Win: Ty Strittmatter (7-15) Loss: Ona Bruce (10-11)
Save: Bud Gerigar (27)
Inning: 1 Miami Ona Bruce pitching. Ibis White strikes out. Toshio Watanabe singles to center field. Toshio Watanabe steals second. Brent Moser grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Nunez doubles to center field. Toshio Watanabe scores. Jimmy Lyons doubles to right field. Jay Nunez scores. Francisco Knackert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ty Strittmatter pitching. Rich Squires grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Joel Parker walks. Joel Parker steals second. Len Ward grounds out to the pitcher. John Reed pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Miami Jess Bearse singles to right field. Jess Bearse is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gary Sanders grounds out to the pitcher. Ty Strittmatter grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Cliff Hodge grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Edmonds walks. Fred Edmonds steals second. Steve Greene grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Edmonds advances to third on the play. Pretzel Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Miami Ibis White flies out to the right fielder. Toshio Watanabe singles to left field. Brent Moser singles to left field. Jay Nunez singles to left field. Jimmy Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Toshio Watanabe scores. Francisco Knackert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ona Bruce grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Squires grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Parker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Miami Jess Bearse flies out to the left fielder. Gary Sanders grounds out to the shortstop. Ty Strittmatter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Len Ward singles to right field. John Reed flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Hodge hits a home run. Len Ward scores. Fred Edmonds pops out to the second baseman. Steve Greene walks. Pretzel Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Miami Ibis White walks. Toshio Watanabe flies out to the left fielder. Brent Moser singles to center field. Jay Nunez lines out to the third baseman. Jimmy Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ona Bruce strikes out. Rich Squires singles past the first baseman. Joel Parker walks. Len Ward flies out to the left fielder. John Reed pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Miami Francisco Knackert walks. Jess Bearse hits a home run. Francisco Knackert scores. Don George comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Sanders grounds out to the shortstop. Ty Strittmatter grounds out to the third baseman. Ibis White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Cliff Hodge flies out to the left fielder. Fred Edmonds singles to left field. Steve Greene strikes out. Pretzel Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Edmonds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Miami Toshio Watanabe singles to center field. Toshio Watanabe steals second. Toshio Watanabe steals third. Brent Moser grounds out to the shortstop. Toshio Watanabe scores. Vean LaFrancois comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Nunez singles to right field. Jay Nunez steals second. Jimmy Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Francisco Knackert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Vean LaFrancois strikes out. Rich Squires flies out to the left fielder. Joel Parker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Miami Jess Bearse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Sanders singles to left field. Ty Strittmatter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ty Strittmatter strikes out. Ibis White flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Len Ward grounds out to the catcher. John Reed doubles to left field. Hal Lynn 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. Cliff Hodge strikes out. Fred Edmonds hits a home run. John Reed scores. Steve Greene grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Miami Toshio Watanabe pops out to the first baseman. Brent Moser pops out to the third baseman. Jay Nunez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bud Gerigar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pretzel Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Brock is pinch hitting for Vean LaFrancois. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hector Brock walks. Rich Squires walks. Joel Parker grounds out to the third baseman. Hector Brock advances to third on the play. Rich Squires advances to second on the play. Len Ward lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Miami total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Steve Greene is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Oliver improves in speed Billy Barker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jack Pauxtis improves in arm Rudy Barber did not respond to coaching in RF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Reninger improves in power_vs_lefty Doc DeCinces did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Gomez improves in contact_vs_righty Lou Ash did not respond to coaching in speed Don Wahl did not respond to coaching in 1B