikes out. Yoshiya Nishie strikes out. Jack Bartling singles to left field. Matty Freed grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jack Bartling is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Stallworth flies out to the left fielder. Yancy Thigpen is pinch hitting for Mel Blount. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yancy Thigpen pops out to the second baseman. Terry Fuhrman is pinch hitting for Mason Rudolph. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Terry Fuhrman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Dusty Gilligan pitching. Denney Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Henry flies out to the center fielder. Tony Hearron flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Spence singles to left field. David DeCastro singles to right field. John West 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. Terry Long walks. Vern Gulley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Antonio Brown is pinch hitting for Gary Dunn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Antonio Brown singles to right field. Jim Spence scores. David DeCastro scores. Terry Long advances to third on the hit. Merril Hoge walks. Scoop Gillespie strikes out. John Stallworth singles to center field. Terry Long scores. Antonio Brown scores. Yancy Thigpen flies out to the right fielder. Steve Andrews is pinch hitting for Dusty Gilligan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Dusty Gilligan is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. Jack Bartling is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willie Ferris did not respond to coaching in range Lynn Swan did not respond to coaching in velocity A.J. Kelliher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Calvin Sweeney did not respond to coaching in range
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pie George did not respond to coaching in velocity Allie Radebaugh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Klaerner did not respond to coaching in speed Neil Freese improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Avrea did not respond to coaching in 2B