Win: Benny Goldstein (12-6) Loss: Jeff Liddle (19-12)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jeff Liddle pitching. Matt Davis walks. Al Randall strikes out. Joe Baecht flies out to the center fielder. Pete Nichols pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Diego Benny Goldstein pitching. Fernando Minoso singles to right field. Buck Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Fernando Minoso advances to second on the play. Bombo Kinzy strikes out. Chick McKee walks. Fernando Minoso steals third. John Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz reached on a fielding error by Buck Thomas. Yoshio Ishida singles past the first baseman. Yenier Ortiz aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tetsuya Nogusa grounds out to the second baseman. Yenier Ortiz scores. Yoshio Ishida advances to second on the play. Martin Smith strikes out. Benny Goldstein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Medric MacDonald doubles to left field. Ed Jacobs flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Ford pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Liddle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Matt Davis flies out to the left fielder. Al Randall flies out to the center fielder. Joe Baecht grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Diego Fernando Minoso strikes out. Buck Thomas pops out to the catcher. Bombo Kinzy singles to right field. Chick McKee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshio Ishida grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego John Brown flies out to the center fielder. Medric MacDonald hits a home run. Ed Jacobs singles past the third baseman. Bernie Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Jacobs advances to second on the play. Jeff Liddle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tetsuya Nogusa hits a home run. Martin Smith strikes out. Benny Goldstein strikes out. Matt Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Fernando Minoso strikes out. Buck Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Bombo Kinzy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Al Randall walks. Joe Baecht hits an infield single to the third baseman. Pete Nichols walks. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Tetsuya Nogusa singles past the shortstop. Al Randall scores. Joe Baecht scores. Pete Nichols aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tetsuya Nogusa steals second. Martin Smith singles to center field. Pete Nichols scores. Tetsuya Nogusa scores. Scott Maple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Goldstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Chick McKee pops out to the second baseman. John Brown flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Petoskey 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. Medric MacDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Matt Davis hits an infield single to the second baseman. Matt Davis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Al Randall strikes out. Joe Baecht grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Ed Jacobs strikes out. Bernie Ford grounds out to the second baseman. John Burnitz is pinch hitting for Scott Maple. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Burnitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Vargas pitching. Pete Nichols is hit by a pitch. Yenier Ortiz doubles to center field. Pete Nichols uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yoshio Ishida is hit by a pitch. Tetsuya Nogusa grounds out to the shortstop. Yenier Ortiz advances to third on the play. Yoshio Ishida advances to second on the play. Martin Smith doubles to center field. Yenier Ortiz scores. Yoshio Ishida scores. Jay Jackson is pinch hitting for Jerry Petoskey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jay Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Martin Smith advances to third on the play. Matt Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Diego Johnny Sharp pitching. Wally McCall is pinch hitting for Fernando Minoso. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wally McCall flies out to the right fielder. Buck Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Bombo Kinzy singles to left field. Bombo Kinzy steals second. Chick McKee walks. John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Al Randall grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Baecht flies out to the right fielder. Pete Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Leon Blades is pinch hitting for Medric MacDonald. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Leon Blades singles to right field. Ed Jacobs strikes out. Bernie Ford strikes out. Harry Minor is pinch hitting for Joe Vargas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Minor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Leon Blades is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4 San Diego total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Jansen improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Abbott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hideyuki Sakaguchi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Pazik did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Wayne Perry did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Pazik improves in contact_vs_righty Hideyuki Sakaguchi did not respond to coaching in 3B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Nick Linares improves in arm Joe Gabrielson improves in power_vs_righty Brent Aspromonte did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Lawson improves in range Nick Linares improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Kennedy did not respond to coaching in velocity