Inning: 1 New York Yoshitomo Sanada pitching. Ron Wright singles to right field. Bill Atwood singles in front of the right fielder. Ron Wright advances to third on the hit. Danny Johnson strikes out. Bobby White strikes out. Bill Atwood is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alberto Silva pitching. Ron Susko grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Cunningham doubles to center field. Merv Ruffin strikes out. Jumbo Walker flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Steve Embree flies out to the right fielder. Bill Needham grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Doug Daulton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Darrell LaRose pops out to the second baseman. Bob Pulliam flies out to the left fielder. Guillermo Nichols pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Ray Rico walks. Ray Rico is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alberto Silva flies out to the left fielder. Ron Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Roger Jarvis hits an infield single to the shortstop. Yoshitomo Sanada lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Susko singles to right field. Roger Jarvis scores. Roy Cunningham grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bill Atwood flies out to the left fielder. Danny Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Merv Ruffin flies out to the right fielder. Jumbo Walker strikes out. Darrell LaRose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Steve Embree strikes out. Bill Needham hits a home run. Doug Daulton grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Rico walks. Alberto Silva singles to left field. Ray Rico advances to third on the hit. Ron Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bob Pulliam singles to center field. Bob Pulliam is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Guillermo Nichols walks. Guillermo Nichols is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Roger Jarvis singles to left field. Yoshitomo Sanada flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Bill Atwood grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bobby White walks. Damian Seale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Steve Embree flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ron Susko hits a home run. Roy Cunningham flies out to the right fielder. Merv Ruffin flies out to the right fielder. Jumbo Walker walks. Darrell LaRose singles to left field. Jumbo Walker advances to third on the hit. Bob Pulliam pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Bill Needham singles to center field. Doug Daulton strikes out. Bill Needham steals second. Ray Rico strikes out. Harley Donaldson is pinch hitting for Alberto Silva. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harley Donaldson pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Beau Ryan pitching. Jim Bare is pinch hitting for Guillermo Nichols. Jim Bare grounds out to the third baseman. Roger Jarvis flies out to the left fielder. Erv Foster is pinch hitting for Damian Seale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Erv Foster singles to center field. Ron Susko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Woody Hampton pitching. Johnny Winegarner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Bare at C. Ron Wright hits a home run. Juan DiSarcina comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Atwood flies out to the center fielder. Danny Johnson is hit by a pitch. Danny Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby White singles to center field. Steve Embree strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Roy Cunningham grounds out to the second baseman. Merv Ruffin pops out to the shortstop. Jumbo Walker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Bill Needham grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Daulton grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Rico flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Darrell LaRose triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Mark Gearhart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bob Pulliam flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Darrell LaRose scores. New York total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Batting:HR - Ron Wright (3), Bill Needham (2).HBP - Danny Johnson (1). Baserunning: SB - Bill Needham (6).CS - Bill Atwood (6), Danny Johnson (4), Ray Rico (7).
Game Notes Bob Pulliam is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Miklos did not respond to coaching in control Pat Brown improves in range Joe Dickerman improves in contact_vs_righty Chuck Holmes improves in arm Norm Garrity did not respond to coaching in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Anson improves in range Bill Ciaffone improves in arm Terry Connor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Virtue did not respond to coaching in control Tyson Layne did not respond to coaching in RF