Inning: 1 Brooklyn John Reed pitching. Mike Ragan hits a home run. Shawn Lucas grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Liddle strikes out. Wilson Spalding walks. Wilson Spalding is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Charles May pitching. Matt Davis walks. Yenier Ortiz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Al Randall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Chick Giambi walks. Sandy Young singles to left field. Duffy Perez flies out to the left fielder. John Markell strikes out. Charles May strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hideyuki Sakaguchi strikes out. Yoshio Ishida strikes out. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Mike Ragan doubles to right field. Shawn Lucas strikes out. Alan Liddle doubles to left field. Mike Ragan scores. Alan Liddle steals third. Wilson Spalding singles to left field. Alan Liddle scores. Chick Giambi singles to center field. Wilson Spalding advances to third on the hit. Sandy Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chick Giambi advances to second on the play. Duffy Perez walks. John Markell walks. Wilson Spalding scores. Stu Nicosia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charles May strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Tom Jansen hits an infield single to the third baseman. Stu Nicosia fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Stu Nicosia flies out to the left fielder. Matt Davis walks. Yenier Ortiz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Mike Ragan walks. Shawn Lucas strikes out. Alan Liddle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Al Randall strikes out. Hideyuki Sakaguchi strikes out. Yoshio Ishida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Wilson Spalding doubles to center field. Chick Giambi strikes out. Sandy Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wilson Spalding advances to third on the play. Duffy Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Nichols strikes out. Tom Jansen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn John Markell flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Charles May grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Ragan singles to right field. Shawn Lucas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Stu Nicosia grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Davis singles past the shortstop. Yenier Ortiz walks. Al Randall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yenier Ortiz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hideyuki Sakaguchi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Alan Liddle doubles to center field. Wilson Spalding grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Liddle advances to third on the play. Chick Giambi grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Liddle scores. Sandy Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Yoshio Ishida grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Eichhorn singles to center field. Pete Nichols grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Terry Polli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Duffy Perez walks. John Markell singles to center field. Duffy Perez advances to third on the hit. Charles May strikes out. Mike Ragan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Jansen bunts for a base hit. Luis Gerhardt is pinch hitting for Terry Polli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Gerhardt grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Jansen advances to second on the play. Matt Davis flies out to the left fielder. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Kenichi Ariyoshi pitching. Alejandro Ladd is pinch hitting for Shawn Lucas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Alejandro Ladd walks. Alan Liddle strikes out. Wilson Spalding strikes out. Alejandro Ladd is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Al Randall singles to center field. Hideyuki Sakaguchi flies out to the center fielder. Yoshio Ishida grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Mike Ragan (19), Alan Liddle 2 (25), Wilson Spalding (33).HR - Mike Ragan (12).GIDP - Mike Ragan, Alan Liddle. Baserunning: SB - Alan Liddle (22).CS - Alejandro Ladd (5), Wilson Spalding (8).
Game Notes Kenichi Ariyoshi is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Skeeter Iburg did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Reynolds improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Sterrett did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Hill did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ron Lavender did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Hill improves in power_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Benj Torres did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Hausmann improves in control Danny Tidrow did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jose Abbott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Hathaway did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Hawley did not respond to coaching in control