Win: Eddie Hardgrove (2-0) Loss: Junzo Takahashi (2-2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Boomer Wells pitching. Tonny Cruz strikes out. Joe Nicholas flies out to the right fielder. Tom Malkmus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Al Pettis pitching. Joe Parker grounds out to the second baseman. J.J. Johnson strikes out. Milt Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jack Ray strikes out. Barney Harley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Parker. Ethan Mahoney hits an infield single to the pitcher. Billy Goslin singles past the second baseman. Barney Harley scores. Ethan Mahoney advances to third on the hit. Walt Gale flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ethan Mahoney scores. Al Pettis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Howard Currie doubles to center field. Mario Pappas strikes out. Bill Powers grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Currie advances to third on the play. Bob Walters grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tonny Cruz strikes out. Joe Nicholas singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tom Malkmus flies out to the right fielder. Jack Ray grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Hank McGunnigle strikes out. Boomer Wells strikes out. Joe Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Barney Harley strikes out. Ethan Mahoney grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Goslin singles to center field. Walt Gale flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn J.J. Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Milt Page strikes out. Howard Currie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Al Pettis grounds out to the second baseman. Tonny Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Joe Nicholas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Mario Pappas grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Powers lines out to the first baseman. Bob Walters strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Malkmus strikes out. Jack Ray flies out to the right fielder. Barney Harley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Hank McGunnigle doubles to center field. Boomer Wells lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Parker walks. Joe Parker steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Hank McGunnigle scores. J.J. Johnson walks. Milt Page flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Parker scores. Howard Currie singles to center field. Mario Pappas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ethan Mahoney strikes out. Billy Goslin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Gale singles past the second baseman. Al Pettis singles to right field. Walt Gale is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Bill Powers singles to center field. Bob Walters flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Hardgrove 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 1st. Eggsin Tost is pinch hitting for Hank McGunnigle. Eggsin Tost strikes out. Juan Alou is pinch hitting for Boomer Wells. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Juan Alou strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Junzo Takahashi pitching. Rube Baldwin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eggsin Tost at C. Tonny Cruz singles to center field. Joe Nicholas walks. Tom Malkmus singles to center field. Tonny Cruz scores. Joe Nicholas advances to third on the hit. Masami Enoki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Ray flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Nicholas scores. Barney Harley flies out to the center fielder. Ethan Mahoney singles to right field. Billy Goslin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Joe Parker grounds out to the second baseman. J.J. Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Page grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Walt Gale singles to center field. Eddie Hardgrove lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Walt Gale forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tonny Cruz hits a home run. Eddie Hardgrove scores. Dan Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Nicholas is hit by a pitch. Tom Malkmus flies out to the left fielder. Jack Ray walks. Barney Harley singles to center field. Joe Nicholas scores. Jack Ray advances to third on the hit. Dave Lehew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Topsy Weaver is pinch hitting for Ethan Mahoney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Topsy Weaver singles to left field. Jack Ray scores. Barney Harley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Billy Goslin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Howard Currie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mario Pappas singles to center field. Sam Bolton is pinch hitting for Bill Powers. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Bolton hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Walters doubles to left field. Mario Pappas scores. Sam Bolton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lucky Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rube Baldwin lines out to the pitcher. Glenn Ramos is pinch hitting for Dave Lehew. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Glenn Ramos flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Junzo Takahashi is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chikao Nogusa did not respond to coaching in control Bill Beltre did not respond to coaching in range Dick Lynch did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Fauver did not respond to coaching in speed Wish McVey improves in velocity Bill Walsh improves in contact_vs_lefty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Socks Schroder did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Powell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Buddy Brito improves in range Satoshi Takeda improves in control Chick Brinkman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick Llenas did not respond to coaching in range Willy Getbetter improves in 1B