Win: Steve Jones (3-2) Loss: Orval Watkins (3-2)
Save: Koji Hagiwara (7)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Butch Thomas pitching. Gary Sutcliffe bunts for a base hit. Gary Sutcliffe steals second. Joe Perry singles in front of the left fielder. Gary Sutcliffe scores. Bob Wagner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Perry advances to second on the play. Ed Mintz pops out to the second baseman. Scott Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Steve Jones pitching. Jeff Cullen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jeff Cullen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Balaz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ernie Ostrowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Gary Manning strikes out. Cap Duff flies out to the right fielder. Dave Sterrett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh George Frisbee strikes out. John Pierson grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Perrin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Steve Jones strikes out. Gary Sutcliffe grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Perry pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Zeile walks. Jim Zeile steals second. Joey Sierra triples. Jim Zeile scores. Butch Thomas strikes out. Jeff Cullen walks. Jim Balaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joey Sierra scores. Jeff Cullen advances to second on the play. Ernie Ostrowski walks. George Frisbee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Bob Wagner hits a home run. Ed Mintz singles to center field. Scott Brown strikes out. Gary Manning grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh John Pierson grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Perrin singles to center field. Jim Zeile walks. Joey Sierra walks. Butch Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Buck Perrin scores. Jeff Cullen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Cap Duff singles to center field. Cap Duff steals second. Jeff Cullen throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dave Sterrett pops out to the pitcher. Steve Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Cap Duff scores. Gary Sutcliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Balaz walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ernie Ostrowski flies out to the center fielder. George Frisbee flies out to the center fielder. John Pierson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Joe Perry pops out to the first baseman. Bob Wagner pops out to the first baseman. Ed Mintz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Buck Perrin strikes out. Jim Zeile pops out to the second baseman. Joey Sierra grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Scott Brown singles to left field. Scott Brown steals second. Gary Manning flies out to the right fielder. Cap Duff grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Brown advances to third on the play. Yoshinori Hirota comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Dave Sterrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ellie Clark is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Hirota. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ellie Clark strikes out. Jeff Cullen pops out to the third baseman. Jim Balaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Orval Watkins pitching. Claire Breckinridge is pinch hitting for Steve Jones. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Claire Breckinridge lines out to the third baseman. Gary Sutcliffe grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Perry singles past the second baseman. Roger Breining is pinch running for Joe Perry on 1st base. Bob Wagner hits a home run. Roger Breining scores. Clyde Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Mintz singles to right field. Scott Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Koji Hagiwara pitching. Greg Perez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roger Breining at LF. Ernie Ostrowski flies out to the right fielder. George Frisbee singles past the second baseman. George Frisbee is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Pierson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Gary Manning flies out to the right fielder. Cap Duff strikes out. Dave Sterrett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Buck Perrin grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Zeile strikes out. Joey Sierra flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Strands improves in control Larry Pitula improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry Pitula improves in power_vs_lefty Dick Hockenbery did not respond to coaching in velocity Andruw Apodaca did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Les Badgro improves in arm Sean Carey did not respond to coaching in speed Bake Puleo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Eubank did not respond to coaching in arm