Win: Don Newcombe (9-2) Loss: Bill Novikoff (3-10)
Save: Chick Springer (20)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Bill Novikoff pitching. Eric Connor flies out to the right fielder. Hiroaki Hayashi walks. Hiroaki Hayashi steals second. Jaque Plonte flies out to the center fielder. Barry Thomas walks. Bill Clary walks. Cy Brito flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Atlanta Don Newcombe pitching. Don Fallon singles to right field. Rocky Brooks hits an infield single to the third baseman. Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Christy Higuera grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Claude Comer pops out to the shortstop. Buddy Schweitzer strikes out. Don Newcombe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jack Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Todd Dade flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Eric Connor singles to right field. Hiroaki Hayashi walks. Jaque Plonte singles to left field. Eric Connor scores. Hiroaki Hayashi advances to third on the hit. Barry Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Jaque Plonte advances to second on the play. Bill Clary singles to left field. Hiroaki Hayashi scores. Jaque Plonte scores. Cy Brito singles past the shortstop. Claude Comer walks. Buddy Schweitzer flies out to the center fielder. Don Newcombe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jack Burke strikes out. Bill Novikoff grounds out to the second baseman. Don Fallon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Eric Connor grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hiroaki Hayashi singles to center field. Jaque Plonte doubles to center field. Barry Thomas singles past the shortstop. Hiroaki Hayashi scores. Jaque Plonte scores. Bill Clary strikes out. Cy Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Rocky Brooks strikes out. Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Christy Higuera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Claude Comer pops out to the first baseman. Buddy Schweitzer singles to right field. Don Newcombe lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eric Connor singles to right field. Buddy Schweitzer scores. Hiroaki Hayashi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric Connor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Jack Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Dade triples. Jack Burke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Jaque Plonte flies out to the center fielder. Barry Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Bill Clary flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bill Novikoff flies out to the center fielder. Don Fallon doubles to left field. Rocky Brooks pops out to the pitcher. Keiichi Matsushima grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Cy Brito flies out to the right fielder. Claude Comer pops out to the catcher. Buddy Schweitzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Christy Higuera flies out to the right fielder. Jack Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Reynolds pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Grady Flagstead comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Don Newcombe flies out to the center fielder. Eric Connor walks. Hiroaki Hayashi pops out to the catcher. Jaque Plonte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Todd Dade strikes out. Jack Burke singles to left field. Grady Flagstead lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jack Burke forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Don Fallon walks. Rocky Brooks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Barry Thomas singles to right field. Bill Clary walks. Cy Brito flies out to the left fielder. Claude Comer flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Schweitzer singles to left field. Barry Thomas scores. Bill Clary advances to third on the hit. John Faircloth is pinch hitting for Don Newcombe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Faircloth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Hoge Petagine pitching. Keiichi Matsushima hits a home run. Christy Higuera grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Smith doubles to left field. Ralph Reynolds hits a home run. Jack Smith scores. Todd Dade singles to right field. Jack Burke strikes out. Anibal Pestano is pinch hitting for Grady Flagstead. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Anibal Pestano singles to right field. Todd Dade advances to third on the hit. Chick Springer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Don Fallon walks. Rocky Brooks walks. Todd Dade scores. Keiichi Matsushima singles to center field. Anibal Pestano scores. Don Fallon scores. Christy Higuera flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 11 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Duliba improves in speed Owen Jones improves in velocity Jim Kennedy did not respond to coaching in velocity Hector Christensen did not respond to coaching in velocity
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Matula improves in contact_vs_lefty Nate Reyes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Doug Lauzerique did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sig Sweasy did not respond to coaching in speed John Matula did not respond to coaching in 2B