Win: Rich Rodriguez (2-0) Loss: Dick McAleer (1-2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ben Jones pitching. Frank Leyritz strikes out. Tex Rogers singles to right field. Tommy Sutherland flies out to the center fielder. Dewey Smith singles to left field. Tex Rogers advances to third on the hit. Kurt Florence singles to center field. Tex Rogers scores. Dewey Smith advances to third on the hit. Kurt Florence is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Dick McAleer pitching. Jose Clarke pops out to the catcher. Buddy Sulik walks. Tommy Brantley strikes out. Buddy Sulik steals second. Doug Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve McGwire flies out to the center fielder. Walt Riddlemoser singles to right field. Walt Riddlemoser is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Catfish Robinson hits a home run. Dick McAleer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Dick Thomas singles to right field. Bill Lavagetto singles to right field. Jose Peters grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Thomas advances to third on the play. Bill Lavagetto advances to second on the play. Katsumi Okamoto flies out to the left fielder. Ben Jones pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Frank Leyritz hits a home run. Tex Rogers singles to right field. Tommy Sutherland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dewey Smith doubles to center field. Dewey Smith steals third. Kurt Florence strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Jose Clarke singles to center field. Jose Clarke steals second. Buddy Sulik hits a home run. Jose Clarke scores. Tommy Brantley singles to right field. Doug Wells strikes out. Dick Thomas walks. Bill Lavagetto flies out to the center fielder. Jose Peters strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Steve McGwire lines out to the third baseman. Walt Riddlemoser walks. Catfish Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Riddlemoser advances to second on the play. Dick McAleer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Katsumi Okamoto strikes out. Hensley Aylward is pinch hitting for Ben Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hensley Aylward strikes out. Jose Clarke pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rich Rodriguez pitching. Frank Leyritz grounds out to the third baseman. Tex Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Sutherland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Buddy Sulik walks. Tommy Brantley doubles to center field. Buddy Sulik scores. Doug Wells doubles to center field. Tommy Brantley scores. Dick Thomas doubles to center field. Doug Wells scores. Joe Lamb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Lavagetto flies out to the right fielder. Jose Peters singles to left field. Dick Thomas scores. Katsumi Okamoto hits a home run. Jose Peters scores. Manabu Oda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dewey Smith strikes out. Kurt Florence strikes out. Steve McGwire grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Buddy Sulik walks. Tommy Brantley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Buddy Sulik is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doug Wells hits a home run. Tommy Brantley scores. Dick Thomas strikes out. Bill Lavagetto doubles past the right fielder. Jose Peters strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Walt Riddlemoser grounds out to the shortstop. Catfish Robinson strikes out. Lorenzo Haney is pinch hitting for Manabu Oda. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lorenzo Haney singles to left field. Frank Leyritz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Eddie Ward pitching. Katsumi Okamoto strikes out. Rich Rodriguez lines out to the third baseman. Jose Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tex Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Sutherland flies out to the left fielder. Dewey Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Buddy Sulik grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Brantley walks. Bugs Demeter is pinch hitting for Doug Wells. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bugs Demeter walks. Dick Thomas pops out to the catcher. Kit Johnson is pinch hitting for Bill Lavagetto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kit Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bugs Demeter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kurt Florence strikes out. Steve McGwire strikes out. Walt Riddlemoser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Dewey Smith (1).HR - Frank Leyritz (3), Catfish Robinson (2).GIDP - Tommy Sutherland. Baserunning: SB - Dewey Smith (8).CS - Kurt Florence (5), Walt Riddlemoser (2).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pol Webb improves in endurance Spud Froelich improves in control Chad Dillhoefer improves in speed Al Figga did not respond to coaching in range
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Valdes did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Morris improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Bradford improves in endurance John Niekro improves in speed Don Redus improves in RF