Inning: 1 New York Sid Mason pitching. Mike Kingman walks. Mike Kingman steals second. Bob Buhner flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Leverett strikes out. Don Olivares flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Frank Cullenbine pitching. Gene LaPalme doubles to left field. Bill Mokan flies out to the center fielder. Jim McNeely singles to center field. Gene LaPalme scores. Jeff Quintana grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Steamboat Demery singles to right field. Rico Lopez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ben Dyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Carden Twitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Vuckovich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Johnny Pickup pops out to the second baseman. Frank Cullenbine singles to center field. Mike Kingman singles to center field. Frank Cullenbine aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bob Buhner grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Cullenbine scores. Mike Kingman advances to second on the play. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rudy Stephenson grounds out to the third baseman. Sid Mason singles to center field. Gene LaPalme flies out to the left fielder. Bill Mokan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rico Lopez. Jim McNeely grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Don Olivares grounds out to the shortstop. Steamboat Demery strikes out. Rico Lopez walks. Ben Dyer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rico Lopez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana flies out to the right fielder. Carden Twitchell singles to center field. Carden Twitchell steals second. Brian Vuckovich grounds out to the third baseman. Benny Cruz doubles to right field. Carden Twitchell scores. Rudy Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Johnny Pickup grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Cullenbine flies out to the center fielder. Mike Kingman singles to left field. Bob Buhner walks. Chuck Leverett walks. Don Olivares hits a home run. Mike Kingman scores. Bob Buhner scores. Chuck Leverett scores. Steamboat Demery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sid Mason grounds out to the second baseman. Gene LaPalme walks. Bill Mokan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene LaPalme is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim McNeely flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Rico Lopez strikes out. Ben Dyer pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Pickup hits a home run. Frank Cullenbine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana flies out to the right fielder. Carden Twitchell singles past the first baseman. Brian Vuckovich singles to center field. Carden Twitchell advances to third on the hit. Benny Cruz strikes out. Rudy Stephenson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Otis Wilcox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Kingman doubles to right field. Bob Buhner singles to center field. Mike Kingman scores. Chuck Leverett hits a home run. Bob Buhner scores. Angel Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Olivares strikes out. Steamboat Demery strikes out. Rico Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Butch Smalley is pinch hitting for Angel Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Butch Smalley triples. Jim Armbrust 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. Gene LaPalme singles to left field. Butch Smalley scores. Bill Mokan walks. Jim McNeely strikes out. Jeff Quintana flies out to the center fielder. Carden Twitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Francis Saucier pitching. Ben Dyer strikes out. Johnny Pickup strikes out. Paul Ruberto is pinch hitting for Jim Armbrust. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Ruberto pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Willis Smith pitching. Brian Vuckovich strikes out. Benny Cruz singles to left field. Rudy Stephenson walks. Klondike Fahr is pinch hitting for Francis Saucier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Klondike Fahr singles to center field. Gene LaPalme grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Cruz scores. Rudy Stephenson advances to third on the play. Klondike Fahr advances to second on the play. Bill Mokan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 New York Lou Sprague pitching. Mike Kingman singles to right field. Mike Kingman steals second. Mike Kingman gets picked off second (1-4). Bob Buhner singles to right field. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Buhner advances to second on the play. Don Olivares walks. Steamboat Demery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim McNeely flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Quintana grounds out to the third baseman. Carden Twitchell walks. Brian Vuckovich singles to left field. Carden Twitchell advances to third on the hit. Benny Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 12
Game Notes Brian Vuckovich is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Corey Elster improves in speed Joe Byrnes did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Baichley improves in speed Joe Byrnes did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Baichley improves in power_vs_righty Joe Baichley did not respond to coaching in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Bill Reed did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Glenn did not respond to coaching in control Mike Arnold improves in velocity Bill Reed improves in velocity Al Glenn did not respond to coaching in control Dave McFadden did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Jones did not respond to coaching in SS