Win: Bill Powell (3-1) Loss: Effie Rayford (0-3)
Save: Joe Hamilton (6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Effie Rayford pitching. Hiroshi Yamamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Williams lines out to the second baseman. Chris Ainge grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Bill Powell pitching. Bruce Riley strikes out. Bob Willis singles to left field. Bob Willis steals second. Max Castillo strikes out. Bill Hallman doubles to left field. Bob Willis scores. Johnny Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Skinny Bianco reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gaylen McGhee. Rick Johnston singles to center field. Skinny Bianco scores. Joe Hill singles past the second baseman. Rick Johnston advances to third on the hit. Joe Hill steals second. Vance Skiff flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Johnston is thrown out at the plate. Stu Dietrich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Chris Judge grounds out to the second baseman. Gaylen McGhee flies out to the center fielder. Edgar Doljack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Powell flies out to the left fielder. Hiroshi Yamamoto hits a home run. Ron Williams strikes out. Chris Ainge grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Effie Rayford singles to center field. Bruce Riley strikes out. Bob Willis flies out to the center fielder. Max Castillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Skinny Bianco flies out to the left fielder. Rick Johnston strikes out. Joe Hill bunts for a base hit. Vance Skiff singles to left field. Joe Hill advances to third on the hit. Stu Dietrich singles to left field. Joe Hill scores. Vance Skiff advances to third on the hit. Bill Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Bill Hallman flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Chris Judge singles to left field. Gaylen McGhee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hiroshi Yamamoto walks. Ron Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hiroshi Yamamoto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Ainge strikes out. Ron Williams steals second. Skinny Bianco singles to right field. Ron Williams scores. Skinny Bianco steals second. Rick Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Edgar Doljack hits a home run. Effie Rayford doubles to center field. Bruce Riley singles to right field. Bob Willis walks. Max Castillo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Effie Rayford scores. Bruce Riley advances to third on the play. Bill Hallman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Hill walks. Vance Skiff flies out to the left fielder. Stu Dietrich reached on a fielding error by Edgar Doljack. Bill Powell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Powell strikes out. Hiroshi Yamamoto singles to left field. Joe Hill scores. Stu Dietrich advances to third on the hit. Ron Williams singles to right field. Stu Dietrich scores. Hiroshi Yamamoto advances to third on the hit. Chris Ainge flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Johnny Jackson singles to center field. Chris Judge flies out to the right fielder. Gaylen McGhee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Skinny Bianco strikes out. Rick Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hill pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Edgar Doljack strikes out. Heinie Garciaparra is pinch hitting for Effie Rayford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Heinie Garciaparra strikes out. Brian Kahn 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. Bruce Riley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Greg Bertrand pitching. Vance Skiff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stu Dietrich grounds out to the second baseman. John Lake is pinch hitting for Brian Kahn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Lake singles to right field. Hiroshi Yamamoto grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Cotton Welch pitching. Bob Willis strikes out. Max Castillo strikes out. Bill Hallman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ron Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Ainge walks. Chris Ainge steals second. Skinny Bianco lines out to the third baseman. Rick Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Joe Hamilton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Chris Judge flies out to the center fielder. Gaylen McGhee hits an infield single to the first baseman. Edgar Doljack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 New York total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Bill Hallman (4), Effie Rayford (1).HR - Edgar Doljack (2).GIDP - Max Castillo, Gaylen McGhee. Baserunning: SB - Bob Willis (1). Fielding: E - Gaylen McGhee, Edgar Doljack.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buster Moore improves in range Sam Mattick did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Jackson did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Wilmot improves in power_vs_lefty Phil Farmer improves in speed Oscar Hale did not respond to coaching in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dixie Hook improves in power_vs_righty Dixie Hook did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill K McCarthy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Walt Lemongello improves in velocity Jack Brown improves in arm Bobby Sewell did not respond to coaching in speed