Win: John Gooden (8-11) Loss: Bill Harkey (9-5)
Save: Yutaka Uchikawa (27)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ernie Lindsay pitching. Juan Kunz grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Schegg grounds out to the shortstop. Red Moncewicz walks. Bill Vega singles to left field. Adolfo Vitelli pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Danny Hill pitching. Mel Lynn-Ball walks. Chris Coachman flies out to the center fielder. Matias Abbott strikes out. Takahiro Inoue triples. Mel Lynn-Ball scores. Bob Cullen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca strikes out. Gary Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Cavarretta flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Don Ralston strikes out. Al Paris strikes out. Kirtley Brea flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Danny Hill singles to right field. Juan Kunz singles past the shortstop. Jack Schegg singles to left field. Danny Hill scores. Juan Kunz advances to third on the hit. Red Moncewicz flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Juan Kunz scores. Bill Vega grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Schegg advances to second on the play. Adolfo Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Ernie Lindsay grounds out to the catcher. Mel Lynn-Ball singles to left field. Chris Coachman strikes out. Matias Abbott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca strikes out. Gary Stone flies out to the center fielder. Jack Cavarretta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Takahiro Inoue grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Cullen walks. Don Ralston walks. Al Paris grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Danny Hill reached on a fielding error by Ernie Lindsay. Juan Kunz strikes out. Jack Schegg singles to center field. Red Moncewicz flies out to the center fielder. Bill Vega flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Kirtley Brea grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Lindsay strikes out. Mel Lynn-Ball singles to right field. Chris Coachman singles to right field. Mel Lynn-Ball advances to third on the hit. Matias Abbott walks. Takahiro Inoue walks. Mel Lynn-Ball scores. Bob Cullen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Adolfo Vitelli strikes out. Jeff Branca strikes out. Gary Stone walks. Jack Cavarretta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Don Ralston grounds out to the pitcher. Al Paris reached on a fielding error by Bill Vega. Kirtley Brea strikes out. Ernie Lindsay strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Danny Hill strikes out. Juan Kunz walks. Jack Schegg singles to center field. John Gooden 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. Red Moncewicz flies out to the left fielder. Bill Vega grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jack Schegg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Mel Lynn-Ball flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Chris Coachman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Matias Abbott singles to center field. Takahiro Inoue walks. Bill Harkey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Cullen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Adolfo Vitelli strikes out. Dick Wolf is pinch hitting for Jeff Branca. Dick Wolf hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gary Stone flies out to the left fielder. Jack Cavarretta grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Wolf is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn George Fowlkes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Wolf at LF. Don Ralston doubles to center field. Al Paris strikes out. Kirtley Brea singles to left field. Don Ralston scores. Jack Ridgway is pinch hitting for John Gooden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Ridgway strikes out. Pete Stine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mel Lynn-Ball flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Yutaka Uchikawa pitching. Champ Sewell is pinch hitting for Pete Stine. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Champ Sewell strikes out. Juan Kunz flies out to the center fielder. Jack Schegg singles to right field. Red Moncewicz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Al Paris is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Crockett improves in power_vs_righty Kurt Leverenz did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Crockett improves in speed Pat Shotton improves in control Art Cooper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pat Shotton did not respond to coaching in velocity
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Goebel improves in speed Scott Peltz improves in velocity Ed Wheeler did not respond to coaching in arm Tuck Pfeffer improves in control Scott Peltz did not respond to coaching in velocity William Clary did not respond to coaching in control