Win: Buddy Cooper (1-1) Loss: Rico Ricci (3-3)
Save: Dan Blanding (3)
Inning: 1 Miami Scott Harman pitching. Wily Marte strikes out. Jim Clark singles to right field. Ross Hartman lines out to the third baseman. Les Hasbrook pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Bishop pitching. John Hathaway walks. Jamie Kruger hits a home run. John Hathaway scores. Mark Johnson strikes out. Magglio Krakauskas hits a home run. Lee Ripley flies out to the left fielder. Al Mokan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Miami Matt Dailey strikes out. Ed Dumoulin strikes out. Rome Faircloth hits a home run. Jack Anderson singles to left field. George Bishop grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Von Hamilton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rip Williams singles to left field. Scott Harman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Scott Harman strikes out. John Hathaway hits a home run. Rip Williams scores. Buddy Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jamie Kruger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Miami Wily Marte singles past the second baseman. Jim Clark strikes out. Ross Hartman hits a home run. Wily Marte scores. Les Hasbrook grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Dailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mark Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Magglio Krakauskas flies out to the right fielder. Lee Ripley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Miami Ed Dumoulin singles to center field. Rome Faircloth singles past the second baseman. Ed Dumoulin is out trying to steal third. Rome Faircloth steals second. Jack Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Al Mokan grounds out to the catcher. Von Hamilton pops out to the first baseman. Rip Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Wily Marte doubles to left field. Jim Clark pops out to the first baseman. Ross Hartman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Wily Marte advances to third on the play. Les Hasbrook flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Scott Harman strikes out. John Hathaway flies out to the right fielder. Jamie Kruger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Matt Dailey hits a home run. Ed Dumoulin hits a home run. Rico Ricci comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Rome Faircloth singles to left field. Jack Anderson strikes out. Rome Faircloth steals second. Buddy Cooper reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lee Ripley. Rome Faircloth scores. Wily Marte flies out to the center fielder. Jim Clark doubles past the first baseman. Buddy Cooper scores. Jordan Fox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ross Hartman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mark Johnson singles to right field. Magglio Krakauskas flies out to the left fielder. Mark Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lee Ripley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Miami Les Hasbrook grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Dailey strikes out. Ed Dumoulin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Al Mokan walks. Von Hamilton walks. Al Mokan steals third. Rip Williams singles to left field. Al Mokan scores. Jordan Fox lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Hathaway pops out to the catcher. Jamie Kruger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Miami Rome Faircloth grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Anderson singles to center field. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Buddy Cooper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Anderson steals second. Todd Ballenger strikes out. Wily Marte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dan Blanding pitching. Mark Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Magglio Krakauskas strikes out. Lee Ripley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Miami Jim Clark flies out to the left fielder. Ross Hartman hits a home run. Les Hasbrook flies out to the left fielder. Maro Sone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Matt Dailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Al Mokan flies out to the right fielder. Von Hamilton flies out to the right fielder. Rip Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Miami total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 2
Batting:2B - Wily Marte (15), Jim Clark (12).HR - Ross Hartman 2 (19), Matt Dailey (12), Ed Dumoulin (12), Rome Faircloth (18). Baserunning: SB - Rome Faircloth 2 (15), Jack Anderson (16).CS - Ed Dumoulin (6).
Batting:HR - John Hathaway (12), Jamie Kruger (10), Magglio Krakauskas (15). Baserunning: SB - Al Mokan (6).CS - Mark Johnson (4). Fielding: E - Lee Ripley.
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Nuxhall improves in power_vs_lefty Russ Zmich improves in arm Hideaki Sugiura did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Billy Afenir did not respond to coaching in control Dick Nuxhall did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mutt Guiney improves in arm Charles Wallen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vic Quinn did not respond to coaching in control Charles Wallen improves in arm Tony Lopez did not respond to coaching in C