Win: Dave Harris (5-2) Loss: Daisuke Koyama (4-4)
Save: Stu Nicosia (13)
Inning: 1 New York Dave Harris pitching. Dutch Coble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Hook singles to center field. Max Castillo singles to right field. Dixie Hook advances to third on the hit. Max Castillo steals second. Jim Martin strikes out. Red Crider lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Daisuke Koyama pitching. Fred Aaron pops out to the shortstop. Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Heredia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Dennis Kessler grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Zepp grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Dyer singles to left field. Daisuke Koyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Pat Matuzak grounds out to the pitcher. Gus Eichhorn doubles to right field. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Dutch Coble triples. Dixie Hook flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dutch Coble scores. Max Castillo doubles to left field. Jim Martin strikes out. Red Crider grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jay Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Aaron walks. Pete Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Dennis Kessler pops out to the second baseman. Ray Zepp strikes out. Danny Dyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Heredia singles to center field. Joe Baecht singles to left field. Ed Heredia advances to third on the hit. Joe Baecht steals second. Pat Matuzak is hit by a pitch. Gus Eichhorn grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Ed Heredia is out at home. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Baecht scores. Pat Matuzak advances to third on the play. Gus Eichhorn advances to second on the play. Jay Jackson walks. Dave Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 New York Daisuke Koyama flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Coble walks. Dixie Hook flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Coble steals second. Max Castillo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron doubles to left field. Pete Nichols singles to center field. Fred Aaron scores. Ed Heredia flies out to the left fielder. Pete Nichols steals second. Joe Baecht pops out to the second baseman. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Jim Martin strikes out. Red Crider grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Kessler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn pops out to the second baseman. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Jay Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Ray Zepp walks. Danny Dyer flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Jones is pinch hitting for Daisuke Koyama. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tommy Jones grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jimmy Dunn pitching. Ed Culler is pinch hitting for Dave Harris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Culler doubles to center field. Fred Aaron grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Nichols hits a home run. Ed Culler scores. Frank Ens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Heredia walks. Joe Baecht flies out to the left fielder. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Johnny Figueroa pitching. Steve Sommers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Nichols at 2B. Dutch Coble grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Hook grounds out to the shortstop. Max Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jay Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Stu Nicosia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Martin strikes out. Red Crider grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dennis Kessler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Fred Aaron (12), Gus Eichhorn (9), Ed Culler (4).HR - Pete Nichols (7).HBP - Pat Matuzak (4). Baserunning: SB - Pete Nichols (15), Joe Baecht (7).
Game Notes Frank Ens is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Ewing improves in power_vs_righty John Ewing did not respond to coaching in speed Hank Dayley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike LeMay improves in control Joe Valdez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Hickey did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leo Rodriguez improves in arm Fred Pazik did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Yoshio Ishida did not respond to coaching in speed Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Al Randall improves in arm Tetsuya Nogusa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty