Win: Kareem Banks (2-1) Loss: Jimmy Day (0-1)
Save: Derek Reynolds (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Rhett Khan pitching. Aaron Shantz walks. Darryl Walker flies out to the right fielder. Ender Ayala grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Endy Torres pitching. Dave Gaston grounds out to the pitcher. Swat Flyshacker doubles to right field. Bob Sockalexis strikes out. Bruce Gautreaux strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Yard Birds lines out to the second baseman. Wil Brothers is hit by a pitch. Bill Schulze flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Hartenstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Silvio Morello hits a home run. Toots Tully flies out to the left fielder. Bronson Tischinski grounds out to the pitcher. Arin Solstice grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jose Lemus hits a home run. Endy Torres singles to center field. Aaron Shantz pops out to the first baseman. Darryl Walker walks. Ender Ayala flies out to the right fielder. Yard Birds walks. Wil Brothers strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Rhett Khan grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Gaston grounds out to the second baseman. Swat Flyshacker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Schulze strikes out. Charlie Hartenstein strikes out. Jose Lemus grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Bob Sockalexis flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Gautreaux grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Silvio Morello grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Endy Torres strikes out. Aaron Shantz grounds out to the second baseman. Darryl Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Toots Tully singles to center field. Bronson Tischinski strikes out. Arin Solstice flies out to the center fielder. Rhett Khan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Toots Tully is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ender Ayala strikes out. Yard Birds strikes out. Wil Brothers grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Dave Gaston doubles to left field. Swat Flyshacker flies out to the center fielder. Bob Sockalexis doubles to left field. Dave Gaston scores. Bruce Gautreaux grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Sockalexis advances to third on the play. Silvio Morello singles to center field. Bob Sockalexis scores. Toots Tully flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Schulze walks. Charlie Hartenstein flies out to the center fielder. Jose Lemus doubles to right field. Bill Schulze scores. Suguru Awaji is pinch hitting for Endy Torres. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Suguru Awaji strikes out. Aaron Shantz walks. Darryl Walker walks. Ender Ayala singles to left field. Jose Lemus scores. Aaron Shantz is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Mike Blattner pitching. Bronson Tischinski singles to right field. Arin Solstice lines out to the second baseman. Rhett Khan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rhett Khan walks. Dave Gaston strikes out. Swat Flyshacker singles to center field. Bronson Tischinski scores. Bob Sockalexis doubles to left field. Rhett Khan scores. Swat Flyshacker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ryan Dunne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Gautreaux walks. Silvio Morello strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Yard Birds pops out to the third baseman. Wil Brothers walks. Paul Travis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Schulze strikes out. Charlie Hartenstein pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Toots Tully walks. Toots Tully steals second. Bronson Tischinski flies out to the left fielder. Arin Solstice walks. Paul Travis lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Arin Solstice advances to second on the play. Arin Solstice advances to second on the play. Dave Gaston lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jose Lemus doubles past the third baseman. Albie Pearson is pinch hitting for Ryan Dunne. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Albie Pearson hits a home run. Jose Lemus scores. Aaron Shantz strikes out. Darryl Walker hits a home run. Ender Ayala grounds out to the catcher. Yard Birds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Isidro Malloy pitching. Swat Flyshacker flies out to the center fielder. Bob Sockalexis flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Gautreaux grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Wil Brothers pops out to the third baseman. Jimmy Day comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Schulze strikes out. Charlie Hartenstein singles to center field. Jose Lemus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Brooklyn Silvio Morello grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Toots Tully singles in front of the right fielder. Bronson Tischinski strikes out. Arin Solstice pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Mark Bell is pinch hitting for Isidro Malloy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Bell singles to center field. Aaron Shantz strikes out. Darryl Walker doubles to center field. Mark Bell is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ender Ayala reached on a fielding error by Dave Gaston. Yard Birds strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Brooklyn Kareem Banks pitching. Jimmy Day strikes out. Dave Gaston strikes out. Swat Flyshacker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Wil Brothers flies out to the right fielder. Bill Schulze flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Hartenstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Brooklyn Bob Sockalexis doubles to left field. Bruce Gautreaux singles to center field. Bob Sockalexis is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Silvio Morello strikes out. Toots Tully singles to center field. Bruce Gautreaux advances to third on the hit. Bronson Tischinski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Pittsburgh Jose Lemus strikes out. Chris Doyle is pinch hitting for Kareem Banks. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Doyle strikes out. Aaron Shantz singles to left field. Darryl Walker doubles to left field. Aaron Shantz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Wickman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ender Ayala strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Brooklyn Derek Reynolds pitching. Arin Solstice flies out to the center fielder. Ken Aspromonte is pinch hitting for Jeff Wickman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Aspromonte singles to right field. Troy McClure is pinch hitting for Dave Gaston. Troy McClure flies out to the center fielder. Swat Flyshacker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Darryl Walker is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Miguel Marte improves in contact_vs_lefty Fred Harikkala improves in control Shovel Leonard improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Pinkney improves in power_vs_lefty Cooper Evans did not respond to coaching in SS
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Sele improves in arm Mike Sele improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Malarkey improves in range Jeff Wilson improves in range Mike Sele did not respond to coaching in 3B