Win: Al Huppert (12-7) Loss: Francis Saucier (1-7)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Francis Saucier pitching. Red Maddox singles to right field. Tony Castiglia walks. Marty Tiefenthaler flies out to the center fielder. Andy Gunderson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Huppert pitching. Biff Epps walks. John Mellor grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carden Twitchell singles to center field. Jeff Quintana singles to right field. Carden Twitchell advances to third on the hit. Bill Lanning flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Gabby Sexton grounds out to the third baseman. Leslie Campanis grounds out to the second baseman. Sid Afenir singles to left field. Sid Afenir steals second. Jack Abbaticchio walks. Al Huppert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Abbaticchio is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Brian Vuckovich walks. Rabbit Brewer strikes out. Mike Roe grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Red Maddox singles to center field. Tony Castiglia walks. Marty Tiefenthaler strikes out. Andy Gunderson walks. Gabby Sexton flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Red Maddox scores. Leslie Campanis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Francis Saucier flies out to the center fielder. Biff Epps flies out to the left fielder. John Mellor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Sid Afenir pops out to the second baseman. Jack Abbaticchio grounds out to the second baseman. Al Huppert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Carden Twitchell singles to left field. Jeff Quintana strikes out. Bill Lanning walks. Brian Vuckovich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Lanning is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rabbit Brewer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Red Maddox singles to left field. Red Maddox steals second. Tony Castiglia grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Marty Tiefenthaler flies out to the right fielder. Andy Gunderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mike Roe singles to right field. Francis Saucier fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Francis Saucier flies out to the center fielder. Biff Epps strikes out. John Mellor singles to left field. Carden Twitchell walks. Jeff Quintana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Gabby Sexton strikes out. Leslie Campanis flies out to the left fielder. Sid Afenir doubles to right field. Jack Abbaticchio pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Lanning strikes out. Brian Vuckovich strikes out. Rabbit Brewer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Al Huppert grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Red Maddox hits a home run. Tony Castiglia grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Tiefenthaler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mike Roe grounds out to the shortstop. Francis Saucier strikes out. Biff Epps grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Andy Gunderson flies out to the left fielder. Gabby Sexton hits a home run. Leslie Campanis hits a home run. Zoilo Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Sid Afenir singles to right field. Jack Abbaticchio hits a home run. Sid Afenir scores. Al Huppert strikes out. Red Maddox lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Mellor singles to right field. Carden Twitchell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jeff Quintana singles past the second baseman. Bill Lanning grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Tony Castiglia strikes out. Scott Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Tiefenthaler flies out to the left fielder. Andy Gunderson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Omar Perez 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. Brian Vuckovich flies out to the right fielder. Bill Jacoby is pinch hitting for Rabbit Brewer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Jacoby pops out to the second baseman. Mike Roe singles to center field. Bill Mokan is pinch hitting for Scott Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Mokan singles to left field. Biff Epps grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Mokan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Francis Saucier is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Kerr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Baumgardner did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Baumgardner improves in power_vs_lefty Walt Davenport did not respond to coaching in control Lu Hollingsworth did not respond to coaching in control Ed Velasquez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Smith improves in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Bubba Gutteridge improves in control Joe Marion did not respond to coaching in control Steve Knight improves in range Benny Cruz improves in arm Joe Marion did not respond to coaching in velocity Klondike Fahr improves in range Butch Smalley did not respond to coaching in RF