Inning: 1 Brooklyn Kid Alou pitching. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the second baseman. Derrell Hotaling walks. John Stovall doubles to left field. Derrell Hotaling uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sid Krueger grounds out to the second baseman. John Stovall advances to third on the play. Harvey Gruber singles to left field. John Stovall scores. Piggy Huffman singles to center field. Larry Macha singles to center field. Harvey Gruber scores. Piggy Huffman advances to third on the hit. Fred Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Thompson pitching. Billy Madison doubles to center field. Dave Burke walks. Lou Snyder grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Billy Madison advances to third on the play. Will Cerutti flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Mike Thompson walks. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Thompson advances to second on the play. Derrell Hotaling grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Thompson advances to third on the play. John Stovall singles to left field. Mike Thompson scores. Sandy Hart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sid Krueger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Stovall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Paul Walters strikes out. Craig Gedeon singles to center field. Dolph Gainey walks. Masanori Maruyama strikes out. Sandy Hart lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Harvey Gruber strikes out. Piggy Huffman flies out to the center fielder. Larry Macha grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Billy Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Snyder reached on a fielding error by Mike Thompson. Will Cerutti flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Fred Lopez doubles to left field. Mike Thompson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lopez scores. Derrell Hotaling strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Paul Walters singles to right field. Craig Gedeon flies out to the left fielder. Dolph Gainey grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn John Stovall flies out to the center fielder. Sid Krueger singles to center field. Sid Krueger steals second. Harvey Gruber singles to center field. Sid Krueger scores. Harvey Gruber steals second. Piggy Huffman walks. Harvey Gruber steals third. Larry Macha grounds out to the pitcher. Piggy Huffman advances to second on the play. Fred Lopez singles to left field. Harvey Gruber scores. Piggy Huffman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Masanori Maruyama grounds out to the shortstop. Sandy Hart strikes out. Billy Madison lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Barney Lezcano strikes out. Derrell Hotaling grounds out to the second baseman. John Stovall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dave Burke reached on a fielding error by Derrell Hotaling. Lou Snyder strikes out. Will Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. Paul Walters singles to center field. Dave Burke advances to third on the hit. Craig Gedeon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Sid Krueger grounds out to the shortstop. Harvey Gruber walks. Piggy Huffman strikes out. Larry Macha singles to right field. Harvey Gruber advances to third on the hit. Fred Lopez singles to left field. Harvey Gruber scores. David Schaffernoth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Mike Thompson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Lopez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dolph Gainey strikes out. Masanori Maruyama hits a home run. David Schaffernoth grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Billy Madison hits a home run. Dave Burke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Barney Lezcano pops out to the third baseman. Derrell Hotaling singles to left field. Cleatus Robinson is pinch hitting for John Stovall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cleatus Robinson singles to left field. Sid Krueger strikes out. Harvey Gruber grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cleatus Robinson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lou Snyder strikes out. Will Cerutti doubles to left field. Paul Walters strikes out. Craig Gedeon singles to right field. Will Cerutti scores. Dolph Gainey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Craig Gedeon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Piggy Huffman pops out to the catcher. Larry Macha doubles to right field. Fred Lopez walks. Mike Thompson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Barney Lezcano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Masanori Maruyama flies out to the right fielder. Blas Zupo is pinch hitting for David Schaffernoth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Blas Zupo flies out to the left fielder. Billy Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Barney Lezcano is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. Mike Thompson is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rudy Howarth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Boyd did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryan Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pat Swingle improves in velocity Mike Ludwig did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Swingle did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Young did not respond to coaching in control