Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Eli Fowlkes pitching. Jim Spence lines out to the shortstop. Lee Robles grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hoover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Ricky Clift pitching. Juan Blair singles to center field. Juan Blair steals second. Len Hurst singles to right field. Juan Blair scores. Spoke Eason flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Harrelson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Len Hurst advances to second on the play. Tony Ehmke singles to right field. George Pratt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bob Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Merril Hoge grounds out to the third baseman. John Stallworth singles to right field. Scoop Gillespie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Jim Broderick flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Cohen singles to center field. Eli Fowlkes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Blair walks. Len Hurst triples. Bernie Cohen scores. Juan Blair scores. Dwayne Woodruff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Spoke Eason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Frank Pollard strikes out. Dwayne Woodruff strikes out. Jim Spence hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lee Robles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Eddie Harrelson flies out to the right fielder. Tony Ehmke singles past the shortstop. George Pratt flies out to the right fielder. Jim Broderick walks. Bernie Cohen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Hoover reached on a fielding error by Juan Blair. Bob Mullen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Merril Hoge walks. John Stallworth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Eli Fowlkes reached on a fielding error by Joe Hoover. Juan Blair grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eli Fowlkes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Len Hurst strikes out. Spoke Eason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Scoop Gillespie strikes out. Frank Pollard strikes out. Dwayne Woodruff singles to center field. Jim Spence grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Eddie Harrelson grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Ehmke walks. George Pratt singles to right field. Tunch Ilkin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Broderick pops out to the third baseman. Bernie Cohen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Pratt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Lee Robles grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hoover grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Mullen walks. Bob Mullen steals second. Merril Hoge flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Eli Fowlkes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Blair walks. Len Hurst strikes out. Spoke Eason triples. Juan Blair scores. Eddie Harrelson singles to left field. Spoke Eason scores. Weegie Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Ehmke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh John Stallworth singles to left field. Scoop Gillespie walks. Frank Pollard singles to right field. John Stallworth is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Scoop Gillespie advances to third on the play. Weegie Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Scoop Gillespie scores. Jim Spence singles to right field. Lee Robles singles to center field. Frank Pollard scores. Joe Hoover singles to center field. Bob Mullen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Philadelphia George Pratt grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Broderick singles to center field. Bernie Cohen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Merril Hoge walks. John Stallworth grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Scoop Gillespie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Ethan Hale is pinch hitting for Eli Fowlkes. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ethan Hale walks. Juan Blair walks. Len Hurst doubles to center field. Ethan Hale scores. Juan Blair scores. Bryan Hinkle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Spoke Eason strikes out. Eddie Harrelson grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Ehmke singles to left field. Len Hurst scores. George Pratt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Olber Mendoza pitching. Gary Dunn is pinch hitting for Frank Pollard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Dunn singles to left field. Bryan Hinkle lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Gary Dunn forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jim Spence grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Tony Ehmke is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Antwan Randle El did not respond to coaching in range Yancy Thigpen improves in power_vs_righty Calvin Sweeney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Antwan Randle El improves in contact_vs_righty Antonio Brown did not respond to coaching in CF
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Williams improves in arm Greg Wade did not respond to coaching in control Greg Wade did not respond to coaching in control Dave Gregg improves in arm