Win: Kevin Beare (1-1) Loss: William Samuel Johnson (4-5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tracy Grigsby pitching. Joe Halt singles to right field. Rob Karew strikes out. Jim Anderson is hit by a pitch. Tyson Eaves strikes out. Fernando Bildilli grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Bill Hollison pitching. Dave Groth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Edward Biddle doubles to left field. Mike Peraza doubles to center field. Edward Biddle scores. Myron Russell grounds out to the shortstop. William Whipple hits a home run. Mike Peraza scores. Danny Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken McCarren singles to left field. Otto Brinkman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ken Walsh walks. Danny Carpenter strikes out. Randy Toporcer singles to right field. Ken Walsh advances to third on the hit. Danny Gardner walks. Joe Halt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Brent Flynn singles to right field. Tracy Grigsby lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Brent Flynn forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Passed ball. Tracy Grigsby advances to second. Dave Groth singles to center field. Edward Biddle singles to left field. Tracy Grigsby scores. Dave Groth advances to third on the hit. Mike Peraza singles to left field. Dave Groth scores. Edward Biddle advances to third on the hit. Kevin Beare comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Peraza is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Myron Russell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rob Karew walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jim Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Tyson Eaves singles to right field. Rob Karew scores. Fernando Bildilli hits a home run. Tyson Eaves scores. Ken Walsh hits an infield single to the shortstop. Danny Carpenter grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ken Walsh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Randy Toporcer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia William Whipple doubles to left field. Ken McCarren grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Brinkman grounds out to the pitcher. Brent Flynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kevin Beare grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Halt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rob Karew grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Tracy Grigsby singles to right field. Dave Groth pops out to the third baseman. Edward Biddle strikes out. Mike Peraza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Anderson singles past the first baseman. William Samuel Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tyson Eaves flies out to the center fielder. Fernando Bildilli grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Anderson advances to second on the play. Ken Walsh reached on a 2-base fielding error by Otto Brinkman. Jim Anderson scores. Danny Carpenter singles to right field. Ken Walsh scores. Randy Toporcer hits an infield single to the pitcher. Kevin Beare singles to center field. Danny Carpenter scores. Randy Toporcer advances to third on the hit. Joe Halt walks. Benjamin Huntington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rob Karew strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Myron Russell grounds out to the second baseman. William Whipple reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Anderson. Ken McCarren strikes out. Otto Brinkman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Anderson doubles past the center fielder. Tyson Eaves walks. Fernando Bildilli flies out to the right fielder. Ken Walsh singles to left field. Jim Anderson is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Tyson Eaves advances to third on the play. Danny Carpenter singles to right field. Tyson Eaves scores. Ken Walsh advances to third on the hit. Lefty Pascal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Carpenter steals second. Randy Toporcer doubles to left field. Ken Walsh scores. Danny Carpenter scores. Kevin Beare grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Brent Flynn flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Pascal grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Groth doubles to left field. Edward Biddle grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Halt walks. Joe Halt steals second. Rob Karew flies out to the left fielder. Jim Anderson reached on a fielding error by Brent Flynn. Tyson Eaves singles to right field. Joe Halt scores. Jim Anderson advances to third on the hit. Uriah Forrest comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fernando Bildilli grounds out to the pitcher. Tyson Eaves advances to second on the play. Ken Walsh hits a home run. Jim Anderson scores. Tyson Eaves scores. Danny Carpenter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Mike Peraza flies out to the center fielder. Myron Russell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). William Whipple doubles to center field. Ken McCarren flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Randy Toporcer walks. Kevin Beare fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kevin Beare strikes out. Joe Halt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Toporcer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rob Karew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia John Jay is pinch hitting for Otto Brinkman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Jay grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Flynn singles to right field. Uriah Forrest lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Groth singles to center field. Edward Biddle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Anderson strikes out. Mike Herrera is pinch hitting for Tyson Eaves. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Herrera grounds out to the second baseman. Fernando Bildilli pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Mike Peraza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Myron Russell walks. William Whipple doubles to center field. Ken McCarren grounds out to the shortstop. Myron Russell scores. William Whipple advances to third on the play. Akira Ikeda 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. John Jay grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Jim Anderson (26), Randy Toporcer (17).HR - Fernando Bildilli (18), Ken Walsh (16).GIDP - Joe Halt.HBP - Jim Anderson (2). Baserunning: SB - Joe Halt (31), Danny Carpenter (29). Fielding: E - Jim Anderson.PB - Randy Toporcer.
Batting:2B - Dave Groth (10), Edward Biddle (14), Mike Peraza (7), William Whipple 3 (22).HR - William Whipple (3). Baserunning: CS - Mike Peraza (6). Fielding: E - Otto Brinkman, Brent Flynn.
Game Notes Uriah Forrest is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Takashi Wright did not respond to coaching in control Vance Madden improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou McLemore did not respond to coaching in velocity Vance Madden did not respond to coaching in CF
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Crandall did not respond to coaching in control Ed Regan improves in arm Sang-Hoon Scarsella did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Meinke improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Mauch did not respond to coaching in SS