Win: Jackie Cuccinello (3-2) Loss: Pat Andres (2-3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Pat Andres pitching. Takayuki Adachi walks. Rickey Zacher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yoshio Takashima grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Jackie Cuccinello pitching. Bud Fluhrer grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Latham flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Chuck Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Wimpy Cairncross singles to left field. Wimpy Cairncross steals second. Al Broberg singles to left field. Wimpy Cairncross scores. Bill Griggs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Jason Ellis doubles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Kris Rippelmeyer grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Ellis scores. Preston Ritchie walks. Mike Morey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jackie Cuccinello flies out to the left fielder. Takayuki Adachi singles in front of the center fielder. Rickey Zacher singles to right field. Takayuki Adachi aggressively advances to third on the hit. Yoshio Takashima singles to left field. Takayuki Adachi scores. Rickey Zacher advances to third on the hit. Chuck Cook grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rickey Zacher scores. Yoshio Takashima advances to second on the play. Dave Smith singles to center field. Yoshio Takashima scores. Wimpy Cairncross grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Doc Peek pops out to the second baseman. Pat Andres grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Fluhrer singles to center field. Chad Latham grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bud Fluhrer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Al Broberg singles to left field. Bill Griggs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Broberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jackie Cuccinello lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Takayuki Adachi hits a home run. Bill Griggs scores. March Tesreau comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rickey Zacher grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Rudy Young walks. Jason Ellis walks. Kris Rippelmeyer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rudy Young advances to third on the play. Preston Ritchie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yoshio Takashima strikes out. Chuck Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Mike Morey singles to center field. Doc Peek flies out to the center fielder. March Tesreau fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. March Tesreau grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Wimpy Cairncross strikes out. Al Broberg flies out to the left fielder. Bill Griggs hits a home run. Buzz Skaggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Cuccinello grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Bud Fluhrer strikes out. Chad Latham hits a home run. Rudy Young doubles to center field. Jason Ellis singles to right field. Rudy Young scores. Kris Rippelmeyer is hit by a pitch. Preston Ritchie strikes out. Mike Morey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Takayuki Adachi hits an infield single to the first baseman. Rickey Zacher singles to right field. Takayuki Adachi advances to third on the hit. Rickey Zacher steals second. Yoshio Takashima strikes out. Chuck Cook grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Smith singles past the shortstop. Takayuki Adachi scores. Rickey Zacher scores. Irv Chapman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wimpy Cairncross singles to center field. Al Broberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Doc Peek hits a home run. Ken Siegle is pinch hitting for Irv Chapman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Siegle walks. Bud Fluhrer singles to center field. Ken Siegle advances to third on the hit. Chad Latham singles to right field. Ken Siegle scores. Rich Mowe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy Young grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Bud Fluhrer advances to third on the play. Jason Ellis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Clay Earle pitching. Bill Griggs grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Barry Allen is pinch hitting for Rich Mowe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Barry Allen flies out to the center fielder. Takayuki Adachi singles to center field. Rickey Zacher reached on a 2-base throwing error by Doc Peek. Yoshio Takashima singles past the shortstop. Takayuki Adachi scores. Rickey Zacher scores. Chuck Cook walks. Ed Nielsen is pinch hitting for Dave Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Nielsen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Alex Higdon pitching. Kris Rippelmeyer flies out to the center fielder. Preston Ritchie grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Morey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Wimpy Cairncross pops out to the shortstop. Jennings Cuellar is pinch hitting for Al Broberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jennings Cuellar grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Griggs grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Doc Peek flies out to the left fielder. Al Romano is pinch hitting for Clay Earle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Romano flies out to the left fielder. Dick Allison is pinch hitting for Bud Fluhrer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Allison singles past the shortstop. Dave Johnson is pinch hitting for Chad Latham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Johnson singles to center field. Dick Allison advances to third on the hit. Rudy Young grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Ed Nielsen is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Berry improves in power_vs_lefty Tadayoshi Ono did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Lancellotti did not respond to coaching in control Blondie Petrocelli improves in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Sid Colbrunn did not respond to coaching in speed Koji Ito did not respond to coaching in range Rolando McKenry did not respond to coaching in velocity George Such improves in speed