Inning: 1 Brooklyn Crash Shaw pitching. Roger Breining hits an infield single to the pitcher. Scott Brown hits a home run. Roger Breining scores. Joe Perry grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Mintz singles past the shortstop. Gary Sutcliffe walks. Bob Wagner strikes out. Cap Duff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Gil Zambrano pitching. Steve Davis strikes out. Pete Emmer singles to left field. George Frisbee reached on a fielding error by Ed Mintz. Kiyoshi Sakurai flies out to the right fielder. Mark Gerken strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Dave Sterrett grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Zambrano reached on a fielding error by Kiyoshi Sakurai. Roger Breining grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gil Zambrano is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scott Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Heinie Garrett grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jim Balaz singles to left field. Andy Funderburk grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Joe Perry grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ed Mintz singles to left field. Gary Sutcliffe grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed Mintz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Wagner singles to left field. Cap Duff singles to center field. Gary Sutcliffe scores. Bob Wagner advances to third on the hit. Dave Sterrett doubles to right field. Bob Wagner scores. Gil Zambrano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Crash Shaw walks. Steve Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pete Emmer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Roger Breining strikes out. Scott Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Perry doubles to right field. Ed Mintz singles to right field. Joe Perry scores. Gary Sutcliffe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh George Frisbee strikes out. Kiyoshi Sakurai hits a home run. Mark Gerken strikes out. Heinie Garrett pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Ken Poholsky comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Wagner flies out to the left fielder. Cap Duff pops out to the catcher. Dave Sterrett singles to left field. Gil Zambrano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Balaz grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Funderburk singles to center field. Ken Poholsky lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Davis singles to center field. Pete Emmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Roger Breining walks. Roger Breining is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Scott Brown strikes out. Joe Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh George Frisbee grounds out to the third baseman. Kiyoshi Sakurai flies out to the center fielder. Mark Gerken strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Ed Mintz flies out to the right fielder. Gary Sutcliffe singles to left field. Bob Wagner doubles to left field. Gary Sutcliffe scores. Yoshinori Hirota comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cap Duff flies out to the right fielder. Dave Sterrett singles to right field. Bob Wagner scores. Gil Zambrano singles to center field. Dave Sterrett advances to third on the hit. Roger Breining triples. Dave Sterrett scores. Gil Zambrano scores. Scott Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Heinie Garrett reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roger Breining. Jim Balaz flies out to the left fielder. Andy Funderburk strikes out. Steve Thiel is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Hirota. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Thiel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Fin Scheer pitching. Joe Perry singles to left field. Ed Mintz singles to right field. Gary Sutcliffe strikes out. Bob Wagner singles to center field. Joe Perry scores. Ed Mintz advances to third on the hit. Cap Duff strikes out. Dave Sterrett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Steve Davis lines out to the second baseman. Pete Emmer singles to center field. George Frisbee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Gil Zambrano grounds out to the pitcher. Roger Breining flies out to the right fielder. Scott Brown singles to left field. Joe Perry walks. Ed Mintz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kiyoshi Sakurai flies out to the left fielder. Mark Gerken flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Garrett walks. Jim Balaz walks. Andy Funderburk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 12 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Joe Perry (12), Bob Wagner (10), Dave Sterrett (6).3B - Roger Breining (4).HR - Scott Brown (12). Baserunning: CS - Roger Breining (3). Fielding: E - Roger Breining, Ed Mintz.
Game Notes Roger Breining is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Strands did not respond to coaching in velocity Cal Dempsey improves in contact_vs_lefty Chris Hairston improves in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sean Carey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tony Hendrick did not respond to coaching in arm Tamotsu Ono did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Ross improves in power_vs_lefty