Win: Rod Gray (1-0) Loss: John Latham (9-7)
Save: Loy Clark (2)
Inning: 1 New York Ivan Cook pitching. Jay Krichell flies out to the center fielder. Barney Selph walks. John Davidson lines out to the shortstop. Dwight Blackwell singles to left field. Barney Selph advances to third on the hit. Ed Whitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Frank Johnson pitching. Kelly Estrada walks. Gil Clements grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kelly Estrada advances to second on the play. Kelly Estrada is out trying to steal third. Pat Felsch doubles to right field. Shannon Carter pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Speed Rose singles to left field. Speed Rose steals second. Joe Sheehan singles to left field. Speed Rose scores. Joe Sheehan steals second. Paul Schulte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Sheehan advances to third on the play. Frank Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Sheehan scores. Jay Krichell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Sean Lemaster singles to center field. Chris Grunwald singles to right field. Wingo Lagger grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Lemaster advances to third on the play. Chris Grunwald advances to second on the play. Randy Proctor hits a home run. Sean Lemaster scores. Chris Grunwald scores. Ivan Cook flies out to the right fielder. Kelly Estrada reached on a 2-base throwing error by Speed Rose. Gil Clements grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Barney Selph flies out to the center fielder. John Davidson strikes out. Dwight Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pat Felsch flies out to the center fielder. Shannon Carter flies out to the left fielder. Sean Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Ed Whitt strikes out. Speed Rose flies out to the center fielder. Joe Sheehan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Chris Grunwald walks. Wingo Lagger walks. Randy Proctor grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Grunwald advances to third on the play. Wingo Lagger advances to second on the play. Ivan Cook flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Chris Grunwald scores. Kelly Estrada singles to right field. Wingo Lagger scores. Rod Gray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gil Clements singles to left field. Kelly Estrada advances to third on the hit. Pat Felsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Paul Schulte grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Gray strikes out. Jay Krichell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Shannon Carter singles to right field. Sean Lemaster grounds out to the third baseman. Shannon Carter advances to second on the play. Chris Grunwald singles past the shortstop. Shannon Carter scores. Wingo Lagger singles to center field. Chris Grunwald advances to third on the hit. Randy Proctor strikes out. Ivan Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Barney Selph singles past the second baseman. John Davidson flies out to the left fielder. Dwight Blackwell strikes out. Ed Whitt doubles to right field. Speed Rose singles to center field. Barney Selph scores. Ed Whitt scores. Speed Rose steals second. Joe Sheehan singles to left field. Speed Rose scores. John Latham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Schulte singles to center field. Joe Sheehan advances to third on the hit. Rod Gray grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kelly Estrada walks. Gil Clements flies out to the right fielder. Pat Felsch grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Jay Krichell singles to left field. Barney Selph singles to left field. Jay Krichell aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. John Davidson walks. Dwight Blackwell strikes out. Ed Whitt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jay Krichell scores. Barney Selph advances to third on the play. John Davidson advances to second on the play. Tom Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Speed Rose singles to left field. Barney Selph scores. John Davidson scores. Joe Sheehan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Shannon Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Sean Lemaster strikes out. Chris Grunwald is hit by a pitch. Jack Young is pinch hitting for Wingo Lagger. Jack Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Red Wilson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Young at SS. Paul Schulte pops out to the second baseman. Andre Andrews is pinch hitting for Rod Gray. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andre Andrews lines out to the second baseman. Jay Krichell doubles to left field. Barney Selph grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Don Mecir pitching. Tom Mead is pinch hitting for Randy Proctor. Tom Mead strikes out. Bob Manuel is pinch hitting for Tom Foster. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bob Manuel grounds out to the shortstop. Kelly Estrada strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York John Sosa pitching. John Davidson walks. John Davidson steals second. Dwight Blackwell walks. Ed Whitt doubles to center field. John Davidson scores. Dwight Blackwell is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Speed Rose walks. Joe Sheehan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Speed Rose is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Schulte flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Loy Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gil Clements grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Felsch strikes out. Shannon Carter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 New York total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Champ Dickerson improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ferris Valentine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Connolly improves in power_vs_lefty Ken Wolf improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Bird improves in speed Ed Hook improves in range Ken Wolf did not respond to coaching in SS