Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Takahisa Saito pitching. Neil Sullivan grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Carl grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Rosenberg doubles past the left fielder. Ernie Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Jimmy Byrd pitching. Pete Wills strikes out. Yovanny Howard singles to right field. Yovanny Howard is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Keiichi Nakazawa singles to center field. Jimmy Felton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh July Cuellar grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Pasley grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Palmeiro walks. Takehiko Nagai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Pete Grimes singles to center field. Alejandro Gavilan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Grimes advances to second on the play. Hiroyuki Fujii grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Grimes advances to third on the play. Ernie Corriden doubles to center field. Pete Grimes scores. Takahisa Saito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jimmy Byrd grounds out to the pitcher. Neil Sullivan pops out to the shortstop. Luis Carl singles to center field. Clarence Rosenberg walks. Ernie Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Pete Wills hits an infield single to the third baseman. Yovanny Howard singles to center field. Pete Wills advances to third on the hit. Keiichi Nakazawa singles to right field. Pete Wills scores. Jimmy Felton flies out to the left fielder. Pete Grimes pops out to the second baseman. Alejandro Gavilan hits a home run. Yovanny Howard scores. Keiichi Nakazawa scores. Angel Hartranft comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroyuki Fujii walks. Ernie Corriden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh July Cuellar singles to center field. Phil Pasley flies out to the left fielder. Lou Palmeiro walks. Takehiko Nagai doubles past the first baseman. July Cuellar scores. Lou Palmeiro uses his aggressiveness and scores. Angel Hartranft grounds out to the second baseman. Takehiko Nagai advances to third on the play. Neil Sullivan singles to center field. Takehiko Nagai scores. Luis Carl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Takahisa Saito flies out to the left fielder. Pete Wills pops out to the shortstop. Yovanny Howard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Clarence Rosenberg pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Williams hits an infield single to the shortstop. July Cuellar triples. Ernie Williams scores. Phil Pasley flies out to the center fielder. Lou Palmeiro hits a home run. July Cuellar scores. Babe Berry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takehiko Nagai bunts for a base hit. Angel Hartranft grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Keiichi Nakazawa grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Felton walks. Pete Grimes walks. Alejandro Gavilan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Neil Sullivan strikes out. Luis Carl singles to left field. Clarence Rosenberg flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Carl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Hiroyuki Fujii grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Corriden reached on a fielding error by Lou Palmeiro. Yutaka Yamashita is pinch hitting for Babe Berry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Yutaka Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Pete Wills strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Skip Kirkpatrick pitching. July Cuellar doubles to center field. Phil Pasley walks. Matt Williams is pinch running for Phil Pasley on 1st base. Lou Palmeiro grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Matt Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lou Palmeiro steals second. Takehiko Nagai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Angel Hartranft strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Don Cheadle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Williams at C. Yovanny Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Keiichi Nakazawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Felton singles to left field. Pete Grimes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jimmy Felton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Neil Sullivan pops out to the third baseman. Luis Carl flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Rosenberg singles past the third baseman. Ernie Williams grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Clarence Rosenberg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Brian Tarasco enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Carl at LF. Alejandro Gavilan triples. Lep Darr is pinch hitting for Hiroyuki Fujii. Lep Darr grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Corriden flies out to the right fielder. Ray Thompson is pinch hitting for Skip Kirkpatrick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ray Thompson walks. Earl Whitaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 3rd. Pete Wills flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hiroki Uchida pitching. Magdiel Brito enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lep Darr at RF. July Cuellar singles to center field. Roy Niekro is pinch hitting for Don Cheadle. Roy Niekro doubles to center field. Lou Palmeiro walks. Takehiko Nagai grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. July Cuellar scores. Roy Niekro advances to third on the play. Brian Smith is pinch hitting for Earl Whitaker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Brian Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Elder Gonzales pitching. Yovanny Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Keiichi Nakazawa doubles to left field. Jimmy Felton flies out to the right fielder. Pete Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Phil Pasley is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mickey Moran improves in velocity Joe Taylor improves in power_vs_righty Derrick Alvarez improves in contact_vs_righty Kazuo Yoshida did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Putman did not respond to coaching in RF
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Yordan Saez did not respond to coaching in velocity Gates Flores did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bruce Lewis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Danny Sprague did not respond to coaching in velocity