Win: Karl Best (5-2) Loss: Rick Reuschel (6-15)
Save: Claude Gracian (8)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Rick Reuschel pitching. Oscar Pettiford lines out to the first baseman. Bobby Bailles strikes out. Alton Whittaker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Charles Etienne pitching. Sid Bream grounds out to the third baseman. George K Mejia strikes out. RJ Reynolds singles to left field. Charlie Claire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Buck Leanord flies out to the right fielder. Sanderline Williams pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Pianetta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno reached on a fielding error by Billy Robuck. Dutch Held strikes out. Max Case grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Felipe Aparicio singles to right field. Billy Robuck grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Charles Etienne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jason Kendall singles to right field. Rick Reuschel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sid Bream pops out to the catcher. George K Mejia pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Oscar Pettiford grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Bailles flies out to the center fielder. Alton Whittaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds singles to center field. Charlie Claire grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Omar Moreno singles to center field. Dutch Held grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Omar Moreno is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Buck Leanord singles to left field. Sanderline Williams strikes out. Bobby Pianetta grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Leanord advances to second on the play. Felipe Aparicio grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Max Case doubles to left field. Jason Kendall flies out to the left fielder. Rick Reuschel strikes out. Sid Bream singles past the shortstop. Max Case scores. George K Mejia grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Billy Robuck singles to right field. Pete Delgado is pinch hitting for Charles Etienne. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pete Delgado strikes out. Oscar Pettiford flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Bailles grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Robuck is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Karl Best pitching. RJ Reynolds doubles to right field. Charlie Claire singles to right field. RJ Reynolds scores. Omar Moreno flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Held grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Claire is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Max Case singles to right field. Dutch Held advances to third on the hit. Jason Kendall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Alton Whittaker strikes out. Buck Leanord singles to center field. Sanderline Williams walks. Bobby Pianetta singles to left field. Buck Leanord scores. Felipe Aparicio walks. Billy Robuck singles to center field. Sanderline Williams scores. Bobby Pianetta scores. Karl Best lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Oscar Pettiford pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rick Reuschel strikes out. Sid Bream flies out to the left fielder. George K Mejia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Bobby Bailles flies out to the right fielder. Alton Whittaker doubles to left field. Jim Bibby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Buck Leanord flies out to the right fielder. Sanderline Williams singles to right field. Alton Whittaker scores. Bobby Pianetta doubles to right field. Sanderline Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Felipe Aparicio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Claire singles to right field. Omar Moreno flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Held grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Claire is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Billy Robuck pops out to the second baseman. Edwin Dominica is pinch hitting for Karl Best. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Edwin Dominica strikes out. Oscar Pettiford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Claude Gracian pitching. Max Case strikes out. Jason Kendall singles to center field. Ed Rosario is pinch hitting for Jim Bibby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Rosario flies out to the center fielder. Sid Bream walks. George K Mejia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sid Bream is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmy Khalif did not respond to coaching in velocity Pig Roderick did not respond to coaching in speed Jimmy Khalif did not respond to coaching in velocity John Lowe improves in arm Steve Yost did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Stein did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Wolf improves in power_vs_righty John Milligan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Richie Zisk improves in range Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in 3B