Win: Dave Kunkel (8-5) Loss: Jim Altenburg (7-13)
Save: Roy Campbell (27)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Kunkel pitching. Charley Hickman singles to right field. Ted Harkness strikes out. Dennis Carrasco strikes out. Lloyd Martyn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Jim Altenburg pitching. Gus Moriarty grounds out to the pitcher. Buster Scruggs flies out to the center fielder. Rhett Miller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh McKay Caldwell hits a home run. Allen Sockalexis pops out to the shortstop. Krash Redman pops out to the shortstop. Brian Smith lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Mauricio Avila Perez triples. Doug Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Shannon flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mauricio Avila Perez scores. Bo Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Altenburg strikes out. Charley Hickman grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Harkness flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Will Distaso strikes out. Dave Kunkel singles to center field. Gus Moriarty hits a home run. Dave Kunkel scores. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the pitcher. Rhett Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dennis Carrasco strikes out. Lloyd Martyn grounds out to the third baseman. McKay Caldwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Mauricio Avila Perez singles to left field. Doug Stephenson hits a home run. Mauricio Avila Perez scores. Bob Maranda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Shannon singles to center field. Bo Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shannon steals second. Will Distaso grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Kunkel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Allen Sockalexis pops out to the shortstop. Krash Redman strikes out. Brian Smith flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Gus Moriarty walks. Buster Scruggs walks. Rhett Miller singles past the second baseman. Gus Moriarty scores. Buster Scruggs advances to third on the hit. Jeff Macfarlane 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. Rhett Miller is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mauricio Avila Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Buster Scruggs scores. Doug Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jeff Macfarlane flies out to the left fielder. Charley Hickman walks. Ted Harkness grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Mike Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Bo Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Will Distaso flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dennis Carrasco flies out to the right fielder. Lloyd Martyn flies out to the left fielder. McKay Caldwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Dave Kunkel grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Moriarty walks. Buster Scruggs grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Moriarty advances to second on the play. Rhett Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Allen Sockalexis strikes out. Krash Redman strikes out. Brian Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Bill Stryker is pinch hitting for Mauricio Avila Perez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Stryker flies out to the right fielder. Doug Stephenson singles to center field. Doug Stephenson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Shannon walks. Bo Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tony Balas is pinch hitting for Jeff Macfarlane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tony Balas hits a home run. Charley Hickman doubles to center field. Ted Harkness grounds out to the second baseman. Charley Hickman advances to third on the play. Dennis Carrasco walks. Lloyd Martyn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Charley Hickman scores. Dennis Carrasco advances to second on the play. McKay Caldwell doubles to center field. Dennis Carrasco scores. Roy Campbell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Allen Sockalexis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 2 New York total runners left on base: 3
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Turner did not respond to coaching in control Jim Moreno did not respond to coaching in range Mike Thornton did not respond to coaching in control Emil Grunwald did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Claire Sherlock did not respond to coaching in CF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shawn Vioxx improves in arm Lefty Rittwage did not respond to coaching in control Dave Kelliher improves in endurance Rick Thomas did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Rettig did not respond to coaching in 3B