Win: Zane Stone (6-1) Loss: Charlie Whitt (10-6)
Save: Walt Leshnock (40)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Richie Siebern pitching. Rocky Hannahs strikes out. Bruce Guinn grounds out to the third baseman. Al Randall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Benj Torres pitching. Ralph Reynolds singles to center field. Shat Sheets pops out to the shortstop. Allan Hernandez strikes out. Ralph Reynolds is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jose Abbott flies out to the left fielder. Mickey DeMiller singles to left field. Will Toca singles to center field. Matt Davis strikes out. Danny Tidrow walks. Benj Torres lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Alan Liddle grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Sterrett strikes out. Bill Whitaker doubles past the first baseman. Bill Whitaker steals third. Alejandro Ladd flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rocky Hannahs grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Guinn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Al Randall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Hubble Fletcher flies out to the right fielder. Richie Siebern flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jose Abbott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mickey DeMiller walks. Will Toca singles to right field. Mickey DeMiller advances to third on the hit. Matt Davis strikes out. Danny Tidrow reached on a fielding error by Shat Sheets . Mickey DeMiller scores. Benj Torres lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Shat Sheets grounds out to the shortstop. Allan Hernandez singles to center field. Alan Liddle grounds out to the second baseman. Allan Hernandez advances to second on the play. Bob Sterrett singles to left field. Allan Hernandez scores. Bob Sterrett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rocky Hannahs grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Guinn pops out to the catcher. Al Randall walks. Jose Abbott singles to center field. Al Randall advances to third on the hit. Zane Stone 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. Mickey DeMiller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Bill Whitaker pops out to the second baseman. Alejandro Ladd singles to center field. Hubble Fletcher walks. Zane Stone pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ralph Reynolds walks. Shat Sheets grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Alejandro Ladd is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Will Toca strikes out. Matt Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Tidrow singles past the shortstop. Benj Torres grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Danny Tidrow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Allan Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Alan Liddle grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Sterrett grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rocky Hannahs grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Guinn flies out to the left fielder. Al Randall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Bill Whitaker pops out to the shortstop. Alejandro Ladd grounds out to the second baseman. Hubble Fletcher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jose Abbott grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey DeMiller singles to left field. Mickey DeMiller is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Will Toca singles to left field. Matt Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Charlie Whitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Hideharu Higashida is pinch hitting for Zane Stone. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Hideharu Higashida doubles to right field. Valerio Blyleven is pinch hitting for Ralph Reynolds. Valerio Blyleven grounds out to the second baseman. Hideharu Higashida advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Shat Sheets singles to left field. Hideharu Higashida scores. Allan Hernandez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shat Sheets is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alan Liddle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Walt Leshnock pitching. Mike Ragan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Valerio Blyleven at 2B. Danny Tidrow grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Dropo is pinch hitting for Charlie Whitt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Dropo doubles to left field. Rocky Hannahs strikes out. Bruce Guinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jimmy Hrbek did not respond to coaching in control Law Green did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Schmidt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pete Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in control Ben Mains improves in control Bill Berry improves in contact_vs_righty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Horacio Ayala did not respond to coaching in velocity Herman Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Effie Caldwell did not respond to coaching in endurance Tracy Klink did not respond to coaching in control Amby Molina did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kirk Daniels did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty