Win: Cal McGarr (6-6) Loss: Ike Torkelson (5-11)
Save: Pasqual Burtt (1)
Inning: 1 New York Stu Smith pitching. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shannon lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Kunkel pitching. Tomoyoshi Aihara singles past the first baseman. McKay Caldwell singles past the second baseman. Tomoyoshi Aihara advances to third on the hit. Lloyd Martyn walks. Specs Jefferson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tomoyoshi Aihara scores. Lou Martin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Doug Stephenson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Will Distaso pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Hines grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bobby Bonilla grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Allen Sockalexis singles to center field. Valmy Thomas strikes out. Stu Smith singles past the shortstop. Tomoyoshi Aihara walks. McKay Caldwell singles past the shortstop. Allen Sockalexis scores. Lloyd Martyn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 New York Travis Haffner bunts for a base hit. Von Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Travis Haffner advances to second on the play. Dave Kunkel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Travis Haffner advances to third on the play. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Specs Jefferson grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Martin singles to right field. Bobby Bonilla grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Martin advances to second on the play. Allen Sockalexis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Charlie Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Shannon flies out to the left fielder. Doug Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Valmy Thomas singles to right field. Stu Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tomoyoshi Aihara grounds out to the second baseman. Valmy Thomas advances to third on the play. McKay Caldwell singles to center field. Valmy Thomas scores. Kevin Lock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lloyd Martyn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Will Distaso hits a home run. Johnny Hines walks. Travis Haffner pops out to the third baseman. Von Miller strikes out. Kevin Lock lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Specs Jefferson flies out to the center fielder. Lou Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Bonilla walks. Allen Sockalexis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Buster Scruggs grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Wilson lines out to the third baseman. Mike Shannon doubles to left field. Doug Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Valmy Thomas hits a home run. Stu Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Tomoyoshi Aihara hits a home run. Cal McGarr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. McKay Caldwell hits a home run. Lloyd Martyn strikes out. Specs Jefferson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Will Distaso pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Hines grounds out to the shortstop. Travis Haffner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Lou Martin strikes out. Bobby Bonilla grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Allen Sockalexis doubles to left field. Valmy Thomas pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Bobby McDonald 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. Von Miller singles to left field. Cal McGarr lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Von Miller forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Buster Scruggs singles to left field. Charlie Wilson singles to left field. Mike Shannon singles to right field. Cal McGarr scores. Buster Scruggs scores. Charlie Wilson advances to third on the hit. Ike Torkelson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Wilson scores. Mike Shannon steals second. Will Distaso doubles to left field. Mike Shannon scores. Johnny Hines singles to center field. Will Distaso scores. Johnny Hines steals second. Valmy Thomas throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Travis Haffner walks. Rhett Miller is pinch hitting for Von Miller. Rhett Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Shane Lee enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rhett Miller at 2B. Ike Torkelson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tomoyoshi Aihara singles to center field. Tomoyoshi Aihara is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). McKay Caldwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Jimmy Beltran is pinch hitting for Cal McGarr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Jimmy Beltran walks. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmy Beltran advances to second on the play. Charlie Wilson triples. Jimmy Beltran scores. Akinori Takahashi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Stephenson doubles to left field. Charlie Wilson scores. Will Distaso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pasqual Burtt pitching. Lloyd Martyn doubles to left field. Specs Jefferson flies out to the right fielder. Lou Martin grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Bonilla strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Mike Shannon (15), Doug Stephenson (15), Will Distaso (22).3B - Charlie Wilson (9).HR - Will Distaso (24).SF - Doug Stephenson. Baserunning: SB - Mike Shannon (14), Johnny Hines (4).
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Kline did not respond to coaching in velocity Stan Kelly did not respond to coaching in velocity Cy Johns improves in velocity Lefty Rittwage did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Turner did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Turner did not respond to coaching in control Brian Smith improves in range Paul Turner did not respond to coaching in control Dennis Carrasco did not respond to coaching in 3B