Win: Walter Smith (13-7) Loss: Ray Abreu (6-19)
Save: Manny Smith (17)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ray Abreu pitching. Paul Grove grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Porter walks. Tom Shoffner hits a home run. Kevin Porter scores. Darryl Griffey flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Hamlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Walter Smith pitching. Al Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Curt Thomas doubles to right field. Eddie Zwilling is hit by a pitch. Dave Abernathy flies out to the center fielder. Tom Robertson hits a home run. Curt Thomas scores. Eddie Zwilling scores. Grover Garagozzo singles to center field. Frank Clancy grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Grover Garagozzo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Walt Ventura strikes out. George Schorr flies out to the right fielder. Doug Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Doug Nye strikes out. Ray Abreu strikes out. Al Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Walter Smith flies out to the center fielder. Paul Grove strikes out. Kevin Porter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Curt Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Zwilling singles to right field. Dave Abernathy strikes out. Tom Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Shoffner flies out to the left fielder. Darryl Griffey grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Hamlin hits a home run. Walt Ventura singles to left field. George Schorr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Grover Garagozzo strikes out. Frank Clancy singles to center field. Doug Nye singles to right field. Frank Clancy advances to third on the hit. Ray Abreu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Doug Jordan bunts for a base hit. Walter Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Grove singles to right field. Doug Jordan scores. Kevin Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Grove advances to second on the play. Tom Shoffner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Al Wilson strikes out. Curt Thomas singles to left field. Eddie Zwilling strikes out. Dave Abernathy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Darryl Griffey strikes out. Ralph Hamlin grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Ventura singles to left field. George Schorr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Tom Robertson grounds out to the third baseman. Grover Garagozzo flies out to the right fielder. Frank Clancy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gary Timberlake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Jordan hits an infield single to the pitcher. Walter Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Grove doubles to left field. Doug Jordan scores. Kevin Porter singles to left field. Paul Grove is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Tom Shoffner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Doug Nye strikes out. Dwight Febles is pinch hitting for Gary Timberlake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dwight Febles strikes out. Al Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bernard Callahan pitching. Darryl Griffey strikes out. Ralph Hamlin flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Walt Ventura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Manny Smith 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. Curt Thomas walks. Eddie Zwilling walks. Dave Abernathy strikes out. Tom Robertson flies out to the left fielder. Grover Garagozzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh George Schorr singles to center field. Doug Jordan strikes out. Manny Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Paul Grove singles to right field. George Schorr scores. Bill Carlyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Porter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Frank Clancy strikes out. Doug Nye walks. Bill Carlyle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Carlyle pops out to the first baseman. Al Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 New York total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Holmes improves in power_vs_righty Gary Holmes improves in power_vs_righty Bob Welch improves in power_vs_righty Randy Wiley improves in power_vs_righty Leron Thon improves in 2B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Henry Pulido did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pat Midkiff improves in contact_vs_righty Binky Enyart did not respond to coaching in arm Pat Midkiff improves in range