Win: Jack Stapleton (4-9) Loss: Kid Alou (7-10)
Save: Jeff Thomas (29)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Stapleton pitching. Billy Madison strikes out. Dave Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Will Cerutti flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Kid Alou pitching. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the right fielder. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ed Titcomb lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rich Faedo grounds out to the third baseman. Robinson Cano singles to center field. Phoenix Sandoval grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Robinson Cano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Akira Kitahara strikes out. Choo-Choo Coleman strikes out. Joe Alley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ken Sherrill grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Alou singles to right field. Billy Madison singles to left field. Dave Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Alou advances to third on the play. Billy Madison advances to second on the play. Will Cerutti strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Artie Johnston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Walker walks. Jack Stapleton lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bill Walker forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Byron Dumoulin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rich Faedo grounds out to the second baseman. Robinson Cano singles to center field. Phoenix Sandoval flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Barney Lezcano grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Titcomb grounds out to the shortstop. Akira Kitahara doubles to center field. Choo-Choo Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ken Sherrill grounds out to the third baseman. Kid Alou pops out to the second baseman. Billy Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Joe Alley grounds out to the second baseman. Artie Johnston walks. Artie Johnston steals second. Bill Walker singles to center field. Jack Stapleton singles to right field. Artie Johnston scores. Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Barney Lezcano walks. Ed Titcomb strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dave Burke strikes out. Will Cerutti reached on a fielding error by Jack Stapleton. Rich Faedo strikes out. Robinson Cano pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Akira Kitahara flies out to the right fielder. Choo-Choo Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Joe Alley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Morrison singles to center field. Ken Sherrill strikes out. Lou Snyder is pinch hitting for Kid Alou. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lou Snyder grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bobby Morrison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Herb Naulty pitching. Artie Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Bill Walker singles to center field. Jack Stapleton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Billy Madison flies out to the right fielder. Dave Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Will Cerutti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Barney Lezcano grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Titcomb doubles to right field. Akira Kitahara singles to center field. Yoshinori Sardina comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Choo-Choo Coleman strikes out. Joe Alley walks. Artie Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jeff Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rich Faedo grounds out to the third baseman. Robinson Cano reached on a fielding error by Artie Johnston. Phoenix Sandoval strikes out. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Barney Lezcano is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Corbin improves in power_vs_lefty Danilo Cassavetes did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Scott did not respond to coaching in control Hal Shellenback improves in power_vs_righty
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Luis DeSoto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Darryl Cox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Simmons improves in power_vs_righty Lee Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Marty Schneider did not respond to coaching in C