Win: Erik Slaughter (12-8) Loss: Al Ward (6-9)
Save: Mario Hollison (18)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Fred Hinton pitching. Eloy Jimenez singles to right field. Jose Acre walks. Saquon Smiley strikes out. Joe Jones pops out to the first baseman. Dan Deininger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Erik Slaughter pitching. Victor Salvatore singles to center field. Victor Salvatore steals second. Carl Myers walks. Bob Clarkson flies out to the left fielder. Steve Easterwood strikes out. Bill Flick singles to center field. Victor Salvatore scores. Carl Myers advances to third on the hit. Harry McManus pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jason Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Cisco strikes out. Vern Hall grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Joe Kison singles to left field. Robby Ritter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Fred Hinton walks. Victor Salvatore grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Hinton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Erik Slaughter strikes out. Eloy Jimenez singles to center field. Jose Acre walks. Saquon Smiley walks. Joe Jones grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Eloy Jimenez scores. Jose Acre advances to third on the play. Saquon Smiley advances to second on the play. Dan Deininger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Carl Myers hits a home run. Bob Clarkson grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Easterwood grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Flick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jason Donahue singles to center field. Sammy Cisco walks. Vern Hall singles to right field. Jason Donahue uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sammy Cisco is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Erik Slaughter lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eloy Jimenez walks. Jose Acre grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eloy Jimenez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Harry McManus flies out to the center fielder. Joe Kison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Robby Ritter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Jones singles to right field. Dan Deininger grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Jones advances to second on the play. Jason Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Fred Hinton grounds out to the third baseman. Victor Salvatore grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Myers walks. Bob Clarkson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Sammy Cisco singles in front of the right fielder. Vern Hall pops out to the first baseman. Erik Slaughter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Erik Slaughter strikes out. Eloy Jimenez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Steve Easterwood flies out to the left fielder. Bill Flick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry McManus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Oscar Coughtry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jose Acre flies out to the left fielder. Saquon Smiley doubles to right field. Joe Jones strikes out. Dan Deininger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Joe Kison grounds out to the pitcher. Robby Ritter flies out to the left fielder. Hal Miller is pinch hitting for Oscar Coughtry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Hal Miller singles to left field. Victor Salvatore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Al Ward pitching. Jason Donahue walks. Sammy Cisco grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Vern Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Carl Myers grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Clarkson strikes out. Steve Easterwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Erik Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman. Eloy Jimenez singles to left field. Jose Acre walks. Saquon Smiley grounds out to the shortstop. Eloy Jimenez advances to third on the play. Jose Acre advances to second on the play. Joe Jones singles to right field. Eloy Jimenez scores. Jose Acre scores. Johnny Nash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Deininger doubles to left field. Joe Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jason Donahue grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Mario Hollison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Flick strikes out. Harry McManus grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Kison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Al Ward is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Juan De la Cruz improves in contact_vs_lefty Jimmie Crutchfield improves in arm George Bowling did not respond to coaching in velocity Juan De la Cruz improves in speed Jimmie Crutchfield did not respond to coaching in LF
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Ake improves in arm Dave Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Ake improves in power_vs_righty George Hendrix did not respond to coaching in control Carl Trosky improves in LF