Win: Pat Shotton (18-6) Loss: Terry Collins (11-7)
Save: Bill Schmidt (6)
Inning: 1 New York Pat Shotton pitching. Claude Lankford walks. Claude Lankford steals second. Rick Curd grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Scott singles to right field. Claude Lankford scores. Regis Schult grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Scott advances to second on the play. Pee-Wee Goodwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Terry Collins pitching. Dave Crockett grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roy McLemore flies out to the left fielder. Monte Burkhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Bubba LeJohn grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Flick flies out to the center fielder. Harry Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Michael Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Dike Bruckmiller strikes out. Happy Williamson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Terry Collins strikes out. Claude Lankford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Curd flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Joe Charles singles to right field. Pat Virgil grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Charles is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Shotton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Crockett walks. Roy McLemore singles to right field. Pat Virgil scores. Dave Crockett advances to third on the hit. Monte Burkhart hits a home run. Dave Crockett scores. Roy McLemore scores. Michael Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Pete Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Regis Schult strikes out. Pee-Wee Goodwin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dike Bruckmiller walks. Happy Williamson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Charles hits a home run. Dike Bruckmiller scores. Tyson Radford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Virgil singles to left field. Pat Shotton pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Dave Crockett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Bubba LeJohn flies out to the center fielder. Gary Flick singles to right field. Harry Williams strikes out. Tyson Radford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gary Flick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Roy McLemore grounds out to the shortstop. Monte Burkhart flies out to the left fielder. Michael Gonzalez triples. Dike Bruckmiller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Claude Lankford walks. Rick Curd flies out to the left fielder. Pete Scott singles to right field. Claude Lankford advances to third on the hit. Regis Schult doubles to center field. Claude Lankford scores. Pete Scott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pee-Wee Goodwin walks. Bubba LeJohn strikes out. Gary Flick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Happy Williamson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Charles singles to right field. Pat Virgil singles to center field. Joe Charles advances to third on the hit. Pat Shotton strikes out. Dave Crockett singles to right field. Joe Charles scores. Pat Virgil advances to third on the hit. Roy McLemore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Joe Mead enters the game as a defensive replacement for Michael Gonzalez at 3B. Harry Williams strikes out. Tyson Radford reached on a fielding error by Joe Mead. Claude Lankford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tyson Radford is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Curd singles to center field. Claude Lankford advances to third on the hit. Pete Scott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Monte Burkhart strikes out. Joe Mead strikes out. Dike Bruckmiller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Fred Hemming comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Regis Schult strikes out. Pee-Wee Goodwin walks. Bubba LeJohn singles to center field. Pee-Wee Goodwin advances to third on the hit. Gary Flick strikes out. Bubba LeJohn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Happy Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Charles strikes out. Pat Virgil doubles to center field. Fred Hemming grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Harry Williams strikes out. Joe Keenan is pinch hitting for Tyson Radford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Keenan walks. Claude Lankford pops out to the first baseman. Rick Curd singles to left field. Bill Schmidt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Rick Curd is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lee Stankiewicz did not respond to coaching in speed Bobby Baker did not respond to coaching in arm Johan Chadbourne did not respond to coaching in control Fred Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Bobby Baker improves in speed Bobo Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobo Jones did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Bradley improves in arm Kevin Gilbert did not respond to coaching in control Paul Aaron improves in power_vs_righty Tom Walker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kevin Gilbert did not respond to coaching in control Alex Connolly did not respond to coaching in velocity