Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Tomlin meriri agba anọ mbụ ya n'oge 1992; "Sports Illustrated" dere na May na ya na ndị ọzọ na-amalite pitchers na Pittsburgh "na-agbakọta W dị ka ndị asọmpi Scrabble na-enweghị obi ụtọ". Mgbe ọ tụfuru mkpebi atọ n'usoro, ọ meriri mkpebi isii na-esote ya, gụnyere ise na-amalite n'usoro site na June 2 ruo June 22. N'ime oge ahụ, ọ gbara agba 26 na-enweghị isi, nke gụnyere egwuregwu zuru ezu nke Mets na June 7. A họpụtara ya dịka onye ọkpụkpọ nke ọnwa nke ọnwa Juun. Ruo ụbọchị 22 nke ọnwa ahụ, ya na mmadụ anọ ndị ọzọ jikọrọ aka n'ọtụtụ mmeri na nnukwu egwuregwu. ERA ya bụ 3.03 n'oge ahụ, ọ ga-abụkwa 3.69 maka afọ fọdụrụnụ, mana Tomlin ga-emeri naanị egwuregwu anọ ọzọ. Ọ tụgharịrị azụ-na-azụ otu ọsọ, egwuregwu asatọ na St. Louis Cardinals na August 2 na 7, na-enweta mmeri na nke abụọ n'ime ndị ahụ (ndị Pirates meriri ha abụọ). Na mbido iri atọ na atọ, o nwere ihe ndekọ 14<unk>9, 3.41 ERA, 90 strikeouts, na 42 na-eje ije na innings pitched. Tomlin kwụsịrị nke iri na NL na.609 na-emeri pasent na nke ise na NL na-eje ije kwa itoolu innings pitched, ọ bụ ezie na ọ bụkwa nke atọ na 226 hits kwere (n'azụ Andy Benes 230 na Terry Mulholland 227). Ndị mmeri NL East ọzọ, ndị Pirates chere ndị Braves ihu na
NLCS maka afọ nke abụọ n'usoro. Na egwuregwu nke abụọ, ọ gbara ọsọ na-enweghị isi nke enyemaka, ọ bụ ezie na ndị Pirates na-efunahụ 8-0 ma ga-efunahụ 13-5. O wepụrụ Doug Drabek n'egwuregwu nke anọ na egwuregwu ahụ na atọ, ndị na-agba ọsọ na nke mbụ na nke atọ, na otu n'ime ise. Mgbe njehie nyere ohere ịgba ọsọ, Tomlin kpaliri Ron Gant ka ọ kụọ n'ime egwuregwu okpukpu abụọ, mana Tomlin ga-enye ohere ịgba ọsọ abụọ na agba nke ọzọ ka Pittsburgh na-efunahụ 6 <unk> 4. Ndị Pirates meriri n'asọmpi ahụ na egwuregwu asaa.