Win: Luis Swingle (4-10) Loss: Hal Lynn (2-5)
Save: March Pike (37)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Chris Wynn pitching. Rich Squires pops out to the shortstop. Joel Parker reached on a 2-base fielding error by Francisco Knackert. Mario Connatser strikes out. John Reed flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Miami Tommy Settlemire pitching. Toshio Watanabe walks. Brant Shines singles to right field. Brent Moser grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Toshio Watanabe advances to third on the play. Jay Nunez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Cliff Hodge flies out to the center fielder. Hector Brock strikes out. Jack Cimino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Miami Francisco Knackert singles to center field. Andres Santiago strikes out. Francisco Knackert steals second. Billy Barker is hit by a pitch. Tanner Laine flies out to the center fielder. Chris Wynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pretzel Jones flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Settlemire grounds out to the pitcher. Rich Squires grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Miami Toshio Watanabe strikes out. Brant Shines flies out to the right fielder. Brent Moser walks. Jay Nunez walks. Francisco Knackert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joel Parker grounds out to the third baseman. Mario Connatser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Reed strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Miami Andres Santiago grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Barker grounds out to the pitcher. Tanner Laine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Cliff Hodge flies out to the left fielder. Hector Brock walks. Jack Cimino grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Brock advances to second on the play. Passed ball. Hector Brock advances to third. Pretzel Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Miami Chris Wynn walks. Chris Wynn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Toshio Watanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Brant Shines strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tommy Settlemire strikes out. Rich Squires strikes out. Joel Parker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Brent Moser singles to center field. Jay Nunez strikes out. Brent Moser steals second. Francisco Knackert grounds out to the third baseman. Andres Santiago strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mario Connatser flies out to the right fielder. John Reed singles to left field. Cliff Hodge singles in front of the center fielder. John Reed advances to third on the hit. Hector Brock singles to left field. John Reed scores. Cliff Hodge advances to third on the hit. Jack Cimino strikes out. Pretzel Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Miami Billy Barker flies out to the right fielder. Tanner Laine grounds out to the shortstop. Ibis White is pinch hitting for Chris Wynn. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ibis White grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Kevin Keller pitching. Tommy Settlemire pops out to the second baseman. Rich Squires singles to center field. Joel Parker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rich Squires is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joel Parker steals second. Mario Connatser triples. Joel Parker scores. John Reed grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Miami Toshio Watanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Brant Shines doubles to left field. Brent Moser doubles past the center fielder. Brant Shines scores. Jay Nunez singles to right field. Brent Moser scores. Francisco Knackert flies out to the right fielder. Ken Kutcher 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. Andres Santiago reached on a fielding error by Rich Squires. Billy Barker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ray Heathcote comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Hodge singles to center field. Hector Brock grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cliff Hodge is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hector Brock steals second. Jack Cimino pops out to the third baseman. Pretzel Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Miami Jimmy Lyons is pinch hitting for Tanner Laine. Jimmy Lyons strikes out. Gary Sanders is pinch hitting for Ray Heathcote. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Toshio Watanabe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Hal Lynn pitching. Jess Bearse enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Lyons at C. Steve Greene is pinch hitting for Ken Kutcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Steve Greene grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Squires grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joel Parker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Miami Luis Swingle pitching. Brant Shines singles to left field. Brent Moser flies out to the left fielder. Jay Nunez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brant Shines is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Francisco Knackert pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Mario Connatser flies out to the center fielder. John Reed walks. Cliff Hodge singles to right field. John Reed advances to third on the hit. Hector Brock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Reed scores. Cliff Hodge advances to second on the play. Will Sunday comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Cimino doubles to center field. Cliff Hodge scores. Pretzel Jones lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Miami March Pike comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Andres Santiago flies out to the right fielder. Billy Barker strikes out. Jess Bearse singles to center field. Jim Devarez is pinch hitting for Will Sunday. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Devarez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jess Bearse is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Miami total runners LOB: 10
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Cort improves in velocity Tony Cromer improves in arm Bobby Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eric Wood improves in contact_vs_lefty Don Wahl did not respond to coaching in 1B
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: David Royer did not respond to coaching in velocity Brownie Quinn did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Barber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Oliver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Oliver did not respond to coaching in 3B