Win: Tyson Radford (2-0) Loss: Pete Stine (2-2)
Save: Mike Brown (6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Terry Collins pitching. Joe Mead grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Branca grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Vitelli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Pat Shotton pitching. Walt Bettencourt strikes out. Claude Lankford singles to right field. Leon Nieves walks. Mark McFarlane grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leon Nieves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Willingham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Charles grounds out to the shortstop. Happy Williamson walks. Happy Williamson steals second. Joe Schellhase singles to left field. Happy Williamson scores. Monte Burkhart strikes out. Joe Donnelly walks. Pat Shotton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Chico Cvengros grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Scott flies out to the right fielder. Gary Flick triples. Terry Collins reached on a fielding error by Jeff Branca. Gary Flick scores. Walt Bettencourt singles past the shortstop. Claude Lankford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Joe Mead flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Branca grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Wally Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Leon Nieves strikes out. Mark McFarlane grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Willingham pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Charles lines out to the second baseman. Happy Williamson singles to left field. Joe Schellhase grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Happy Williamson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Monte Burkhart triples. Joe Schellhase scores. Joe Donnelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Chico Cvengros grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Scott grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gary Flick doubles to center field. Terry Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pat Shotton grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Mead singles past the shortstop. Jeff Branca flies out to the left fielder. Wally Vitelli singles to center field. Joe Mead advances to third on the hit. Joe Charles grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Walt Bettencourt grounds out to the pitcher. Claude Lankford singles to right field. Leon Nieves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Lankford advances to second on the play. Mark McFarlane singles to right field. Claude Lankford is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Happy Williamson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Schellhase grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Burkhart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Steve Willingham walks. Chico Cvengros grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pete Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Donnelly singles to right field. Pat Shotton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Mead singles to center field. Joe Donnelly scores. Jeff Branca flies out to the center fielder. Wally Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Gary Flick singles to center field. Tom Alvis is pinch hitting for Terry Collins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gary Flick steals second. Tom Alvis grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Flick advances to third on the play. Walt Bettencourt strikes out. Claude Lankford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tyson Radford pitching. Joe Charles grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Happy Williamson grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Schellhase grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Whitey Winchester comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Leon Nieves doubles to left field. Mark McFarlane hits a home run. Leon Nieves scores. Pete Stine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Willingham strikes out. Chico Cvengros singles to left field. Pete Scott walks. Gary Flick doubles to left field. Chico Cvengros scores. Pete Scott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Tinsley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ivan Wyatt is pinch hitting for Tyson Radford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Gary Flick steals third. Ivan Wyatt grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Flick scores. Walt Bettencourt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Brown pitching. Jim Spradlin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Leon Nieves at CF. Monte Burkhart grounds out to the shortstop. Roy McLemore is pinch hitting for Joe Donnelly. Roy McLemore flies out to the right fielder. Butch Noyes is pinch hitting for Scott Tinsley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Butch Noyes singles to right field. Joe Mead strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 New York total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Pat Shotton is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Schmidt did not respond to coaching in control Ray Marshall did not respond to coaching in endurance Ralph Daringer did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Walker improves in range Wayne McNamara did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Walker improves in contact_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Nichols did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Ruebel did not respond to coaching in control Harry Williams improves in range Todd White improves in contact_vs_righty Rick Curd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobo Jones did not respond to coaching in C