Win: Ty Strittmatter (12-10) Loss: Doc DeCinces (7-17)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ty Strittmatter pitching. Rich Squires grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Edmonds singles to left field. Bud Hankins flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Hodge grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Edmonds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Miami Doc DeCinces pitching. Ibis White grounds out to the second baseman. Eiji Fujino doubles to left field. Jay Nunez doubles to right field. Eiji Fujino scores. Brent Moser walks. Toshio Watanabe doubles to center field. Jay Nunez scores. Brent Moser scores. Jess Bearse strikes out. Andres Santiago strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pretzel Jones strikes out. Don Wahl walks. Steve Greene singles to left field. Don Wahl advances to third on the hit. Len Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Greene advances to second on the play. Doc DeCinces grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Miami Rudy Barber singles to left field. Rudy Barber is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ty Strittmatter singles to center field. Ty Strittmatter is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ibis White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rich Squires grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Edmonds flies out to the right fielder. Bud Hankins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Miami Eiji Fujino singles to center field. Jay Nunez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eiji Fujino advances to second on the play. Brent Moser singles to center field. Toshio Watanabe flies out to the left fielder. Brent Moser is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Cliff Hodge singles to left field. Pretzel Jones flies out to the center fielder. Don Wahl singles to center field. Steve Greene strikes out. Len Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Miami Jess Bearse singles past the second baseman. Andres Santiago flies out to the right fielder. Rudy Barber strikes out. Ty Strittmatter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jess Bearse is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Doc DeCinces grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Squires singles to center field. Fred Edmonds grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Ibis White pops out to the first baseman. Eiji Fujino flies out to the left fielder. Jay Nunez doubles to left field. Brent Moser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bud Hankins strikes out. Cliff Hodge flies out to the right fielder. Pretzel Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Toshio Watanabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jess Bearse strikes out. Andres Santiago singles to center field. Andres Santiago steals second. Rudy Barber grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Don Wahl walks. Steve Greene grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Don Wahl advances to second on the play. Len Ward strikes out. Doc DeCinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Miami Ty Strittmatter grounds out to the pitcher. Ibis White doubles to right field. Eiji Fujino grounds out to the second baseman. Ibis White advances to third on the play. Jay Nunez walks. Don George comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Nunez steals second. Brent Moser singles to left field. Ibis White scores. Jay Nunez scores. Toshio Watanabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh K.J. Leonard is pinch hitting for Rich Squires. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. K.J. Leonard reached on a 2-base throwing error by Andres Santiago. Fred Edmonds singles to right field. K.J. Leonard scores. Bud Hankins flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Hodge grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Miami Jess Bearse flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Andres Santiago grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Barber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pretzel Jones pops out to the second baseman. Don Wahl strikes out. Steve Greene doubles to left field. Hal Lynn 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. Len Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Miami total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Ibis White (21), Eiji Fujino (16), Jay Nunez 2 (19), Toshio Watanabe (17). Baserunning: SB - Jay Nunez (19), Andres Santiago (18).CS - Brent Moser (16), Rudy Barber (10), Ty Strittmatter (5). Fielding: E - Andres Santiago.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don DeFreitas did not respond to coaching in control F.P. Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kevin Whitmer improves in velocity Robinson Hudson improves in power_vs_lefty
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Ferguson did not respond to coaching in control Ron Varitek did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Ferguson did not respond to coaching in control Billy Barker did not respond to coaching in speed Fred Oliver improves in 3B