Win: Bill Agler (4-5) Loss: Tadayoshi Ono (2-4)
Save: Harry Garcia (13)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Tadayoshi Ono pitching. John Ward grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scott Delsing strikes out. Ernie Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Agler pitching. Rob Biggie Costen strikes out. Takayuki Adachi walks. Dave Smith singles to center field. Takayuki Adachi advances to third on the hit. Dan Davis lines out to the shortstop. Elton Hassler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Bill Percival flies out to the left fielder. Bob Denning strikes out. Mike Keegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tatsuya Tokunaga singles to center field. Tatsuya Tokunaga steals second. Ed Nielsen strikes out. Raidel Morales singles to center field. Tatsuya Tokunaga scores. Tadayoshi Ono lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rob Biggie Costen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Randy Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Kinya Nakano singles past the second baseman. Kinya Nakano steals second. Bill Agler strikes out. John Ward hits a home run. Kinya Nakano scores. Scott Delsing singles to right field. Scott Delsing is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Takayuki Adachi flies out to the center fielder. Dave Smith flies out to the right fielder. Dan Davis singles to right field. Elton Hassler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Ernie Davis strikes out. Bill Percival strikes out. Bob Denning singles to left field. Mike Keegan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tatsuya Tokunaga singles to center field. Ed Nielsen grounds out to the pitcher. Tatsuya Tokunaga advances to second on the play. Raidel Morales flies out to the left fielder. Tadayoshi Ono flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Randy Hill walks. Kinya Nakano doubles to right field. Randy Hill uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Agler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Ward grounds out to the second baseman. Kinya Nakano scores. Scott Delsing strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rob Biggie Costen bunts for a base hit. Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the pitcher. Rob Biggie Costen advances to second on the play. Dave Smith flies out to the center fielder. Dan Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Ernie Davis singles past the third baseman. Bill Percival grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Denning strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Elton Hassler walks. Tatsuya Tokunaga strikes out. Ed Nielsen pops out to the first baseman. Raidel Morales pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Mike Keegan bunts for a base hit. Rick Kuhaulua comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Randy Hill strikes out. Kinya Nakano strikes out. Bill Agler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Wayne Pierson is pinch hitting for Rick Kuhaulua. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Wayne Pierson walks. Rob Biggie Costen grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Pierson advances to second on the play. Takayuki Adachi strikes out. Dave Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Hidetoshi Fuchiwaki pitching. John Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Delsing flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Davis doubles to left field. Bill Percival grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pinky Wilkie enters the game as a defensive replacement for Scott Delsing at CF. Dan Davis strikes out. Elton Hassler flies out to the center fielder. Tatsuya Tokunaga reached on a fielding error by Bill Agler. Ed Nielsen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tatsuya Tokunaga is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Bob Denning triples. Mike Keegan flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Denning scores. Randy Hill strikes out. Kinya Nakano walks. Bill Agler hits an infield single to the third baseman. John Ward singles to center field. Kinya Nakano scores. Bill Agler advances to third on the hit. Shuta Akimura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Ward steals second. Pinky Wilkie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Raidel Morales hits a home run. Art Howell is pinch hitting for Shuta Akimura. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Art Howell singles to left field. Rob Biggie Costen walks. Harry Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Takayuki Adachi pops out to the third baseman. Dave Smith flies out to the left fielder. Dan Davis hits a home run. Art Howell scores. Rob Biggie Costen scores. Elton Hassler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Ernie Davis (4), Kinya Nakano (7).3B - Bob Denning (3).HR - John Ward (8).SF - Mike Keegan.GIDP - Bill Percival. Baserunning: SB - John Ward (3), Kinya Nakano (5).CS - Scott Delsing (4). Fielding: E - Bill Agler.
Game Notes Tadayoshi Ono is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: William Warner improves in power_vs_lefty William Warner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Denny Sommers improves in power_vs_lefty Art Pugh improves in power_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Picciuto did not respond to coaching in control Ed Lee improves in velocity Stacker Roswell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Randy Benson improves in power_vs_lefty Clay Solters did not respond to coaching in 1B