Win: Phil Niekro (10-4) Loss: Joe Garcia (2-14)
Save: Frank Viola (23)
Inning: 1 Milwaukee Joe Garcia pitching. Elliott Maddox singles in front of the left fielder. Billy Werber singles to left field. Mickey Rivers strikes out. Sig Giordano strikes out. Marcus Thames flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Miami Phil Niekro pitching. Joe Chavez singles past the first baseman. Bud Cowens flies out to the right fielder. Vincent Sun strikes out. Ben Magee hits a home run. Joe Chavez scores. Scrappy Hennigan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Elston Howard singles to center field. Roy Staiger singles in front of the center fielder. Elston Howard advances to third on the hit. Bert Campaneris grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Staiger advances to second on the play. Phil Niekro lines out to the first baseman. Elliott Maddox singles to right field. Elston Howard scores. Roy Staiger scores. Elliott Maddox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Miami Charlie Dresser strikes out. John Trammell singles to right field. Turkey Wilson pops out to the shortstop. Joe Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Billy Werber pops out to the shortstop. Mickey Rivers walks. Mickey Rivers steals second. John Trammell throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sig Giordano singles to center field. Mickey Rivers scores. Marcus Thames flies out to the center fielder. Elston Howard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Miami Joe Chavez flies out to the left fielder. Bud Cowens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vincent Sun doubles to left field. Ben Magee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Roy Staiger singles to center field. Hal Conroy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Campaneris strikes out. Roy Staiger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Phil Niekro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Miami Scrappy Hennigan walks. Charlie Dresser grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scrappy Hennigan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Trammell strikes out. Turkey Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Elliott Maddox hits a home run. Billy Werber grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Rivers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sig Giordano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Johnny Laxton is pinch hitting for Hal Conroy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Johnny Laxton hits a home run. Joe Chavez flies out to the left fielder. Bud Cowens grounds out to the pitcher. Vincent Sun singles to center field. Ben Magee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vincent Sun is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Ron Bender pitching. Marcus Thames walks. Elston Howard flies out to the right fielder. Roy Staiger singles to right field. Bert Campaneris flies out to the right fielder. Phil Niekro singles to right field. Marcus Thames scores. Roy Staiger advances to third on the hit. Elliott Maddox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Miami Scrappy Hennigan singles to center field. Charlie Dresser flies out to the right fielder. John Trammell strikes out. Turkey Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Billy Werber flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Rivers grounds out to the catcher. Sig Giordano doubles to center field. Marcus Thames strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Miami Jose Pfund is pinch hitting for Ron Bender. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jose Pfund doubles to right field. Joe Chavez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Pfund advances to third on the play. Bud Cowens flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Pfund scores. Vincent Sun flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Jeff Weaver pitching. Elston Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Staiger doubles to center field. George Killebrew is pinch hitting for Bert Campaneris. George Killebrew singles to left field. Roy Staiger scores. Hideki Matsui is pinch hitting for Phil Niekro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hideki Matsui grounds out to the pitcher. George Killebrew advances to second on the play. Elliott Maddox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Miami Frank Viola pitching. George Scott enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marcus Thames at 1B. Ramiro Pena enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Killebrew at 2B. Ben Magee flies out to the right fielder. Scrappy Hennigan strikes out. Charlie Dresser singles to center field. John Trammell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Billy Werber doubles past the third baseman. Mickey Rivers strikes out. Sig Giordano flies out to the center fielder. George Scott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Miami Turkey Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Dwyer is pinch hitting for Jeff Weaver. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Dwyer grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Chavez singles to left field. Bud Cowens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 8 Miami total runners LOB: 7
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Juan Miranda did not respond to coaching in arm Chien-Ming Wang improves in velocity Eduardo Nunez improves in arm Curtis Granderson improves in contact_vs_lefty Eduardo Nunez did not respond to coaching in 3B
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Coolbaugh did not respond to coaching in control Rene Nevin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Knell improves in arm Rene Nevin improves in arm Rene Nevin did not respond to coaching in 2B