Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Rollie Blackburn pitching. Hiroshi Yamamoto grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Williams singles to left field. Rick Johnston singles to center field. Joe Hill bunts for a base hit. Stu Dietrich grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Williams scores. Rick Johnston advances to third on the play. Joe Hill advances to second on the play. Jimmy Kelly doubles to left field. Rick Johnston scores. Joe Hill scores. Al Parks lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Rich Foster pitching. Bruce Riley singles to left field. Bob Willis strikes out. Max Castillo flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hallman singles to left field. Chris Judge grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dwayne Runnells strikes out. Rich Foster lines out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Yamamoto walks. Hiroshi Yamamoto steals second. Ron Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Gaylen McGhee grounds out to the second baseman. Red Brown strikes out. Billy Child grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rick Johnston hits a home run. Joe Hill flies out to the left fielder. Stu Dietrich grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Rollie Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Riley is hit by a pitch. Passed ball. Bruce Riley advances to second. Bob Willis flies out to the left fielder. Max Castillo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Al Parks singles to center field. Dwayne Runnells strikes out. Al Parks is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rich Foster grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bill Hallman grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Judge strikes out. Gaylen McGhee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hiroshi Yamamoto flies out to the left fielder. Ron Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Johnston walks. Joe Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Red Brown strikes out. Billy Child singles to right field. Rollie Blackburn fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rollie Blackburn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Stu Dietrich pops out to the second baseman. Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Parks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bruce Riley grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Willis hits a home run. Max Castillo flies out to the right fielder. Bill Hallman walks. Chris Judge hits a home run. Bill Hallman scores. Gaylen McGhee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dwayne Runnells flies out to the center fielder. Rich Foster strikes out. Hiroshi Yamamoto singles in front of the right fielder. Hiroshi Yamamoto steals second. Ron Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Red Brown strikes out. Billy Child singles to right field. Heinie Garciaparra is pinch hitting for Rollie Blackburn. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Heinie Garciaparra grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Billy Child is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bruce Riley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Greg Bertrand pitching. Rick Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hill bunts for a base hit. Stu Dietrich singles to center field. Jimmy Kelly hits a home run. Joe Hill scores. Stu Dietrich scores. Al Underhill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Parks doubles to right field. John Lake is pinch hitting for Dwayne Runnells. John Lake singles to center field. Al Parks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hod Blank is pinch hitting for Rich Foster. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Lake is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hod Blank singles to center field. Hiroshi Yamamoto doubles to left field. Hod Blank uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Durst comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Williams bunts for a base hit. Ron Williams steals second. Rick Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Cotton Welch pitching. George Hodges enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Lake at SS. Bob Willis pops out to the shortstop. Max Castillo flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hallman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Hill pops out to the first baseman. Stu Dietrich flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Chris Judge strikes out. Gaylen McGhee flies out to the center fielder. Red Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Hiroshi Yamamoto (3), Jimmy Kelly (2), Al Parks (2).HR - Rick Johnston (2), Jimmy Kelly (3). Baserunning: SB - Hiroshi Yamamoto 2 (5), Ron Williams (2).CS - Al Parks (1), John Lake (2). Fielding: PB - Jimmy Kelly.
Game Notes Rich Foster is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Farley improves in contact_vs_lefty Hal Moses did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hal Moses did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Hollins did not respond to coaching in endurance Clint Klages did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Poholsky improves in range
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Corey improves in control Dutch Coble improves in contact_vs_righty Tommy Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty Ray Zepp improves in speed Jack Leroy improves in velocity Tim Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity