Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Lefty Rickman pitching. Charley Hickman flies out to the right fielder. Scott Crooke grounds out to the third baseman. McKay Caldwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Ike Torkelson pitching. Mike Shannon doubles to center field. Ted Roberson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Shannon advances to third on the play. Andy Demmitt singles to center field. Mike Shannon scores. Tommy Freigau singles to center field. Andy Demmitt advances to third on the hit. Charlie Wilson singles to right field. Andy Demmitt scores. Tommy Freigau advances to third on the hit. Doug Stephenson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dennis Carrasco walks. Dennis Carrasco steals second. Lloyd Martyn singles to left field. Dennis Carrasco scores. Ted Harkness singles to right field. Lloyd Martyn advances to third on the hit. Ted Harkness steals second. Rich Acker walks. Specs Jefferson pops out to the catcher. Ike Torkelson strikes out. Charley Hickman singles to right field. Lloyd Martyn scores. Ted Harkness scores. Rich Acker advances to third on the hit. Scott Crooke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Buster Scruggs flies out to the left fielder. Bill Stryker strikes out. Lefty Rickman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh McKay Caldwell walks. Dennis Carrasco pops out to the shortstop. Lloyd Martyn strikes out. Ted Harkness grounds into a force play to the shortstop. McKay Caldwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Mike Shannon grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ted Roberson flies out to the left fielder. Andy Demmitt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rich Acker grounds out to the third baseman. Specs Jefferson lines out to the first baseman. Ike Torkelson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Tommy Freigau strikes out. Charlie Wilson lines out to the first baseman. Doug Stephenson singles to center field. Buster Scruggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman pops out to the catcher. Scott Crooke flies out to the right fielder. McKay Caldwell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bill Stryker walks. Lefty Rickman lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Shannon singles to right field. Bill Stryker scores. Ted Roberson strikes out. Andy Demmitt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dennis Carrasco strikes out. Lloyd Martyn strikes out. Ted Harkness grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Tommy Freigau hits a home run. Charlie Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Doug Stephenson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buster Scruggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rich Acker walks. Specs Jefferson strikes out. Tony Balas is pinch hitting for Ike Torkelson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tony Balas grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rich Acker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Allen Sockalexis is pinch running for Tony Balas on 1st base. Charley Hickman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Allen Sockalexis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Dummy Klieman pitching. Bill Stryker flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Rickman strikes out. Mike Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Will Distaso enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ted Roberson at 3B. Scott Crooke doubles to right field. McKay Caldwell grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Crooke advances to third on the play. Dennis Carrasco grounds out to the third baseman. Lloyd Martyn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Will Distaso doubles to left field. Andy Demmitt strikes out. Tommy Freigau flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ernie Stechschulte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ted Harkness flies out to the center fielder. Rich Acker grounds out to the shortstop. Specs Jefferson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 New York total runners left on base: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Stevens improves in power_vs_lefty Pat Valera improves in velocity Jim Moreno improves in power_vs_righty George Hinton improves in range Claire Sherlock did not respond to coaching in LF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Heinie Cruise did not respond to coaching in control Shawn Vioxx improves in range Dennis Stowers improves in contact_vs_righty John Crawford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Shawn Vioxx did not respond to coaching in 2B