Win: Alphonse Capone (2-1) Loss: Ron Darnell (1-2)
Inning: 1 San Diego Shooty Whisenton pitching. Rex Howard walks. Alexei Rivera flies out to the center fielder. Bill Currie flies out to the right fielder. Freddie Kelly grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rex Howard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Doug Messenger pitching. Jake Guzik doubles to center field. Ralph Cifaretto hits a home run. Jake Guzik scores. Lefty Rosenthal walks. Tony Spolatro singles to right field. Lefty Rosenthal advances to third on the hit. Tony Spolatro is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hesh Rabkin flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lefty Rosenthal scores. Don Fanucci walks. Mike DePike flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Don Blank grounds out to the second baseman. Rip Drake flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Thobe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Virgil Sollozzo strikes out. Shooty Whisenton grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Guzik singles to left field. Ralph Cifaretto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Jim Cookson grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Messenger grounds out to the second baseman. Rex Howard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Lefty Rosenthal flies out to the right fielder. Tony Spolatro singles to right field. Hesh Rabkin flies out to the right fielder. Don Fanucci walks. Mike DePike flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Diego Alexei Rivera strikes out. Bill Currie singles to center field. Freddie Kelly strikes out. Don Blank grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Virgil Sollozzo strikes out. Shooty Whisenton doubles to right field. Jake Guzik doubles to center field. Shooty Whisenton scores. Ralph Cifaretto grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Rosenthal flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Rip Drake strikes out. Dennis Thobe grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Cookson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Tony Spolatro strikes out. Hesh Rabkin flies out to the right fielder. Don Fanucci grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego Doug Messenger strikes out. Rex Howard singles to left field. Alexei Rivera flies out to the right fielder. Bill Currie singles past the shortstop. Rex Howard advances to third on the hit. Freddie Kelly singles to center field. Rex Howard scores. Don Blank strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Mike DePike walks. Mike DePike is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Virgil Sollozzo grounds out to the third baseman. Shooty Whisenton singles to left field. Dick Fox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Guzik reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alexei Rivera. Ralph Cifaretto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Diego Rip Drake grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Thobe grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Cookson singles to center field. Bob Shemo is pinch hitting for Dick Fox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Shemo singles to left field. Jim Cookson advances to third on the hit. Willie Cicci 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 3rd. Rex Howard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Charlie Gick pitching. Lefty Rosenthal singles to left field. Lefty Rosenthal steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tony Spolatro strikes out. Hesh Rabkin singles to center field. Lefty Rosenthal scores. Don Fanucci grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Alexei Rivera walks. Bill Currie strikes out. Freddie Kelly singles to center field. Don Blank walks. Rip Drake grounds out to the shortstop. Alexei Rivera scores. Freddie Kelly advances to third on the play. Don Blank advances to second on the play. Moe Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Thobe walks. Jim Cookson doubles to left field. Freddie Kelly scores. Don Blank scores. Dennis Thobe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sammy Gravano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Tyler is pinch hitting for Charlie Gick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rick Tyler singles to left field. Jim Cookson scores. Rex Howard grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rick Tyler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Meyer Lansky pitching. Mike DePike flies out to the right fielder. Virgil Sollozzo doubles to center field. Paulie Gualtieri is pinch hitting for Sammy Gravano. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paulie Gualtieri strikes out. Jake Guzik singles to right field. Virgil Sollozzo scores. Ralph Cifaretto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego Alphonse Capone pitching. Alexei Rivera strikes out. Bill Currie strikes out. Freddie Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Ron Darnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Rosenthal walks. Tony Spolatro grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hesh Rabkin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 San Diego Don Blank singles to center field. Rip Drake pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Thobe pops out to the second baseman. Jim Cookson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Brooklyn Don Fanucci walks. Mike DePike strikes out. Virgil Sollozzo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 San Diego Ron Darnell strikes out. Rex Howard pops out to the third baseman. Alexei Rivera singles to left field. Bill Currie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Brooklyn Joey Pantoliano is pinch hitting for Alphonse Capone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joey Pantoliano grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Guzik walks. Jake Guzik is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ralph Cifaretto singles to right field. Lefty Rosenthal doubles to center field. Ralph Cifaretto uses his aggressiveness and scores. San Diego total runners left on base: 9 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Don Blank is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fresco Ancker did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Powers improves in velocity Jim Drummond improves in endurance Bud Worden improves in range Ray Niles did not respond to coaching in LF
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Vin Gigante did not respond to coaching in control Vito Genovese did not respond to coaching in range Lucas Brasi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Toyoji Nemoto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty