Win: Willie Cicci (1-0) Loss: Dave Bruyette (0-1)
Save: Moe Green (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alphonse Capone pitching. Johnny Thompson strikes out. Mike Carroll strikes out. John Reder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Bob Phillips pitching. Joey Pantoliano singles to right field. Mike DePike strikes out. Joey Pantoliano steals second. Fredo Corleone flies out to the left fielder. Akira Nakajima grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Talton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Little grounds out to the pitcher. Rich Minchey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Vito Spatafore flies out to the left fielder. Tony Spolatro triples. Virgil Sollozzo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Spolatro scores. Paulie Gualtieri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Don Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Danny Froelich strikes out. Bob Phillips singles to right field. Johnny Thompson grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bob Phillips is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Alphonse Capone grounds out to the shortstop. Joey Pantoliano grounds out to the second baseman. Mike DePike singles to center field. Fredo Corleone reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Carroll. Akira Nakajima singles to right field. Mike DePike scores. Vito Spatafore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. John Reder grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Talton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Tony Spolatro grounds out to the second baseman. Virgil Sollozzo flies out to the center fielder. Paulie Gualtieri singles to left field. Alphonse Capone singles to left field. Paulie Gualtieri advances to third on the hit. Joey Pantoliano strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bob Little walks. Rich Minchey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Little is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Jordan pops out to the second baseman. Danny Froelich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Mike DePike singles to left field. Fredo Corleone grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Akira Nakajima flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bob Phillips walks. Johnny Thompson strikes out. Mike Carroll walks. John Reder flies out to the right fielder. Jim Talton walks. Bob Little walks. Bob Phillips scores. Rich Minchey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Vito Spatafore flies out to the left fielder. Tony Spolatro doubles to center field. Virgil Sollozzo strikes out. Paulie Gualtieri flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Don Jordan singles past the shortstop. Danny Froelich flies out to the right fielder. Bill Johnson is pinch hitting for Bob Phillips. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Dave Bruyette pitching. Alphonse Capone grounds out to the third baseman. Joey Pantoliano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike DePike singles to left field. Fredo Corleone singles to center field. Akira Nakajima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Johnny Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Carroll singles to center field. John Reder singles to center field. Mike Carroll advances to third on the hit. Willie Cicci 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 3rd. Jim Talton strikes out. Bob Little singles to left field. Mike Carroll scores. John Reder advances to third on the hit. Rich Minchey singles to center field. John Reder scores. Bob Little advances to third on the hit. Don Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Vito Spatafore singles to center field. Tony Spolatro doubles to center field. Vito Spatafore uses his aggressiveness and scores. Marty McBride comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Rosenthal is pinch hitting for Virgil Sollozzo. Lefty Rosenthal walks. Ralph Cifaretto is pinch hitting for Paulie Gualtieri. Ralph Cifaretto walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Hesh Rabkin is pinch hitting for Willie Cicci. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hesh Rabkin flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tony Spolatro scores. Joey Pantoliano grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Moe Green pitching. Jake Guzik enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ralph Cifaretto at C. Danny Froelich flies out to the left fielder. George Meyer is pinch hitting for Marty McBride. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. George Meyer strikes out. Johnny Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rafael Jones improves in velocity John Gunderson did not respond to coaching in control Harry Howard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harry Howard improves in range
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frank Cali did not respond to coaching in velocity Abe Reles did not respond to coaching in endurance Albert Tannenbaum improves in range Peter Clemenza did not respond to coaching in velocity