Win: Chief Thompson (1-0) Loss: Chris McDowell (10-13)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Chris McDowell pitching. Billy Madison singles past the second baseman. Dave Burke singles to center field. Billy Madison advances to third on the hit. Will Cerutti walks. Lou Snyder strikes out. Rich Faedo strikes out. Craig Gedeon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Chief Thompson pitching. Ty Mathis walks. Carmelo Chambers pops out to the second baseman. Dick Thomas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ty Mathis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Thomas is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rikkert Faneyte grounds out to the shortstop. Masanori Maruyama grounds out to the shortstop. Chief Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Bill Lavagetto grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bugs Demeter hits a home run. Luis Lee strikes out. Doug Wells walks. Tommy Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Billy Madison bunts for a base hit. Dave Burke walks. Will Cerutti singles to center field. Billy Madison scores. Lou Snyder walks. Rich Faedo singles to center field. Dave Burke scores. Will Cerutti scores. Lou Snyder advances to third on the hit. Pat Ortiz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Gedeon singles to center field. Lou Snyder scores. Rikkert Faneyte hits a home run. Rich Faedo scores. Craig Gedeon scores. Masanori Maruyama grounds out to the catcher. Chief Thompson walks. Billy Madison singles to left field. Dave Burke walks. Will Cerutti strikes out. Lou Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Pat Ortiz strikes out. Ty Mathis strikes out. Carmelo Chambers hits a home run. Dick Thomas pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rich Faedo singles to left field. Craig Gedeon strikes out. Rikkert Faneyte walks. Masanori Maruyama singles to center field. Rich Faedo scores. Chief Thompson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Madison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Bill Lavagetto walks. Bugs Demeter strikes out. Luis Lee strikes out. Doug Wells singles to center field. Tommy Brantley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dave Burke flies out to the center fielder. Will Cerutti singles to right field. Lou Snyder strikes out. Rich Faedo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Pat Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Ty Mathis singles to left field. Carmelo Chambers singles to right field. Ty Mathis advances to third on the hit. Dick Thomas strikes out. Bill Lavagetto singles to center field. Ty Mathis scores. Bugs Demeter walks. Luis Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Craig Gedeon strikes out. Rikkert Faneyte singles in front of the right fielder. Masanori Maruyama grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Doug Wells grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tommy Brantley walks. Pat Ortiz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ty Mathis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Chief Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Madison triples. Dave Burke reached on a fielding error by Doug Wells. Billy Madison scores. Will Cerutti strikes out. Lou Snyder pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Carmelo Chambers strikes out. Dick Thomas pops out to the catcher. Bill Lavagetto hits a home run. Bugs Demeter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Rich Faedo strikes out. Craig Gedeon walks. Rikkert Faneyte hits a home run. Craig Gedeon scores. Dan Wera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Masanori Maruyama reached on a fielding error by Luis Lee. Chief Thompson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chief Thompson strikes out. Billy Madison lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Steve Jackson is pinch hitting for Luis Lee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Jackson strikes out. Doug Wells singles past the shortstop. Tommy Brantley walks. Dan Wera lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Clarke is pinch hitting for Ty Mathis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Clarke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dave Burke is hit by a pitch. Will Cerutti walks. Lou Snyder grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Will Cerutti is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rich Faedo hits a home run. Dave Burke scores. Lou Snyder scores. Craig Gedeon grounds out to the third baseman. Rikkert Faneyte singles to left field. Masanori Maruyama grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rikkert Faneyte is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Carmelo Chambers flies out to the center fielder. Dick Thomas singles to center field. Bill Lavagetto flies out to the center fielder. Bugs Demeter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 12 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 10
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Trever Woehr did not respond to coaching in control Bob Bedell did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Holland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Ludwig improves in velocity
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny Erwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Erwin did not respond to coaching in control Chris Helmsworth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Kingman improves in arm