 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna August wa1990, Tomlin akayeuchidzwa kuti atsive Rick Reed mukutenderera kwekutanga kwePittsburgh. Akaita mutambo wake wekutanga wepamusoro mumutambo wekutanga wechipiri musi waAugust 6, achibvumira zvishanu chete uye imwe chete mumutambo wakakwana, 101 kukunda pamusoro pePhiladelphia Phillies. Musi waGunyana 6, akabata New York Mets kusvika kumatatu matatu mumutambo wakakwana, 7-1 kukunda. Mumatanho gumi nemaviri nePittsburgh, aive nerekodhi ye44, ERA 2.55, 42 strikeouts, kufamba gumi nemaviri, uye 62 hits inobvumidzwa mumainnings akandwa. VaPirates vakakunda National League NL East Division uye vakatarisana neCincinnati Reds muNL Championship SeriesNLCS, asi Tomlin haana kuita kuoneka mumutambo sezvo Cincinnati yakakunda Pittsburgh mitambo mina kusvika maviri. 