Win: John Herr (12-5) Loss: Lou Oliver (6-13)
Save: Harry Garcia (28)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh John Herr pitching. Al Broberg grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rickey Zacher grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshio Takashima singles to right field. George Gibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Lou Oliver pitching. Houston Haley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Jacobs lines out to the second baseman. Bill Hammer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Spud Hill singles to center field. Dave Smith grounds out to the catcher. Spud Hill advances to second on the play. Clint Atherton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Spud Hill advances to third on the play. John Hemond flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Eddie Shannon pops out to the second baseman. Bob Denning pops out to the shortstop. Gus Boucher singles to center field. Jim Scott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lou Oliver strikes out. Al Broberg flies out to the center fielder. Rickey Zacher walks. Yoshio Takashima lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Juan Mole strikes out. John Herr grounds out to the third baseman. Houston Haley walks. Tom Jacobs singles past the third baseman. Bill Hammer flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh George Gibbs flies out to the left fielder. Spud Hill strikes out. Dave Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Eddie Shannon strikes out. Bob Denning walks. Bob Denning steals second. Gus Boucher strikes out. Jim Scott singles to right field. Bob Denning scores. Juan Mole is hit by a pitch. John Herr singles to right field. Jim Scott scores. Houston Haley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Herr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Clint Atherton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Hemond grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Lou Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Tom Jacobs singles to right field. Bill Hammer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Jacobs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eddie Shannon singles past the third baseman. Bill Hammer advances to third on the hit. Bob Denning walks. Gus Boucher grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Bill Hammer is out at home. Jim Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Al Broberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rickey Zacher grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshio Takashima strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Juan Mole strikes out. John Herr grounds out to the shortstop. Houston Haley pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh George Gibbs flies out to the center fielder. Spud Hill singles to left field. Dave Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Spud Hill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Smith steals second. Clint Atherton singles to center field. Dave Smith scores. John Hemond grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Tom Jacobs walks. Bill Hammer walks. Eddie Shannon singles past the third baseman. Tom Jacobs scores. Bill Hammer advances to third on the hit. Eddie Shannon steals second. Bob Denning grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hammer scores. Eddie Shannon advances to third on the play. Gus Boucher singles to left field. Eddie Shannon scores. Bobby Walling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Scott flies out to the right fielder. Juan Mole strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Craig Thompson is pinch hitting for Bobby Walling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Craig Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Al Broberg singles to right field. Rickey Zacher flies out to the center fielder. Yoshio Takashima singles to left field. Al Broberg advances to third on the hit. George Gibbs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Mike Sweeney pitching. John Herr grounds out to the third baseman. Houston Haley grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Jacobs singles to left field. Bill Hammer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Spud Hill singles to right field. Dave Smith hits a home run. Spud Hill scores. Harry Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Clint Atherton lines out to the first baseman. Hiroshi Moto is pinch hitting for John Hemond. Hiroshi Moto grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Trosky is pinch hitting for Mike Sweeney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jay Trosky pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Bobby Walling is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Gonzalez improves in power_vs_righty Walter Reed did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pat Andres did not respond to coaching in control Walter Reed did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Habenicht did not respond to coaching in CF
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Emerson Phelps did not respond to coaching in control Dave Howe improves in velocity Astyanax Pence improves in power_vs_righty Dave Lombardo improves in contact_vs_lefty