Win: Phil Hogan (5-3) Loss: Andy May (4-3)
Save: Frank Strain (7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Phil Hogan pitching. Lou Palmeiro strikes out. Neil Sullivan doubles to center field. John Chaplin grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Williams walks. Red Buskey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 San Francisco Andy May pitching. Auguste Rodin grounds out to the shortstop. Spider Legg flies out to the left fielder. Red Black hits a home run. Pete Davis flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Freddie Elarton strikes out. Steve Roberts grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Rivera walks. Andy May grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Luis Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Shane McManus flies out to the right fielder. Kirk Reese hits a home run. Craig Rambert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lou Palmeiro strikes out. Neil Sullivan doubles to right field. John Chaplin flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Williams singles to right field. Neil Sullivan scores. Red Buskey walks. Freddie Elarton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco Phil Hogan flies out to the right fielder. Auguste Rodin doubles to center field. Spider Legg singles to center field. Auguste Rodin scores. Red Black strikes out. Pete Davis walks. Luis Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Steve Roberts grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Rivera grounds out to the second baseman. Andy May strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Shane McManus pops out to the first baseman. Kirk Reese flies out to the center fielder. Craig Rambert singles to right field. Phil Hogan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lou Palmeiro strikes out. Neil Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. John Chaplin singles to left field. John Chaplin steals second. Ernie Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Francisco Auguste Rodin singles to center field. Spider Legg singles to right field. Red Black strikes out. Pete Davis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Auguste Rodin is out at third base. Luis Cook grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Red Buskey strikes out. Dave Ainge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Freddie Elarton walks. Freddie Elarton steals second. Steve Roberts grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Rivera singles to left field. Freddie Elarton scores. Mike Linzy is pinch hitting for Andy May. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Rivera is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Elder Gonzales pitching. Shane McManus strikes out. Kirk Reese flies out to the left fielder. Craig Rambert walks. Dave Ainge strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Wasaburo Yagi is pinch hitting for Elder Gonzales. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Wasaburo Yagi grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Palmeiro grounds out to the third baseman. Neil Sullivan pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Francisco Earl Whitaker pitching. Auguste Rodin singles to right field. Spider Legg grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Auguste Rodin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Red Black flies out to the left fielder. Pete Davis singles to center field. Spider Legg advances to third on the hit. Luis Cook walks. Shane McManus walks. Spider Legg scores. Ed Turbeville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kirk Reese strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Chaplin flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Williams doubles to center field. Red Buskey doubles to center field. Ernie Williams scores. Red Buskey gets picked off second (1-6). Freddie Elarton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Craig Rambert grounds out to the third baseman. Sal Uhlaender is pinch hitting for Dave Ainge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sal Uhlaender flies out to the center fielder. Auguste Rodin walks. Spider Legg walks. Red Black strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Frank Strain pitching. Allen Altuya is pinch hitting for Steve Roberts. Allen Altuya grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Rivera strikes out. Pedro Cerce is pinch hitting for Ed Turbeville. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pedro Cerce grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 San Francisco total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Andy May is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jimmy Byrd did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Schwenck improves in arm Hal Hallett improves in contact_vs_lefty Carl Gray improves in contact_vs_lefty
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Fenton Dressendorfer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Urbano Rivera improves in range Urbano Rivera improves in power_vs_righty Fenton Dressendorfer improves in speed