Win: Mel Viau (8-6) Loss: Erik Slaughter (7-6)
Save: Marv Hedgpeth (20)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Boze Johnson pitching. Eloy Jimenez walks. Eloy Jimenez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jose Acre grounds out to the third baseman. Saquon Smiley walks. Dan Deininger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Saquon Smiley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Diego Erik Slaughter pitching. Hipolito Picinich strikes out. Phil Powell strikes out. Hal Navarro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Sammy Cisco grounds out to the third baseman. Vern Hall flies out to the right fielder. Nellie Sembera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Diego Cris Adams pops out to the shortstop. Jim Saier strikes out. George Wakefield singles to center field. Dummy Rivera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Wakefield is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yoshiyuki Imai grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Slaughter strikes out. Eloy Jimenez singles to right field. Jose Acre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Scott Conway singles to left field. Boze Johnson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Boze Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Hipolito Picinich doubles past the left fielder. Phil Powell flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Scott Conway is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley walks. Dan Deininger walks. Sammy Cisco singles to center field. Saquon Smiley scores. Vern Hall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dan Deininger advances to third on the play. Nellie Sembera reached on a fielding error by Hipolito Picinich. Dan Deininger scores. Yoshiyuki Imai grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Hal Navarro grounds out to the third baseman. Cris Adams strikes out. Jim Saier walks. George Wakefield lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Erik Slaughter grounds out to the second baseman. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Acre walks. Saquon Smiley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Dummy Rivera walks. Scott Conway grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Boze Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dan Deininger flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Cisco singles to right field. Vern Hall walks. Nellie Sembera singles to center field. Sammy Cisco scores. Yoshiyuki Imai flies out to the right fielder. Erik Slaughter strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Diego Hipolito Picinich hits a home run. Phil Powell doubles to left field. Hal Navarro singles to left field. Cris Adams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Phil Powell scores. Jim Saier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Eloy Jimenez strikes out. Jose Acre strikes out. Saquon Smiley singles to right field. Dan Deininger pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego George Wakefield grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dummy Rivera flies out to the center fielder. Scott Conway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mel Viau comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Sammy Cisco walks. Vern Hall walks. Nellie Sembera strikes out. Yoshiyuki Imai singles to center field. Sammy Cisco scores. Vern Hall advances to third on the hit. Erik Slaughter grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Diego Howie Wolverton is pinch hitting for Mel Viau. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Howie Wolverton singles to right field. Hipolito Picinich hits a home run. Howie Wolverton scores. Phil Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Navarro grounds out to the third baseman. Cris Adams hits a home run. Jose Zepeda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Saier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Marv Hedgpeth pitching. Eloy Jimenez singles to right field. Jose Acre strikes out. Saquon Smiley walks. Dan Deininger flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Cisco walks. Vern Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11 San Diego total runners left on base: 3
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Esteban Guzman improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Parsons improves in contact_vs_lefty Rap Dixon improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Parsons improves in arm Joe Parsons did not respond to coaching in CF
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack McCarver did not respond to coaching in velocity Winston Curry improves in speed Cap Spurgeon improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Washington did not respond to coaching in control Tom Olson did not respond to coaching in 1B