Win: Robert Gross (5-10) Loss: Adam Yingling (2-9)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Adam Yingling pitching. Drew Baylor grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Valdes singles to left field. Lee Wert singles to left field. Bill Valdes advances to third on the hit. Bill Mason singles to center field. Bill Valdes scores. Lee Wert advances to third on the hit. Bert Rubeling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Wert scores. Bill Mason advances to second on the play. Jackie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Miami Robert Gross pitching. Dean Hoover singles to center field. Mike Veale grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Gorsica grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rich Chlupsa flies out to the right fielder. Jim Schattinger grounds out to the shortstop. Robert Gross grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Miami Luis Outlaw singles to center field. Willard Hall strikes out. Jose Shirley strikes out. Vic York grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Drew Baylor grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Valdes grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Wert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Miami Rico Lovelace walks. Adam Yingling fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Adam Yingling strikes out. Dean Hoover singles to center field. Rico Lovelace advances to third on the hit. Mike Veale flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Rico Lovelace scores. Ed Gorsica pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Mason singles to left field. Bert Rubeling singles to left field. Bill Mason advances to third on the hit. Jackie Smith singles to left field. Bill Mason scores. Bert Rubeling advances to third on the hit. Rich Chlupsa strikes out. Jim Schattinger walks. Robert Gross strikes out. Drew Baylor singles to center field. Bert Rubeling scores. Jackie Smith scores. Jim Schattinger advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Diaz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Miami Luis Outlaw grounds out to the third baseman. Willard Hall strikes out. Jose Shirley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lee Wert strikes out. Bill Mason strikes out. Bert Rubeling flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Vic York singles to center field. Rico Lovelace singles to left field. Jimmy Diaz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dean Hoover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Veale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jackie Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Rich Chlupsa flies out to the right fielder. Jim Schattinger singles to right field. Robert Gross hits a home run. Jim Schattinger scores. Andy Hoover comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Drew Baylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Ed Gorsica flies out to the right fielder. Luis Outlaw grounds out to the third baseman. Willard Hall hits a home run. Jose Shirley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Valdes walks. Lee Wert doubles to center field. Bill Valdes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Mason singles past the second baseman. Lee Wert scores. Jeremy Barr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Walker is pinch hitting for Bert Rubeling. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Walker singles to left field. Bill Mason advances to third on the hit. Jackie Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Mason scores. Jim Walker advances to second on the play. Rich Chlupsa flies out to the center fielder. Jim Schattinger pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Miami Vic York walks. Rico Lovelace walks. John Brown is pinch hitting for Jeremy Barr. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Brown reached on a fielding error by Bill Valdes. Dean Hoover grounds out to the third baseman. Vic York scores. Rico Lovelace advances to third on the play. John Brown advances to second on the play. Mike Veale strikes out. Ed Gorsica strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Ramirez pitching. Delos Aven is pinch hitting for Robert Gross. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Delos Aven hits an infield single to the third baseman. Drew Baylor singles to left field. Delos Aven advances to third on the hit. Chuck Gessler is pinch hitting for Bill Valdes. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chuck Gessler flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Delos Aven scores. Lee Wert hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Mason doubles to center field. Drew Baylor scores. Lee Wert uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Walker walks. Jackie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Rich Chlupsa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Miami Red Stinnett pitching. Luis Outlaw strikes out. Willard Hall flies out to the center fielder. Jose Shirley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Schattinger pops out to the second baseman. Dan Ryan is pinch hitting for Red Stinnett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Dan Ryan walks. Drew Baylor grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Miami Ike Kitsos pitching. Vic York singles to right field. Rico Lovelace grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tony Ramirez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Miami total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Andy Hoover is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Penny did not respond to coaching in control Jason Busch did not respond to coaching in velocity Rickey Schneider did not respond to coaching in arm David Fernandez did not respond to coaching in control Larry Jelic did not respond to coaching in 2B
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Christensen improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Tanner improves in range John Christensen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Byrd improves in speed Steve Law did not respond to coaching in SS