Win: George Dotel (6-4) Loss: Dennis Whitby (8-10)
Save: Quincy Adams Wagstaff (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Jaeger pitching. Lu Keerl flies out to the right fielder. Ollie Ballou walks. Jerry Surkont hits a home run. Ollie Ballou scores. Ray Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Berry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Pat Snover pitching. Gordie Gehrig strikes out. Hisao Eguchi strikes out. Bocephus Boysenberry hits an infield single to the pitcher. Phil Elmore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Art Croushore flies out to the right fielder. Alex Ritter singles to left field. Cliff Sinatro singles to center field. Pat Snover lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lu Keerl flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Eric Lancaster singles to center field. Morgan Mondesi strikes out. Dsquarious Green flies out to the center fielder. John Benz singles to right field. Mike Jaeger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ollie Ballou pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Surkont strikes out. Ray Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Gordie Gehrig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hisao Eguchi hits a home run. Bocephus Boysenberry grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Elmore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Frank Berry flies out to the left fielder. Art Croushore singles in front of the right fielder. Alex Ritter walks. Cliff Sinatro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Eric Lancaster hits a home run. Morgan Mondesi hits a home run. Dsquarious Green singles to left field. John Benz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dsquarious Green is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Benz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Jaeger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pat Snover singles to right field. Lu Keerl grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pat Snover is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ollie Ballou singles to left field. Lu Keerl advances to third on the hit. Jerry Surkont singles to center field. Lu Keerl scores. Ollie Ballou advances to third on the hit. Ray Kirby singles to right field. Ollie Ballou scores. Jerry Surkont advances to third on the hit. Frank Berry flies out to the right fielder. Art Croushore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Gordie Gehrig singles to center field. Hisao Eguchi flies out to the left fielder. Bocephus Boysenberry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Alex Ritter singles to right field. Cliff Sinatro grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Ritter advances to second on the play. Pat Snover strikes out. Lu Keerl singles to right field. Alex Ritter is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Phil Elmore pops out to the third baseman. Eric Lancaster grounds out to the second baseman. Morgan Mondesi pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh George Dotel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ollie Ballou strikes out. Jerry Surkont singles to right field. Ray Kirby flies out to the left fielder. Frank Berry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Dsquarious Green walks. Dennis Whitby 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. John Benz singles to center field. Al Irwin is pinch hitting for George Dotel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Irwin pops out to the catcher. Gordie Gehrig doubles to left field. Dsquarious Green scores. John Benz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Murray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hisao Eguchi grounds out to the pitcher. Bocephus Boysenberry singles to left field. Gordie Gehrig scores. Bocephus Boysenberry is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dixie Shields pitching. Art Croushore grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Ritter singles to left field. Cliff Sinatro singles to left field. Piggy Acker is pinch hitting for Bill Murray. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Piggy Acker flies out to the center fielder. Lu Keerl singles to left field. Alex Ritter scores. Cliff Sinatro advances to third on the hit. Ollie Ballou grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Dave Black pitching. Phil Elmore walks. Eric Lancaster singles to left field. Phil Elmore advances to third on the hit. Eric Lancaster is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Morgan Mondesi singles to left field. Phil Elmore scores. Nick Covington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dsquarious Green strikes out. John Benz hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dixie Shields singles to center field. Morgan Mondesi scores. Gordie Gehrig flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Van Viau enters the game as a defensive replacement for Morgan Mondesi at LF. Quincy Adams Wagstaff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Surkont flies out to the right fielder. Ray Kirby strikes out. Frank Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Pat Snover is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Carter improves in arm Randy Demola did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Wilhelm improves in power_vs_righty Jack Royer improves in power_vs_lefty Eric Bowman improves in speed Charlie May did not respond to coaching in control
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Cesar McKeon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim Berland did not respond to coaching in arm Todd Tolentino did not respond to coaching in control Enzo Tolleson improves in range Warren Coffie improves in contact_vs_righty