Win: Terry Rossi (2-2) Loss: Mithun Chakraborty (2-3)
Save: Buz Veryzer (4)
Inning: 1 New York Terry Rossi pitching. Jason Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Magnusson singles to center field. Steve Caballero doubles to right field. Pavel Patel pops out to the shortstop. Humberto Damphousse grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mithun Chakraborty pitching. Wish Karp grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Greg DeBarr pops out to the first baseman. Vic Thompson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Jeff Grosso strikes out. Neil Blender singles to right field. Orlando Otto singles to center field. Mithun Chakraborty lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jason Adams singles to center field. Neil Blender scores. Orlando Otto is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gil Smith singles to right field. Jake Dempsey flies out to the center fielder. Rick Lawrence grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Tony Magnusson grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Caballero pops out to the third baseman. Pavel Patel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Paul Hoffman strikes out. Claus Grabke strikes out. Terry Rossi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Humberto Damphousse flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Grosso strikes out. Neil Blender pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Wish Karp strikes out. Greg DeBarr pops out to the second baseman. Vic Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Orlando Otto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mithun Chakraborty grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gil Smith lines out to the second baseman. Jake Dempsey strikes out. Rick Lawrence singles to center field. Paul Hoffman lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tony Magnusson singles to center field. Tony Magnusson steals second. Steve Caballero grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Magnusson advances to third on the play. Pavel Patel flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tony Magnusson scores. Humberto Damphousse walks. Jeff Grosso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Claus Grabke strikes out. Terry Rossi pops out to the shortstop. Wish Karp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Neil Blender strikes out. Joe Nold is pinch hitting for Orlando Otto. Joe Nold singles to center field. Mithun Chakraborty lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jason Adams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Greg DeBarr walks. Greg DeBarr steals second. Vic Thompson singles to right field. Greg DeBarr scores. Vic Thompson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gil Smith reached on a fielding error by Tony Magnusson. Jake Dempsey doubles to left field. Gil Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Lawrence hits a home run. Jake Dempsey scores. Paul Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Claus Grabke singles to right field. Terry Rossi singles to center field. Claus Grabke advances to third on the hit. Wish Karp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Tony Magnusson doubles to center field. Louis Tost 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. Steve Caballero walks. Pavel Patel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tony Magnusson advances to third on the play. Humberto Damphousse pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Greg DeBarr grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Gil Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Buz Veryzer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jeff Grosso strikes out. Neil Blender strikes out. Joe Nold doubles to left field. Earl Melton is pinch hitting for Mithun Chakraborty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Earl Melton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Tony Magnusson (6), Steve Caballero (2), Joe Nold (5).SF - Pavel Patel.GIDP - Pavel Patel. Baserunning: SB - Tony Magnusson (2). Fielding: E - Tony Magnusson.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tosh Townend improves in range Roky Erickson did not respond to coaching in control Genghis Yackovetsky did not respond to coaching in velocity Matt Hensley did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Kendall did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jimmy Jones did not respond to coaching in control Joe Sutherland improves in power_vs_righty Jimmy Jones improves in control Bill Spehr improves in power_vs_lefty Zane Stuart improves in RF