Win: Frank Holland (12-17) Loss: Joe Vargas (11-7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Vargas pitching. Yenier Ortiz walks. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Yenier Ortiz steals second. Chick McKee throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Baecht strikes out. Luis Gerhardt singles to left field. Yenier Ortiz scores. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Diego Frank Holland pitching. Bombo Kinzy pops out to the second baseman. Bernie Ford grounds out to the third baseman. March Greer flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes reached on a fielding error by Medric MacDonald. Tom Hayes steals second. Jay Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Hayes advances to third on the play. Fred Aaron grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Hayes scores. Frank Holland pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Wally McCall flies out to the right fielder. Buck Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Baecht flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Medric MacDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chick McKee flies out to the left fielder. Joe Vargas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Luis Gerhardt strikes out. Gus Eichhorn strikes out. Tom Hayes walks. Jay Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Bombo Kinzy singles to right field. Bernie Ford pops out to the shortstop. March Greer strikes out. Wally McCall doubles to center field. Bombo Kinzy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buck Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron strikes out. Frank Holland singles to right field. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Pat Matuzak walks. Joe Baecht flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 San Diego Ed Jacobs singles to left field. Medric MacDonald pops out to the second baseman. Chick McKee grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Jacobs advances to second on the play. Joe Vargas singles to right field. Ed Jacobs scores. Bombo Kinzy walks. Bernie Ford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Luis Gerhardt grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Eichhorn strikes out. Tom Hayes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego March Greer walks. Wally McCall flies out to the left fielder. Buck Thomas strikes out. Ed Jacobs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. March Greer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jay Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Fred Aaron grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Heredia is pinch hitting for Frank Holland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Heredia walks. Yenier Ortiz singles to left field. Ed Heredia advances to third on the hit. Skeeter W Collins 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. Pat Matuzak singles past the second baseman. Ed Heredia scores. Yenier Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Joe Baecht strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Diego Jay W Jones pitching. Medric MacDonald strikes out. Chick McKee flies out to the left fielder. Fernando Minoso is pinch hitting for Skeeter W Collins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fernando Minoso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Koji Iwata pitching. Luis Gerhardt singles to right field. Gus Eichhorn doubles to center field. Luis Gerhardt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Hayes lines out to the shortstop. Jay Jackson strikes out. Fred Aaron grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Diego Bombo Kinzy flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Ford walks. March Greer walks. Wally McCall flies out to the center fielder. Buck Thomas walks. Ed Jacobs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Johnny Figueroa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Culler is pinch hitting for Jay W Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Culler pops out to the first baseman. Yenier Ortiz doubles to right field. Pat Matuzak doubles to right field. Yenier Ortiz scores. Joe Baecht grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Matuzak advances to third on the play. Luis Gerhardt doubles to left field. Pat Matuzak scores. Orlando Doyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Eichhorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Diego Benny Goldstein pitching. Medric MacDonald strikes out. Chick McKee grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Aspromonte is pinch hitting for Orlando Doyle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Brent Aspromonte singles to right field. Bombo Kinzy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 San Diego total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Randall did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Stricklett did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Hottman did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Tidrow did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Randall improves in range Ben Hottman did not respond to coaching in endurance
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Lindeman did not respond to coaching in range Jim Hayden did not respond to coaching in velocity John Burnitz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Cho did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Leon Blades did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Cho did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Lawson improves in LF