Win: Dick Rusch (6-7) Loss: Charles McManus (0-3)
Save: Bob Brink (5)
Inning: 1 Milwaukee Charles McManus pitching. Norm Long walks. Reddy Landreaux pops out to the third baseman. Toshihide Ogiwara strikes out. Bobby Rodriguez singles to center field. Phil Flinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Dick Rusch pitching. Luis Cerce flies out to the right fielder. Bob Howell strikes out. Tsubasa Okabe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Keith Stein flies out to the right fielder. Michio Kato grounds out to the pitcher. Masaki Iyoda flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Juan Urbanski walks. Ryne Wise strikes out. Juan Urbanski steals second. Hiroaki Tamura flies out to the center fielder. Kazutaka Lee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Dick Rusch flies out to the center fielder. Norm Long grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reddy Landreaux flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ryan Leslie grounds out to the shortstop. Charles McManus lines out to the shortstop. Luis Cerce grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Toshihide Ogiwara strikes out. Bobby Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Flinn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bob Howell grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Tsubasa Okabe strikes out. Juan Urbanski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Keith Stein grounds out to the second baseman. Michio Kato singles to left field. Masaki Iyoda walks. Dick Rusch lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Michio Kato is thrown out at third. Masaki Iyoda advances to second on the play. Masaki Iyoda advances to second on the play. Norm Long flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ryne Wise strikes out. Hiroaki Tamura grounds out to the second baseman. Kazutaka Lee grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Reddy Landreaux grounds out to the shortstop. Toshihide Ogiwara strikes out. Bobby Rodriguez singles to left field. Phil Flinn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Rodriguez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ryan Leslie grounds out to the shortstop. Charles McManus flies out to the right fielder. Luis Cerce grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Keith Stein grounds out to the second baseman. Michio Kato grounds out to the second baseman. Masaki Iyoda grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Bob Howell strikes out. Tsubasa Okabe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Juan Urbanski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Dick Rusch grounds out to the second baseman. Norm Long walks. Reddy Landreaux strikes out. Toshihide Ogiwara pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ryne Wise grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroaki Tamura pops out to the shortstop. Kazutaka Lee walks. Kazutaka Lee is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Bobby Rodriguez doubles to left field. Lou Shuman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Phil Flinn walks. Keith Stein singles to left field. Bobby Rodriguez scores. Phil Flinn advances to third on the hit. Charlie Rojek is pinch hitting for Michio Kato. Charlie Rojek singles to right field. Phil Flinn scores. Alan Campbell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masaki Iyoda singles to left field. Keith Stein scores. Charlie Rojek advances to third on the hit. Dick Rusch lines out to the first baseman. Masaki Iyoda steals second. Norm Long strikes out. Reddy Landreaux flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Ed Torve enters the game as a defensive replacement for Charlie Rojek at C. Ryan Leslie flies out to the left fielder. Kinya Kanamori is pinch hitting for Alan Campbell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kinya Kanamori singles to left field. Bob Brink comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Luis Cerce strikes out. Bob Howell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kinya Kanamori is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 2
Game Notes Ed Torve is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. Kazutaka Lee is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bill Dotter did not respond to coaching in speed Scott Wertz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott Wertz did not respond to coaching in speed Flea Rath did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Scott Wertz did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Alcala did not respond to coaching in arm Al Curd improves in contact_vs_lefty Rabbit Oyler improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Zimmer did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ed Chambers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Washburn improves in speed Wendell Shields did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Johnston did not respond to coaching in control Bill Johnston did not respond to coaching in control Herman LaValliere did not respond to coaching in control Mike Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Rob Lipon improves in arm Matt Bell did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Narum did not respond to coaching in velocity