Win: George Martin (3-0) Loss: Minoru Aoyama (1-3)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn George Martin pitching. Mijail Mendoza singles to right field. Yovanny Howard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jeison Leyva flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Minoru Aoyama pitching. Sal Zimmerman pops out to the catcher. Robin Ellis flies out to the right fielder. Billy Hoover grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Johnny McDonald strikes out. Torey Reisigl strikes out. Stu Routcliffe singles to center field. Doug Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Fenton Dressendorfer grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Gagne singles to right field. Urbano Rivera walks. Bill Botting walks. Clarence Mann strikes out. George Martin reached on a fielding error by Gil Candaele. Vance Gagne scores. Sal Zimmerman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Gil Candaele strikes out. Minoru Aoyama grounds out to the shortstop. Mijail Mendoza walks. Yovanny Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Robin Ellis flies out to the right fielder. Billy Hoover flies out to the left fielder. Fenton Dressendorfer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Jeison Leyva flies out to the center fielder. Johnny McDonald flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Torey Reisigl is hit by a pitch. Stu Routcliffe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Vance Gagne grounds out to the third baseman. Urbano Rivera singles to center field. Urbano Rivera steals second. Bill Botting grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Urbano Rivera advances to third on the play. Clarence Mann singles to right field. Urbano Rivera scores. George Martin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Doug Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Candaele flies out to the center fielder. Minoru Aoyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Sal Zimmerman flies out to the right fielder. Robin Ellis strikes out. Billy Hoover flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Mijail Mendoza singles to center field. Yovanny Howard flies out to the right fielder. Jeison Leyva hits a home run. Mijail Mendoza scores. Johnny McDonald singles to left field. Torey Reisigl singles to right field. Johnny McDonald advances to third on the hit. Stu Routcliffe pops out to the second baseman. Doug Campbell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Diego Fenton Dressendorfer hits a home run. Vance Gagne hits a home run. Urbano Rivera singles in front of the center fielder. Bill Botting strikes out. Urbano Rivera is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Clarence Mann grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Gil Candaele grounds out to the pitcher. Stephen Valdes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Minoru Aoyama strikes out. Mijail Mendoza hits an infield single to the third baseman. Yovanny Howard singles to right field. Mijail Mendoza advances to third on the hit. Jeison Leyva doubles to center field. Mijail Mendoza scores. Johnny McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Diego Koji Higasa is pinch hitting for Stephen Valdes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Koji Higasa doubles to right field. Sal Zimmerman walks. Robin Ellis strikes out. Billy Hoover triples. Koji Higasa scores. Sal Zimmerman scores. Yordan Saez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fenton Dressendorfer grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Hoover scores. Vance Gagne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Roy Davenport pitching. Torey Reisigl grounds out to the shortstop. Stu Routcliffe walks. Doug Campbell grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Urbano Rivera doubles to center field. Bill Botting grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Urbano Rivera advances to third on the play. Clarence Mann pops out to the shortstop. Steve Howard is pinch hitting for Roy Davenport. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Roxie Piniella pitching. Gil Candaele strikes out. Yutaka Yamashita is pinch hitting for Yordan Saez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yutaka Yamashita strikes out. Mijail Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 7 San Diego total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Steve Howard is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Rafael Novoa improves in range Bill Lorenzen did not respond to coaching in range Gerry Harmon did not respond to coaching in control Fred Mabe did not respond to coaching in speed
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Barney Yerkes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Liddell improves in speed Bob Garbark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Mitchell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty