Win: Luis Graham (1-5) Loss: Ramon Huerra (1-7)
Save: Jack Gaillard (7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Luis Graham pitching. Rip Perrin strikes out. Mamoru Kawamura strikes out. Koji Hirai strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Ramon Huerra pitching. Allen Key flies out to the center fielder. Henry L. Gehrig singles to right field. Hiroshi Ogura strikes out. Thatcher Hatcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Burt York walks. Sean Medich pops out to the second baseman. Bill Birmingham flies out to the left fielder. Maury Dishman singles to right field. Paul Gorman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Kevin Foster strikes out. Phil Hajek strikes out. Snake Rassler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ramon Huerra grounds out to the shortstop. Rip Perrin strikes out. Mamoru Kawamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Orlando Rabbia flies out to the right fielder. Luis Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Key grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Koji Hirai grounds out to the shortstop. Burt York grounds out to the second baseman. Sean Medich singles to center field. Bill Birmingham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Henry L. Gehrig strikes out. Hiroshi Ogura singles to left field. Thatcher Hatcher hits a home run. Hiroshi Ogura scores. Kevin Foster strikes out. Phil Hajek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Maury Dishman grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Gorman flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Huerra strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Snake Rassler triples. Orlando Rabbia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Snake Rassler scores. Luis Graham strikes out. Allen Key strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rip Perrin flies out to the right fielder. Mamoru Kawamura singles to center field. Koji Hirai grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Henry L. Gehrig pops out to the first baseman. Hiroshi Ogura pops out to the second baseman. Thatcher Hatcher singles to center field. Kevin Foster grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Thatcher Hatcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tomoki Mayonaka enters the game as a defensive replacement for Orlando Rabbia at LF. Burt York strikes out. Sean Medich flies out to the left fielder. Bill Birmingham walks. Erik Trosky is pinch hitting for Maury Dishman. Erik Trosky singles to right field. Paul Gorman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Joe Bailey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Erik Trosky at 2B. Phil Hajek doubles to right field. Shinobu Kawasaki 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. Snake Rassler grounds out to the shortstop. Tomoki Mayonaka grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Hajek advances to third on the play. Luis Graham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dante Sherman is pinch hitting for Shinobu Kawasaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dante Sherman hits a home run. Rip Perrin hits a home run. Mamoru Kawamura strikes out. Koji Hirai walks. Burt York flies out to the left fielder. Sean Medich singles to center field. Koji Hirai advances to third on the hit. Bill Birmingham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Emil Boak pitching. Allen Key strikes out. Henry L. Gehrig flies out to the left fielder. Hiroshi Ogura grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jack Gaillard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Bailey pops out to the second baseman. Paul Gorman singles to right field. Mark Clark is pinch hitting for Emil Boak. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Clark walks. Rip Perrin flies out to the center fielder. Mamoru Kawamura walks. Koji Hirai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Bill Birmingham is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Butler improves in range Elmer Benavides improves in speed Dwayne Wagner improves in contact_vs_righty Red Dejan improves in power_vs_righty
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Monty Stratton did not respond to coaching in control Ty Swan improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Yastrzemski did not respond to coaching in speed Monty Stratton did not respond to coaching in velocity Ty Swan improves in LF