Win: Buck McManus (11-10) Loss: Dan Nolte (2-9)
Save: Mark Pickrel (39)
Inning: 1 Florida Bobo Hertweck pitching. Vern Ross singles to center field. Fred Wathan flies out to the left fielder. Ike Helfrich walks. Jeff Dellucci grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ike Helfrich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Herman Brady hits a home run. Vern Ross scores. Jeff Dellucci scores. Shane Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Biff Evans pitching. Bob Gonzalez hits an infield single to the shortstop. Masato Fukuyama flies out to the left fielder. John Brouhard pops out to the second baseman. Tim Clark flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Bobby Chadbourne grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Don Shaw grounds out to the shortstop. Biff Evans flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rube Powell walks. Dan Neel pops out to the second baseman. Mike Ausmus is hit by a pitch. Roxy Klaerner reached on a fielding error by Herman Brady. Bobo Hertweck strikes out. Bob Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Florida Vern Ross walks. Fred Wathan strikes out. Ike Helfrich flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Dellucci strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Masato Fukuyama strikes out. John Brouhard singles to right field. Tim Clark flies out to the right fielder. Rube Powell bunts for a base hit. Dan Neel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Florida Herman Brady strikes out. Shane Donahue pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Chadbourne grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Ausmus reached on a 2-base throwing error by Herman Brady. Roxy Klaerner grounds out to the pitcher. Bobo Hertweck singles to left field. Mike Ausmus scores. Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobo Hertweck advances to second on the play. Masato Fukuyama hits a home run. Bobo Hertweck scores. John Brouhard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Don Shaw walks. Biff Evans lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Vern Ross grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tim Clark strikes out. Rube Powell strikes out. Dan Neel pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Florida Fred Wathan strikes out. Ike Helfrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Dellucci grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mike Ausmus reached on a 2-base throwing error by Herman Brady. Roxy Klaerner flies out to the right fielder. Don Seale is pinch hitting for Bobo Hertweck. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Seale flies out to the center fielder. Buck McManus 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. Bob Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Florida Dan Nolte pitching. Herman Brady flies out to the right fielder. Shane Donahue walks. Shane Donahue steals second. Bobby Chadbourne flies out to the center fielder. Don Shaw pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Masato Fukuyama walks. John Brouhard singles to center field. Masato Fukuyama advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. John Brouhard is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). The defense is playing the infield in. Tim Clark strikes out. Rube Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Doug Reardon is pinch hitting for Buck McManus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Reardon walks. Scott Stynes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doug Reardon steals second. Vern Ross grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Reardon advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Fred Wathan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Doug Reardon scores. Ike Helfrich doubles to left field. Jeff Dellucci strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Greg Gomez pitching. Dan Neel doubles to left field. Mike Ausmus grounds out to the shortstop. Roxy Klaerner grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Grott is pinch hitting for Scott Stynes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Grott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Florida Del Welaj pitching. Herman Brady hits a home run. Shane Donahue singles to center field. Bobby Chadbourne grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Don Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mark Pickrel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Gonzalez walks. Masato Fukuyama walks. John Brouhard strikes out. Tim Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Gonzalez advances to third on the play. Masato Fukuyama advances to second on the play. Rube Powell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Florida total runners LOB: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Guese did not respond to coaching in range Ozzie Thomas improves in velocity Walter Higgins did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Maurer did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Klusman improves in speed Harvey Encarnacion did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Jimenez did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Glen Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Fyhrie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnny Blasingame did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Fyhrie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Hosey improves in contact_vs_righty Jerry Willis did not respond to coaching in range