Win: John Sosa (4-1) Loss: Otto Hohnhorst (0-3)
Save: Harry Giordano (4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Otto Hohnhorst pitching. Gil Clements strikes out. Shunichi Murata strikes out. Sean Lemaster triples. Pat Felsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Diego Sam Hegan pitching. Wally Sumner singles to right field. Al Hollandsworth flies out to the right fielder. Eli Nevers strikes out. Mike Patterson doubles to left field. Wally Sumner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Leroy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Wingo Lagger walks. Jack Young grounds out to the third baseman. Wingo Lagger advances to second on the play. Bob Manuel strikes out. Red Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego David Pickering grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Johnston singles to center field. Johnny Karl singles to left field. Dennis Johnston advances to third on the hit. Otto Hohnhorst flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dennis Johnston is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Sam Hegan singles to left field. Gil Clements singles to center field. Shunichi Murata singles to center field. Sam Hegan scores. Gil Clements advances to third on the hit. Sean Lemaster bunts for a base hit. Gil Clements scores. Pat Felsch flies out to the right fielder. Wingo Lagger grounds out to the shortstop. Shunichi Murata advances to third on the play. Sean Lemaster advances to second on the play. Jack Young grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Wally Sumner strikes out. Al Hollandsworth lines out to the first baseman. Eli Nevers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bob Manuel pops out to the shortstop. Red Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Hegan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Mike Patterson walks. Andy Leroy singles to center field. Mike Patterson advances to third on the hit. David Pickering strikes out. Dennis Johnston strikes out. Johnny Karl strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gil Clements hits a home run. Shunichi Murata grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Pat Felsch is hit by a pitch. Wingo Lagger singles to right field. Pat Felsch advances to third on the hit. Jack Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 San Diego Archie Mitchell is pinch hitting for Otto Hohnhorst. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Archie Mitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Sumner triples. Al Hollandsworth walks. John Sosa 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 2nd. Al Hollandsworth steals second. Eli Nevers lines out to the shortstop. Mike Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jack Osborne pitching. Bob Manuel flies out to the left fielder. Red Wilson flies out to the left fielder. John Sosa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego Andy Leroy flies out to the center fielder. David Pickering flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gil Clements walks. Shunichi Murata flies out to the center fielder. Sean Lemaster grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Clements advances to second on the play. Pat Felsch walks. Wingo Lagger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pat Felsch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Diego Johnny Karl grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Pettis is pinch hitting for Jack Osborne. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dutch Pettis strikes out. Wally Sumner singles to center field. Al Hollandsworth grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lonny Houck pitching. Jack Young singles to right field. Bob Manuel singles to right field. Jack Young advances to third on the hit. Red Wilson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jack Young scores. Shannon Carter is pinch hitting for John Sosa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Shannon Carter pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Harry Giordano pitching. Eli Nevers strikes out. Mike Patterson strikes out. Andy Leroy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Gordie Chapman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gil Clements pops out to the first baseman. Shunichi Murata walks. Sean Lemaster grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shunichi Murata is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Felsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego David Pickering singles to center field. Bob Pond is pinch hitting for Dennis Johnston. Bob Pond singles to center field. David Pickering advances to third on the hit. Johnny Karl walks. Mike Hodges is pinch hitting for Gordie Chapman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Hodges flies out to the right fielder. Wally Sumner walks. David Pickering scores. Al Hollandsworth flies out to the right fielder. Eli Nevers walks. Bob Pond scores. Mike Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 San Diego total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Bob Pond is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kelly Estrada improves in arm Hank Breeden improves in power_vs_lefty Terry Rambo did not respond to coaching in control Jose Simons did not respond to coaching in control
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rogers Clark improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Simon improves in velocity Howie Brown improves in velocity Charlie Simon did not respond to coaching in control Bob McGuire improves in RF