Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Walt Ware pitching. John Hathaway flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Kruger singles to right field. Mark Johnson singles to right field. Jamie Kruger advances to third on the hit. Magglio Krakauskas strikes out. Lee Ripley singles to center field. Jamie Kruger scores. Al Mokan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Denis Rodriguez pitching. Charlie Witek grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Russell grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Tabor hits a home run. Brock Quirk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rip Williams singles past the third baseman. Ed Talbot grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rip Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Denis Rodriguez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Denis Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. John Hathaway grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Ed Bailey reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mark Johnson. Jack Kazanski flies out to the center fielder. Jim Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Bailey advances to third on the play. Bobby Thornton walks. Walt Ware grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jamie Kruger bunts for a base hit. Mark Johnson strikes out. Magglio Krakauskas singles to right field. Jamie Kruger advances to third on the hit. Magglio Krakauskas is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lee Ripley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Charlie Witek grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Russell grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Tabor grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Al Mokan pops out to the third baseman. Rip Williams walks. Ed Talbot singles past the first baseman. Rip Williams advances to third on the hit. Denis Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rip Williams is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Brock Quirk strikes out. Ed Bailey strikes out. Jack Kazanski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John Hathaway strikes out. Jamie Kruger walks. Mark Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Magglio Krakauskas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Jim Cook walks. Bobby Thornton grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Cook is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Walt Ware lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bobby Thornton forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Charlie Witek walks. Jim Russell singles to center field. Walt Ware scores. Charlie Witek advances to third on the hit. Chuck Tabor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Lee Ripley flies out to the right fielder. Al Mokan grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Williams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Brock Quirk flies out to the right fielder. Ed Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Kazanski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ed Talbot strikes out. Denis Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. John Hathaway doubles to right field. Jamie Kruger singles to right field. John Hathaway scores. Mark Johnson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Jim Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Thornton flies out to the left fielder. Creighton Shealy is pinch hitting for Walt Ware. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Creighton Shealy doubles to left field. Charlie Witek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Andy Dozier pitching. Magglio Krakauskas doubles past the left fielder. Lee Ripley singles past the second baseman. Magglio Krakauskas scores. Al Mokan singles past the shortstop. Lee Ripley advances to third on the hit. Willie Hillebrand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Mokan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rip Williams flies out to the left fielder. Ed Talbot singles to left field. Lee Ripley scores. Denis Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Jim Russell flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Tabor flies out to the center fielder. Brock Quirk walks. Ed Bailey singles to center field. Brock Quirk is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Hathaway strikes out. Jamie Kruger strikes out. Mark Johnson doubles to right field. Magglio Krakauskas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Fred Sojo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Kazanski singles to right field. Jim Cook flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Thornton strikes out. Ramiro Dunne is pinch hitting for Willie Hillebrand. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ramiro Dunne walks. Jordan Fox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Witek walks. Jim Russell singles to center field. Jack Kazanski scores. Ramiro Dunne scores. Charlie Witek advances to third on the hit. Maro Sone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Tabor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Mike Mayne pitching. Lee Ripley grounds out to the shortstop. Al Mokan triples. Rip Williams walks. Ed Talbot singles to center field. Al Mokan scores. Leon Gilmore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Maro Sone lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Hathaway flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 New York Brock Quirk hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ed Bailey strikes out. Jack Kazanski pops out to the shortstop. Jim Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 New York total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - John Hathaway (18), Mark Johnson (21), Magglio Krakauskas (17).3B - Al Mokan (9). Baserunning: CS - Magglio Krakauskas (10), Al Mokan (5). Fielding: E - Mark Johnson.
Game Notes Ramiro Dunne is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Baecht improves in power_vs_righty Harry Weiland improves in arm Vic Quinn improves in control Charles Wallen improves in speed Tony Lopez did not respond to coaching in C
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Yosbany Duque did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dan Works did not respond to coaching in control Marty Booker improves in control Bob Simas improves in contact_vs_lefty Damaso Whitaker did not respond to coaching in C