Win: Ben Hottman (15-9) Loss: Brian Baichley (4-5)
Inning: 1 New York Ben Hottman pitching. Joe Valdez singles to left field. Bob Chesbro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Valdez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Crider grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Brian Baichley pitching. Matt Davis strikes out. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Al Randall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York John Ewing grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dudra grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Gates pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Fred Pazik strikes out. Hideyuki Sakaguchi singles to center field. Bob Dunlap pops out to the third baseman. Danny Tidrow walks. Jose Abbott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Ramon Heinkel flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Hobbie grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Baichley singles to center field. Joe Valdez singles to left field. Bob Chesbro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ben Hottman walks. Matt Davis strikes out. Yenier Ortiz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ben Hottman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Randall walks. Fred Pazik singles in front of the center fielder. Yenier Ortiz scores. Al Randall advances to third on the hit. Hideyuki Sakaguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 New York Red Crider strikes out. John Ewing grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Dudra grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bob Dunlap flies out to the center fielder. Danny Tidrow hits a home run. Jose Abbott singles to left field. Ben Hottman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ben Hottman pops out to the second baseman. Matt Davis singles to right field. Jose Abbott aggressively advances to third on the hit. Yenier Ortiz singles to right field. Jose Abbott scores. George Hickey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Al Randall walks. Fred Pazik walks. Matt Davis scores. Hideyuki Sakaguchi singles past the shortstop. Yenier Ortiz scores. Al Randall scores. Fred Pazik advances to third on the hit. Bob Dunlap singles to center field. Fred Pazik scores. Tim Merritt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Tidrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Dave Gates doubles to left field. Ramon Heinkel reached on a fielding error by Jose Abbott. Ramon Heinkel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Hobbie strikes out. Tim Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jose Abbott strikes out. Ben Hottman grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Joe Valdez strikes out. Bob Chesbro grounds out to the shortstop. Red Crider singles to right field. John Ewing grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Red Crider is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz singles to center field. Yenier Ortiz steals second. Al Randall grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Pazik flies out to the right fielder. Hideyuki Sakaguchi singles past the first baseman. Yenier Ortiz scores. Bob Dunlap grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Steve Smith is pinch hitting for Bob Dudra. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Smith flies out to the right fielder. Fred Krause is pinch hitting for Dave Gates. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Krause singles to center field. Fred Krause steals second. Ramon Heinkel singles to left field. Fred Krause scores. Benny Goldstein comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bobby Hobbie grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ramon Heinkel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Danny Tidrow singles past the shortstop. Jose Abbott grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Gus Eichhorn is pinch hitting for Benny Goldstein. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Eichhorn hits a home run. Matt Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Heinie Hostetler pitching. Joe Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Ramon McGill is pinch hitting for Bob Chesbro. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ramon McGill doubles past the first baseman. Red Crider walks. John Ewing hits a home run. Ramon McGill scores. Red Crider scores. Bart Klutts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Smith flies out to the center fielder. Fred Krause strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Rube Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yenier Ortiz walks. Al Randall flies out to the center fielder. Yenier Ortiz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Pazik walks. Hideyuki Sakaguchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Ramon Heinkel grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Hobbie grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Berryhill is pinch hitting for Rube Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Berryhill singles to left field. Joe Valdez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Benny Goldstein is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Randy Ray improves in arm Roy West improves in arm Mike LeCroy did not respond to coaching in control Stubby Chant did not respond to coaching in velocity Curt Stevens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike LeCroy did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Vaughn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Dropo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ozzie Kolb improves in velocity Ozzie Kolb did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Guinn did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Picone did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Guinn improves in 1B