Win: Ben Hottman (15-6) Loss: Tony Toni Tonne (18-12)
Save: Kenichi Ariyoshi (48)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tony Toni Tonne pitching. Matt Davis walks. Jose Abbott doubles to left field. Matt Davis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Randall singles to right field. Jose Abbott is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Fred Pazik strikes out. Mickey DeMiller singles to right field. Will Toca singles to right field. Al Randall scores. Danny Tidrow walks. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Ben Hottman pitching. Alan Liddle flies out to the center fielder. Wilson Spalding walks. Chick Giambi flies out to the center fielder. Wilson Spalding steals second. Mike Ragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ben Hottman flies out to the right fielder. Matt Davis doubles to right field. Jose Abbott strikes out. Al Randall pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Alejandro Ladd singles to center field. Shat Sheets grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Pepper Spradlin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Fred Pazik singles to right field. Mickey DeMiller grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Will Toca grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Valerio Blyleven grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Toni Tonne singles to center field. Alan Liddle strikes out. Wilson Spalding strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Danny Tidrow pops out to the first baseman. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Hottman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Chick Giambi walks. Mike Ragan strikes out. Alejandro Ladd strikes out. Shat Sheets pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Matt Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Abbott grounds out to the shortstop. Al Randall hits a home run. Fred Pazik walks. Fred Pazik is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Pepper Spradlin pops out to the shortstop. Valerio Blyleven walks. Tony Toni Tonne lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alan Liddle walks. Wilson Spalding singles to right field. Chick Giambi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mickey DeMiller flies out to the left fielder. Will Toca singles to left field. Danny Tidrow grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Will Toca is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yenier Ortiz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Danny Tidrow is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Mike Ragan pops out to the catcher. Alejandro Ladd grounds out to the shortstop. Shat Sheets strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ben Hottman strikes out. Matt Davis strikes out. Jose Abbott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Pepper Spradlin doubles to center field. Valerio Blyleven flies out to the right fielder. Tony Toni Tonne strikes out. Andres Tanis 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. Alan Liddle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Al Randall strikes out. Fred Pazik flies out to the left fielder. Mickey DeMiller grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Tom Jansen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Randall at RF. Wilson Spalding grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Chick Giambi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mike Ragan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Zane Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Will Toca reached on a fielding error by Chick Giambi. Danny Tidrow strikes out. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Gus Eichhorn is pinch hitting for Andres Tanis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Kenichi Ariyoshi pitching. Alejandro Ladd grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Abernathy is pinch hitting for Shat Sheets . Roy Abernathy strikes out. Pepper Spradlin walks. Valerio Blyleven singles to center field. Pepper Spradlin advances to third on the hit. Doug Crawford is pinch hitting for Zane Stone. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Doug Crawford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Vaughn improves in power_vs_lefty John Schmidt improves in contact_vs_righty Cliff Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Buzz Letchas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Schmidt improves in speed Buzz Letchas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kirby Schurr did not respond to coaching in arm Hub Fletcher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hub Fletcher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Whitaker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Will Luke did not respond to coaching in control Duffy Perez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty