Win: George Long (11-5) Loss: Lloyd Nichols (6-11)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh George Long pitching. Tim Shamberger grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Lewis strikes out. Spud Glenn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Francisco Lloyd Nichols pitching. Rex McCarver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Grba grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Jordan singles to center field. Takahiro Jo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Skel Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Kessinger strikes out. Bob Payne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Morris Virgil singles to left field. Wilton Hulett grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Morris Virgil is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joey Fisher hits a home run. Wilton Hulett scores. Mike Rainey singles to center field. George Long lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rex McCarver doubles to left field. Mike Rainey scores. Mike Grba strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Tyler grounds out to the shortstop. Del Weatherly singles to left field. Lloyd Nichols pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Tim Shamberger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco Tom Jordan singles to center field. Takahiro Jo singles to center field. Tom Jordan advances to third on the hit. Morris Virgil doubles to left field. Tom Jordan scores. Wilton Hulett singles to left field. Takahiro Jo scores. Morris Virgil scores. Brian Witt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joey Fisher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mike Rainey singles to center field. George Long flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gary Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Spud Glenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Skel Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Rex McCarver strikes out. Mike Grba walks. Tom Jordan hits a home run. Mike Grba scores. Takahiro Jo walks. Morris Virgil singles to center field. Takahiro Jo advances to third on the hit. Wilton Hulett singles past the second baseman. Takahiro Jo scores. Joey Fisher walks. Mike Rainey walks. Morris Virgil scores. George Long singles to left field. Wilton Hulett scores. Dave Chiles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Rex McCarver lines out to the first baseman. Mike Grba singles to center field. Joey Fisher scores. Mike Rainey scores. Tom Jordan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gene Kessinger strikes out. Bob Payne strikes out. Bill Tyler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Takahiro Jo strikes out. Morris Virgil walks. Wilton Hulett pops out to the shortstop. Joey Fisher singles past the shortstop. Morris Virgil advances to third on the hit. Mike Rainey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Del Weatherly walks. Dave Chiles lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Tim Shamberger grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco George Long flies out to the center fielder. Rex McCarver walks. Mike Grba is hit by a pitch. Tom Jordan doubles to left field. Rex McCarver scores. Takahiro Jo hits a home run. Mike Grba scores. Tom Jordan scores. Morris Virgil grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Wilton Hulett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gary Lewis singles in front of the center fielder. Spud Glenn flies out to the left fielder. Skel Reynolds singles past the second baseman. Gary Lewis advances to third on the hit. Gene Kessinger singles to center field. Gary Lewis scores. Skel Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Bob Payne singles past the shortstop. Skel Reynolds scores. Gene Kessinger advances to third on the hit. Bill Tyler grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Joey Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Mike Rainey strikes out. George Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Del Weatherly doubles to center field. Bob Harriss is pinch hitting for Dave Chiles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Harriss grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Shamberger strikes out. Gary Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Miguel Pierce pitching. Will Krapp is pinch hitting for Rex McCarver. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Will Krapp singles to right field. Mike Grba grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Will Krapp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Takahiro Jo singles to center field. Mike Grba advances to third on the hit. Morris Virgil flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Spud Glenn grounds out to the second baseman. Skel Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Kessinger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 3 San Francisco total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Rex McCarver (28), Tom Jordan (19), Morris Virgil (5).HR - Tom Jordan (11), Takahiro Jo (1), Joey Fisher (8).GIDP - Joey Fisher.HBP - Mike Grba (1).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Gainey improves in contact_vs_lefty Andre McDonald improves in arm Bruce Thomas improves in range Glenn Oliver improves in control Matt Minnehan improves in CF
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dale Dougherty improves in power_vs_righty Ed Beamon improves in arm Jack Grotewold improves in power_vs_lefty Javier Brashear improves in speed