Win: Mitsuru Kuroki (7-8) Loss: Herb Moore (6-7)
Save: Tadashi Ogami (20)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Herb Moore pitching. Mijail Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Yovanny Howard flies out to the center fielder. Jeison Leyva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mitsuru Kuroki pitching. Neil Sullivan singles to center field. Neil Sullivan steals second. Frank Welchonce grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Brock strikes out. July Cuellar flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Yutaka Yamashita grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Felton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keiichi Nakazawa reached on a fielding error by Joe Simpson. Ariel Ortiz walks. Ray Dunn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Simpson walks. Joe Simpson steals second. Ernie Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Putman grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Simpson advances to third on the play. Joe Taylor singles to right field. Joe Simpson scores. Herb Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Mitsuru Kuroki strikes out. Mijail Mendoza walks. Yovanny Howard strikes out. Mijail Mendoza is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Neil Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Frank Welchonce grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Brock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Jeison Leyva grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yutaka Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Felton singles to center field. Keiichi Nakazawa walks. Ariel Ortiz reached on a 2-base throwing error by Herb Moore. Jimmy Felton scores. Ray Dunn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh July Cuellar flies out to the right fielder. Joe Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Williams lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Mitsuru Kuroki flies out to the center fielder. Mijail Mendoza singles to center field. Yovanny Howard strikes out. Jeison Leyva grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mijail Mendoza is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Putman doubles to center field. Joe Taylor grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Herb Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Neil Sullivan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Yutaka Yamashita flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Felton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Keiichi Nakazawa flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Frank Welchonce singles to left field. Frank Welchonce is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Brock singles to right field. July Cuellar singles to right field. Joe Simpson pops out to the catcher. Ernie Williams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Ariel Ortiz reached on a fielding error by Ernie Williams. Ray Dunn strikes out. Bruce Lewis is pinch hitting for Mitsuru Kuroki. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bruce Lewis doubles to center field. Ariel Ortiz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mijail Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Yovanny Howard doubles past the center fielder. Bruce Lewis scores. Jeison Leyva singles to left field. Yovanny Howard scores. Jeison Leyva steals second. Yutaka Yamashita strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jimmy Clay pitching. Joe Putman flies out to the right fielder. Joe Taylor singles to left field. Herb Moore lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Neil Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Jimmy Felton flies out to the center fielder. Keiichi Nakazawa singles past the third baseman. Ariel Ortiz singles to left field. Doug Howe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ray Dunn strikes out. Glendon Abadie is pinch hitting for Jimmy Clay. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Glendon Abadie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Babe Berry pitching. Frank Welchonce hits a home run. Frank Brock grounds out to the shortstop. July Cuellar grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Mijail Mendoza singles to center field. Yovanny Howard strikes out. Jeison Leyva strikes out. Yutaka Yamashita grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mijail Mendoza is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tadashi Ogami comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ernie Williams doubles to left field. Joe Putman grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Williams advances to third on the play. Sam Schwenck is pinch hitting for Doug Howe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sam Schwenck grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Ernie Williams (9), Joe Putman (11).HR - Frank Welchonce (11). Baserunning: SB - Neil Sullivan (12), Joe Simpson (16).CS - Frank Welchonce (6). Fielding: E - Joe Simpson, Ernie Williams, Herb Moore.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Gil Candaele improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Lorenzen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Ruszkowski improves in range Danny Sprague improves in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Abner Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Richter improves in velocity George Richter did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Frobel did not respond to coaching in velocity Herbert Strobel did not respond to coaching in 2B