Win: John Richardson (1-0) Loss: Charles Sanchez (0-1)
Save: Neil Falkenberg (1)
Inning: 1 Florida Jeff McRae pitching. Carl Ortiz doubles to center field. Bill Foster flies out to the right fielder. Bill Stone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Ortiz advances to third on the play. Harlin Jacobs singles to center field. Carl Ortiz scores. Elmer Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Charles Sanchez pitching. Jerome Barnes singles to center field. Chet Farr hits a home run. Jerome Barnes scores. Ivan Plodinec grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Edgar Needham walks. Vic Britton flies out to the left fielder. Joe Alomar singles to left field. Edgar Needham advances to third on the hit. Ryan Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Florida Fritz Davis flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Burgo grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Singleton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mickey Clark strikes out. Jeff McRae strikes out. Jerome Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Charles Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Carl Ortiz walks. Carl Ortiz steals second. Bill Foster singles to right field. Carl Ortiz scores. Bill Stone reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ivan Plodinec. Harlin Jacobs hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Foster scores. Elmer Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Davis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Chet Farr flies out to the right fielder. Ivan Plodinec singles to center field. Edgar Needham strikes out. Vic Britton walks. Joe Alomar singles to right field. Ivan Plodinec scores. Ryan Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Florida Ryan Burgo hits an infield single to the shortstop. Zeke Singleton walks. Charles Sanchez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Charles Sanchez strikes out. Carl Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Bill Foster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mickey Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff McRae lines out to the pitcher. Jerome Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Bill Stone singles to center field. John Richardson 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 1st. Harlin Jacobs grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Stone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Elmer Gonzalez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Chet Farr singles to right field. Ivan Plodinec flies out to the left fielder. Edgar Needham singles past the shortstop. Chet Farr advances to third on the hit. Vic Britton grounds out to the pitcher. Edgar Needham advances to second on the play. Joe Alomar doubles to left field. Chet Farr scores. Edgar Needham scores. Ryan Gonzalez singles to center field. Joe Alomar is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Fritz Davis pops out to the shortstop. Ryan Burgo walks. Zeke Singleton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mickey Clark pops out to the second baseman. John Richardson strikes out. Jerome Barnes walks. Chet Farr walks. Ivan Plodinec pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Florida Benito Smith is pinch hitting for Charles Sanchez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Benito Smith pops out to the first baseman. Carl Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Bill Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Randy Bathe pitching. Edgar Needham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vic Britton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Alomar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida Bill Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Harlin Jacobs doubles to center field. Elmer Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ryan Gonzalez reached on a fielding error by Carl Ortiz. Mickey Clark flies out to the left fielder. Bid Markle is pinch hitting for John Richardson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bid Markle flies out to the right fielder. Jerome Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Florida Neil Falkenberg pitching. Ryan Burgo flies out to the left fielder. Zeke Singleton singles to center field. Tom Conigliaro is pinch hitting for Randy Bathe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Conigliaro grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Singleton advances to second on the play. Carl Ortiz walks. Bill Foster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Florida total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Louis Fitzsimmons improves in power_vs_righty Bruce Rickert did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Rickert did not respond to coaching in control David Delsing did not respond to coaching in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Babe Koch improves in contact_vs_righty Val Lowdermilk did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Saier improves in contact_vs_righty Barry Foster improves in arm