Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Gaylord Danner pitching. Geno Stidham strikes out. Snapper Swingle singles to left field. Snapper Swingle steals second. Ron Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Guzman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Francisco John Grant pitching. Pat Rullo reached on a fielding error by Bob Howell. Pat Rullo steals second. Glenn Slappey grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Rullo advances to third on the play. Claude Wilson singles to right field. Pat Rullo scores. Mike Boney singles to center field. Bernard Geier grounds out to the shortstop. Claude Wilson advances to third on the play. Mike Boney advances to second on the play. Mark Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bob Howell flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Rodriguez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Claude Wilson. Mike Durning singles to right field. George Riley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Rodriguez scores. Mike Durning advances to second on the play. John Grant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Lloyd King strikes out. Hod Pladson lines out to the first baseman. Gaylord Danner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Geno Stidham pops out to the second baseman. Snapper Swingle strikes out. Ron Murray singles to left field. Ike Guzman hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bob Howell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco Pat Rullo grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Slappey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Claude Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jeff Rodriguez singles to right field. Mike Durning walks. George Riley walks. John Grant flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Rodriguez scores. Geno Stidham grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Francisco Mike Boney strikes out. Bernard Geier walks. Mark Griffin grounds out to the third baseman. Bernard Geier advances to second on the play. Lloyd King singles to center field. Bernard Geier scores. Hod Pladson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Snapper Swingle strikes out. Ron Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Guzman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Gaylord Danner strikes out. Pat Rullo pops out to the third baseman. Glenn Slappey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bob Howell singles to left field. Bob Howell steals second. Jeff Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Durning grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Howell advances to third on the play. George Riley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco Claude Wilson hits an infield single to the first baseman. Mike Boney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bernard Geier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Derrick Lopat is pinch hitting for John Grant. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Derrick Lopat grounds out to the second baseman. Geno Stidham pops out to the second baseman. Snapper Swingle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Francisco Jose Wicker pitching. Mark Griffin singles to center field. Lloyd King grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Griffin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hod Pladson strikes out. Dan Ford is pinch hitting for Gaylord Danner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dan Ford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lloyd King is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mark LaCorte pitching. Ron Murray flies out to the center fielder. Ike Guzman flies out to the right fielder. Bob Howell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Pat Rullo walks. Pat Rullo is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Glenn Slappey flies out to the right fielder. Claude Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jeff Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Durning grounds out to the shortstop. George Riley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Mike Boney flies out to the center fielder. Bernard Geier singles to right field. Mark Griffin lines out to the third baseman. Alan Haines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Lloyd King walks. Hod Pladson singles to center field. Bernard Geier scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 San Francisco total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Lloyd King is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Hecker improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Hecker improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Johnson improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jim Slagle did not respond to coaching in 1B
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andujar Thomas did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Rafael Stottlemyre did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hank Maltzberger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Hank Maltzberger improves in arm Rafael Stottlemyre did not respond to coaching in 3B