Win: Bill Batton (13-12) Loss: Nick Price (1-1)
Save: Gene Gnome (29)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Nick Price pitching. Bob Gardella grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Serafini grounds out to the third baseman. Shigeru Watanabe hits a home run. Kevin Burris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Batton pitching. Juan Kunz walks. Dave Crockett grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Joe Schellhase flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Bill Bobb singles to left field. Bill Bobb steals second. Tubby Morehart grounds out to the shortstop. Scipio Heim hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bud Clontz strikes out. Bill Batton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Wally Vitelli flies out to the center fielder. Pat Virgil strikes out. Reid Andrews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Bob Gardella grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Serafini walks. Ray Serafini steals second. Shigeru Watanabe grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Burris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jose Snyder grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Butch Noyes flies out to the center fielder. Nick Price singles to center field. Juan Kunz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Bill Bobb grounds out to the shortstop. Tubby Morehart grounds out to the shortstop. Scipio Heim grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dave Crockett grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Schellhase reached on a fielding error by Ray Serafini. Wally Vitelli grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Bud Clontz flies out to the right fielder. Bill Batton walks. Bob Gardella flies out to the right fielder. Ray Serafini grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pat Virgil flies out to the left fielder. Reid Andrews strikes out. Jose Snyder walks. Butch Noyes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Shigeru Watanabe hits an infield single to the second baseman. Kevin Burris grounds out to the second baseman. Shigeru Watanabe advances to second on the play. Bill Bobb grounds out to the shortstop. Tubby Morehart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Nick Price grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Kunz strikes out. Dave Crockett singles to left field. Joe Schellhase singles to right field. Dave Crockett advances to third on the hit. Wally Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Scipio Heim grounds out to the shortstop. Howie Doing is pinch hitting for Bud Clontz. Howie Doing singles to center field. Bill Batton lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bob Gardella strikes out. Ray Serafini grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Batton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Manny Alvarez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Howie Doing at CF. Pat Virgil strikes out. Roy McLemore is pinch hitting for Reid Andrews. Roy McLemore flies out to the left fielder. Jose Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Shigeru Watanabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Burris triples. Bill Bobb walks. Tubby Morehart grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bobb advances to second on the play. Scipio Heim singles to right field. Kevin Burris scores. Wayne McNamara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scipio Heim steals second. Manny Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Butch Noyes grounds out to the third baseman. Cristian Stephenson is pinch hitting for Wayne McNamara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Cristian Stephenson flies out to the center fielder. Juan Kunz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Bill Canseco pitching. Fumbles Stottlemyre is pinch hitting for Bill Batton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Fumbles Stottlemyre walks. Fumbles Stottlemyre is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Gardella grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Serafini singles to center field. Shigeru Watanabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Gene Gnome pitching. Dave Crockett flies out to the right fielder. Joe Schellhase pops out to the third baseman. Wally Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4
Batting:3B - Kevin Burris (3).HR - Shigeru Watanabe (5). Baserunning: SB - Ray Serafini (5), Bill Bobb (3), Scipio Heim (9).CS - Fumbles Stottlemyre (1). Fielding: E - Ray Serafini.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Sanders did not respond to coaching in arm Scott Pierce did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Phillips did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Octavio Rabe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gordie Parris improves in velocity Gordie Parris did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dike Bruckmiller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Cecena did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Barr did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Alex Connolly improves in control Johnny Griffin did not respond to coaching in arm