Win: John Klinger (6-24) Loss: Billy Loes (18-11)
Save: Ray Lynn (12)
Inning: 1 Miami Billy Loes pitching. Joe Laboy singles to left field. Mike Kindall flies out to the center fielder. Lloyd Napoleon singles to left field. Joe Laboy advances to third on the hit. Sanford Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn John Klinger pitching. Mack Alvis singles to right field. Mack Alvis steals second. Luke Gehrig grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Robertson strikes out. Pete Essegian flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Miami Merlin Driscoll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Piche singles past the shortstop. Lee Atz singles to right field. Bernie Henry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Tex McClain flies out to the right fielder. Ron Woodson flies out to the right fielder. Kid Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Miami John Klinger flies out to the left fielder. Joe Laboy flies out to the left fielder. Mike Kindall walks. Lloyd Napoleon pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Chris Garcia singles to left field. Billy Loes pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Mack Alvis grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Garcia advances to second on the play. Luke Gehrig reached on a fielding error by Mike Kindall. Matt Robertson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Miami Sanford Smith hits a home run. Merlin Driscoll flies out to the left fielder. Butch Piche flies out to the right fielder. Lee Atz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Pete Essegian singles to center field. Tex McClain strikes out. Ron Woodson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pete Essegian is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kid Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Miami Bernie Henry strikes out. John Klinger grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Laboy hits a home run. Mike Kindall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Chris Garcia singles to right field. Billy Loes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Billy Loes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mack Alvis lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Lloyd Napoleon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sanford Smith walks. Merlin Driscoll reached on a 2-base fielding error by Luke Gehrig. Butch Piche strikes out. Lee Atz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Luke Gehrig singles to right field. Luke Gehrig gets picked off first. Matt Robertson doubles past the right fielder. Pete Essegian walks. Tex McClain flies out to the right fielder. Ron Woodson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Miami Joe Gordon is pinch hitting for Bernie Henry. Joe Gordon walks. John Klinger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Laboy pops out to the first baseman. Mike Kindall walks. Lloyd Napoleon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Eddie Martin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Gordon at RF. Kid Lake walks. Chris Garcia pops out to the third baseman. Paul Neighbors is pinch hitting for Billy Loes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Neighbors pops out to the first baseman. Mack Alvis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kid Lake is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Miami Ryan Donovan pitching. Sanford Smith singles to left field. Merlin Driscoll grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Butch Piche strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Luke Gehrig flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Matt Robertson hits a home run. Pete Essegian strikes out. Tex McClain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Miami Lee Atz grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Martin walks. John Klinger pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Joe Laboy reached on a fielding error by Ryan Donovan. Mike Kindall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Ron Woodson grounds out to the third baseman. Kid Lake walks. Chris Garcia grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kid Lake is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Cairncross is pinch hitting for Ryan Donovan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Cairncross singles to right field. Ray Lynn 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 2nd. Mack Alvis singles to right field. Luke Gehrig strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Miami total runners LOB: 9 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Matt Robertson (31).HR - Matt Robertson (13).GIDP - Billy Loes. Baserunning: SB - Mack Alvis (33). Fielding: E - Luke Gehrig, Ryan Donovan.
Game Notes Lloyd Napoleon is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mark McCabe improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Lane did not respond to coaching in control Lou Aulds did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave Lane did not respond to coaching in velocity Robert Evans improves in RF
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Dropo did not respond to coaching in speed Manny Moreno did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Kawasaki improves in contact_vs_lefty Sonny Brown did not respond to coaching in speed Don Gil did not respond to coaching in 2B