Win: Alan Bailey (5-7) Loss: Benny Goldstein (8-12)
Save: Bobby Chance (30)
Inning: 1 Florida Benny Goldstein pitching. Geoff Kerr strikes out. Tom Smith singles to left field. Tommy Bongiovanni walks. Irv Sanberg singles to center field. Tom Smith scores. Jack Tate singles to center field. Tommy Bongiovanni scores. Irv Sanberg advances to third on the hit. Fred Koslofski walks. Ike Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Jerrod Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alan Bailey pitching. Pete Nichols strikes out. Ed Heredia singles to center field. Joe Baecht singles to right field. Pat Matuzak doubles to center field. Ed Heredia scores. Joe Baecht uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Hayes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Alan Bailey strikes out. Geoff Kerr strikes out. Tom Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ed Culler grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Sizemore flies out to the center fielder. Benny Goldstein singles to left field. Pete Nichols grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Florida Tommy Bongiovanni singles to left field. Irv Sanberg bunts for a base hit. Jack Tate flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Bongiovanni steals third. Fred Koslofski grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Bongiovanni scores. Irv Sanberg advances to second on the play. Ike Johnson walks. Jerrod Graham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ed Heredia flies out to the left fielder. Joe Baecht is hit by a pitch. Joe Baecht steals second. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Tom Hayes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Florida Alan Bailey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Geoff Kerr strikes out. Jack K Jimenez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Ed Culler strikes out. Frank Sizemore pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Tommy Bongiovanni grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Irv Sanberg singles to center field. Jack Tate pops out to the second baseman. Fred Koslofski pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jack K Jimenez strikes out. Pete Nichols walks. Ed Heredia strikes out. Joe Baecht walks. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Florida Ike Johnson singles to right field. Jerrod Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ike Johnson advances to second on the play. Alan Bailey grounds out to the shortstop. Geoff Kerr singles to center field. Tom Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes walks. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Ed Culler grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Florida Tommy Bongiovanni strikes out. Jay Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Irv Sanberg walks. Jack Tate grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Irv Sanberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Koslofski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Kevin Taylor is pinch hitting for Jay Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kevin Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Sizemore advances to second on the play. Ken Wilmet 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 1st. Pete Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Ed Heredia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Johnny Figueroa pitching. Ike Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Jerrod Graham flies out to the center fielder. Ken Wilmet strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht singles to right field. Joe Baecht steals second. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Tom Hayes strikes out. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Florida Geoff Kerr doubles to center field. Tom Smith strikes out. Tommy Bongiovanni strikes out. Irv Sanberg hits a home run. Geoff Kerr scores. Jack Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bobby Chance comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Culler grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Sizemore doubles past the third baseman. Jay Jackson is pinch hitting for Johnny Figueroa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jay Jackson doubles to center field. Frank Sizemore scores. Pete Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Ed Heredia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Florida total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Alan Bailey is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Kelly did not respond to coaching in arm Troy Mauriello did not respond to coaching in speed Buddy Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Huskey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Huskey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bud Grzanich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Andy Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Randall did not respond to coaching in speed Hal Beecher did not respond to coaching in control Leo Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerry Petoskey did not respond to coaching in velocity Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in range Matt Davis did not respond to coaching in 3B