Win: Johnny Figueroa (1-0) Loss: Everett Jester (0-1)
Save: Stu Nicosia (3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Roscoe McGuire pitching. Fred Aaron grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Ed Heredia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Dave Harris pitching. Sting Stringer singles to left field. Riggs Rigdon strikes out. Sting Stringer gets picked off first. Shawn Lucas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht strikes out. Pat Matuzak hits a home run. Gus Eichhorn singles to right field. Tom Hayes pops out to the third baseman. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Wilson Spalding strikes out. Dult Dimmel walks. lasciviousness Singingwood lines out to the first baseman. Jack Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dave Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Aaron doubles to center field. Pete Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Heredia singles to center field. Fred Aaron scores. Ed Heredia steals second. Joe Baecht walks. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Brooklyn John Markell hits a home run. Roscoe McGuire strikes out. Sting Stringer triples. Riggs Rigdon singles to center field. Sting Stringer scores. Riggs Rigdon gets picked off first. Shawn Lucas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn walks. Tom Hayes grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Yenier Ortiz doubles to right field. Dave Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Wilson Spalding hits a home run. Dult Dimmel strikes out. lasciviousness Singingwood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Hughes walks. John Markell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron strikes out. Pete Nichols singles to right field. Ed Heredia pops out to the second baseman. Joe Baecht grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pete Nichols is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Roscoe McGuire strikes out. Sting Stringer hits a home run. Riggs Rigdon singles to left field. Shawn Lucas is hit by a pitch. Wilson Spalding singles to right field. Riggs Rigdon scores. Jack K Jimenez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dult Dimmel grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Lucas advances to third on the play. Wilson Spalding advances to second on the play. lasciviousness Singingwood singles to right field. Shawn Lucas scores. Wilson Spalding uses his aggressiveness and scores. lasciviousness Singingwood steals second. Jack Hughes walks. John Markell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak flies out to the center fielder. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the center fielder. Tom Hayes singles to right field. Yenier Ortiz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Roscoe McGuire flies out to the right fielder. Sting Stringer flies out to the center fielder. Riggs Rigdon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kevin Taylor is pinch hitting for Jack K Jimenez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kevin Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Aaron walks. Pete Nichols walks. Ed Heredia singles to center field. Fred Aaron scores. Pete Nichols advances to third on the hit. Ed Heredia steals second. Joe Baecht hits a home run. Pete Nichols scores. Ed Heredia scores. Hub Ralston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Eichhorn singles to center field. Gus Eichhorn steals second. Tom Hayes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Bob Wheeler pitching. Shawn Lucas flies out to the left fielder. Wilson Spalding grounds out to the third baseman. Dult Dimmel walks. Dult Dimmel steals second. lasciviousness Singingwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz walks. Ed Culler is pinch hitting for Bob Wheeler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yenier Ortiz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ed Culler grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Aaron is hit by a pitch. Pete Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jay Smith pitching. Jack Hughes singles to right field. John Markell grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Hughes advances to second on the play. Ghandi Gandil is pinch hitting for Hub Ralston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ghandi Gandil grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Hughes advances to third on the play. Sting Stringer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Walt Leshnock pitching. Ed Heredia grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Baecht flies out to the center fielder. Pat Matuzak doubles to center field. Gus Eichhorn singles to right field. Pat Matuzak scores. Tom Hayes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gus Eichhorn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Riggs Rigdon flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Lucas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wilson Spalding grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Johnny Wellman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Frank Sizemore is pinch hitting for Jay Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Sizemore walks. Fred Aaron walks. Pete Nichols pops out to the pitcher. Ed Heredia walks. Joe Baecht strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Brooklyn Johnny Figueroa pitching. Dult Dimmel singles to center field. Bobby Hillman is pinch hitting for lasciviousness Singingwood. Bobby Hillman singles to right field. Dult Dimmel advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Jack Hughes strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Rhy Ryan is pinch hitting for John Markell. Rhy Ryan strikes out. Harry Klobedanz is pinch hitting for Johnny Wellman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Harry Klobedanz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Everett Jester pitching. Jack Wynegar enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rhy Ryan at 3B. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Gus Eichhorn hits a home run. Tom Hayes walks. Yenier Ortiz triples. Tom Hayes scores. Mike Kress comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Jackson is pinch hitting for Johnny Figueroa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jay Jackson strikes out. Fred Aaron flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Brooklyn Stu Nicosia pitching. Sting Stringer grounds out to the catcher. Riggs Rigdon strikes out. Shawn Lucas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 13 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Roscoe McGuire is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rudy Tomer improves in arm Tom Jansen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Dunlap did not respond to coaching in range Bob Dunlap improves in speed Ron Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leo Rodriguez improves in speed
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chick Giambi improves in range Gary Hoyle did not respond to coaching in arm Wally Smith improves in control Jack Martinez did not respond to coaching in control Hack Saunders did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Liddle did not respond to coaching in speed