Win: Ernie Jordan (7-1) Loss: Mickey Jantzen (3-4)
Save: Bob Buchek (4)
Inning: 1 Florida Mickey Jantzen pitching. Bill McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Bill Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ernie Jordan pitching. Jerome Barnes walks. Chet Farr singles to left field. Jerome Barnes advances to third on the hit. Ivan Plodinec grounds out to the third baseman. Jerome Barnes scores. Chet Farr advances to second on the play. Vic Britton strikes out. Joe Alomar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Leo Zosky strikes out. Ryan Burgo hits a home run. Elmer Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Crespi walks. Bill Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jake Vina pops out to the shortstop. Ryan Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Red Hernandez lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Ernie Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McDonald singles to center field. Carl Ortiz singles to right field. Bill Stone walks. Leo Zosky grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill McDonald scores. Carl Ortiz advances to third on the play. Bill Stone advances to second on the play. Ryan Burgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mickey Jantzen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerome Barnes strikes out. Chet Farr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Elmer Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Fred Crespi walks. Bill Foster singles to left field. Ernie Jordan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ivan Plodinec singles to center field. Ivan Plodinec is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vic Britton flies out to the left fielder. Joe Alomar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Florida Carl Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stone grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Leo Zosky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jake Vina flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Gonzalez singles to center field. Red Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Mickey Jantzen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Ryan Burgo walks. Elmer Gonzalez strikes out. Fred Crespi grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jerome Barnes strikes out. Chet Farr walks. Ivan Plodinec walks. Vic Britton pops out to the third baseman. Joe Alomar grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ivan Plodinec is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Florida Bill Foster singles to center field. Ernie Jordan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Carl Ortiz hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Stone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jake Vina strikes out. Ryan Gonzalez singles to right field. Red Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Edgar Needham is pinch hitting for Mickey Jantzen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Edgar Needham pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Florida Harry Kluszewski pitching. Leo Zosky singles to center field. Ryan Burgo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Harlin Jacobs is pinch hitting for Elmer Gonzalez. Harlin Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Rich Ryan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jerome Barnes pops out to the catcher. Chet Farr strikes out. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Fred Crespi singles to left field. Bill Foster flies out to the center fielder. Benito Smith is pinch hitting for Rich Ryan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Benito Smith grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Fred Crespi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill McDonald doubles to center field. Benito Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl Ortiz singles to left field. Bill McDonald scores. Neil Falkenberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Ortiz steals second. Bill Stone lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bob Buchek pitching. Alien Laurel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ryan Burgo at LF. Fred Henderson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Crespi at 2B. Vic Britton grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Alomar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jake Vina doubles to left field. Ryan Gonzalez singles to center field. Manuel Robertson is pinch hitting for Red Hernandez. Manuel Robertson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Florida total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Karow did not respond to coaching in control John Lamar improves in control Bruce Rickert did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Bostick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Fowler did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Tedrow improves in power_vs_righty Bub Lopez did not respond to coaching in range Sam Allanson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty