Win: Stan Rooney (1-1) Loss: Kingo Tachikawa (1-3)
Save: Bob Lombardi (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Seth Albert pitching. Lee Barrett strikes out. Ollie Rogge flies out to the center fielder. Jack McLaughlin walks. Bobby Flaherty grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack McLaughlin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Tony Crawford pitching. Charlie Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne David grounds out to the second baseman. Kenny Eisner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gerry Miller flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Castle hits a home run. Buzz McHale doubles to right field. Joe Sykes walks. Tony Crawford lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Barrett singles to left field. Buzz McHale scores. Joe Sykes is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Pete Gershwin flies out to the left fielder. John Marshall pops out to the first baseman. Manny Shakur singles to left field. Harry Rosen grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Manny Shakur is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ollie Rogge flies out to the left fielder. Jack McLaughlin flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Flaherty walks. Gerry Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Flaherty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Ivan Espada singles to right field. Ivan Espada steals second. Seth Albert lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ivan Espada is thrown out at third. Charlie Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Wayne David strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Johnny Castle flies out to the center fielder. Buzz McHale flies out to the right fielder. Joe Sykes bunts for a base hit. Tony Crawford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Kenny Eisner singles to left field. Pete Gershwin strikes out. Kenny Eisner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lee Barrett reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wayne David. Ollie Rogge pops out to the shortstop. Jack McLaughlin doubles to left field. Lee Barrett scores. Bobby Flaherty walks. Gerry Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Jack McLaughlin advances to third on the play. Bobby Flaherty advances to second on the play. Johnny Castle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Manny Shakur flies out to the left fielder. Harry Rosen grounds out to the second baseman. Ivan Espada grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Buzz McHale hits a home run. Joe Sykes pops out to the catcher. Tony Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Barrett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Seth Albert singles to left field. Charlie Jordan strikes out. Wayne David singles to left field. Kenny Eisner singles to center field. Pete Gershwin doubles past the third baseman. Seth Albert scores. Wayne David scores. Kenny Eisner uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Gershwin advances to third on the play. Manny Shakur walks. Harry Rosen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ollie Rogge flies out to the right fielder. Jack McLaughlin doubles to center field. Bobby Flaherty singles to left field. Jack McLaughlin scores. Brian Sedaka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gerry Miller walks. Johnny Castle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Ivan Espada walks. Mel Brothers is pinch hitting for Brian Sedaka. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ivan Espada steals second. Mel Brothers singles to center field. Ivan Espada scores. Charlie Jordan singles past the first baseman. Wayne David grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mel Brothers advances to third on the play. Kenny Eisner singles past the second baseman. Mel Brothers scores. Pete Gershwin flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Chick Lankford pitching. Buzz McHale grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Fred Grant is pinch hitting for Joe Sykes. Fred Grant grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jack Cowens is pinch hitting for Tony Crawford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Cowens singles past the first baseman. Lee Barrett hits a home run. Jack Cowens scores. Stan Rooney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ollie Rogge walks. Jack McLaughlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Mike Houser pitching. Jim Moore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Grant at 1B. John Marshall singles to center field. Manny Shakur grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Marshall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Rosen hits a home run. Manny Shakur scores. Kingo Tachikawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ivan Espada singles to center field. David Landau is pinch hitting for Stan Rooney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. David Landau singles to center field. Ivan Espada advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Charlie Jordan singles to left field. Ivan Espada scores. David Landau aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jerry Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wayne David strikes out. Kenny Eisner hits a home run. David Landau scores. Charlie Jordan scores. Connie Thomasson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Gershwin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hal Birdseye pitching. Bobby Flaherty flies out to the right fielder. Gerry Miller flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Castle hits a home run. Buzz McHale walks. Bob Lombardi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Moore grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Buzz McHale is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Andy Moore improves in control Billy Beene did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity John Haas improves in contact_vs_righty Lew Fitzberger improves in speed Bill Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in endurance Walt Ginn did not respond to coaching in C
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Andy Hackett improves in contact_vs_lefty Eric Janowitz improves in arm Diego Ramos improves in contact_vs_righty Bubba Clay improves in range Lou Cox did not respond to coaching in control DeShon Beecher did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Janowitz did not respond to coaching in 1B