Win: Jim Leiter (1-0) Loss: Kevin Barr (0-1)
Save: Jim Embree (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Kevin Barr pitching. Mike Mann flies out to the left fielder. Jim Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Long walks. Ken Gubanich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Francisco Jim Leiter pitching. Jim Colpaert flies out to the center fielder. Ricky Culpepper walks. Ricky Culpepper steals second. Tacklin Boyce grounds out to the shortstop. Motoyasu Shinjo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rogelio Alexander singles to right field. Bob Smith strikes out. Martin Jones strikes out. Chuck Huntz singles to left field. Jim Leiter reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chase Bentley. Rogelio Alexander scores. Mike Mann lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Francisco Chase Bentley singles to left field. Blue Holiday walks. Steve Bulling flies out to the left fielder. Tatsuhiko Hoshiyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chase Bentley advances to third on the play. Blue Holiday advances to second on the play. Kevin Barr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Johnson walks. Mike Long grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Johnson advances to second on the play. Ken Gubanich singles to right field. Jim Johnson scores. Rogelio Alexander lines out to the shortstop. Bob Smith singles past the shortstop. Martin Jones singles to center field. Ken Gubanich is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco Jim Colpaert grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Culpepper grounds out to the shortstop. Tacklin Boyce singles to right field. Motoyasu Shinjo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Chuck Huntz hits a home run. Jim Leiter strikes out. Mike Mann grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Chase Bentley grounds out to the shortstop. Blue Holiday grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Bulling flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mike Long strikes out. Ken Gubanich grounds out to the shortstop. Rogelio Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Tatsuhiko Hoshiyama flies out to the center fielder. Paul LoDuca is pinch hitting for Kevin Barr. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul LoDuca strikes out. Jim Colpaert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Shuby Davoka pitching. Bob Smith strikes out. Martin Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Huntz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Ricky Culpepper walks. Ricky Culpepper steals second. Tacklin Boyce strikes out. Motoyasu Shinjo strikes out. Chase Bentley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Leiter singles to center field. Mike Mann flies out to the left fielder. Jim Johnson walks. Mike Long grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Gubanich pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 San Francisco Blue Holiday singles to center field. Jake Smith is pinch hitting for Steve Bulling. Blue Holiday steals second. Jake Smith strikes out. Tatsuhiko Hoshiyama flies out to the center fielder. Shuby Davoka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Larry Ross enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jake Smith at SS. Rogelio Alexander grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Smith pops out to the third baseman. Martin Jones singles in front of the left fielder. Chuck Huntz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Hirokazu Furusawa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Martin Jones at 2B. Yoandy Toscano enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Huntz at C. Jim Colpaert strikes out. Ricky Culpepper walks. Michael Billiard 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 1st. Tacklin Boyce singles to left field. Ricky Culpepper advances to third on the hit. Motoyasu Shinjo grounds out to the pitcher. Tacklin Boyce advances to second on the play. Chase Bentley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hisato Nakajima is pinch hitting for Michael Billiard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hisato Nakajima strikes out. Mike Mann strikes out. Jim Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Jim Embree pitching. Blue Holiday grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Ross flies out to the center fielder. Tatsuhiko Hoshiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 San Francisco total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Kevin Barr is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: William Queen did not respond to coaching in speed Jimmy Elliott improves in speed Jimmy Elliott did not respond to coaching in speed Merv Shoop did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim Turner did not respond to coaching in range John Roth did not respond to coaching in control Doc Justice improves in 2B
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Buddy Sherlock improves in power_vs_righty Bill Leroy improves in power_vs_righty Yoshinobu Kawada did not respond to coaching in speed George Rekar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Yoshinobu Kawada did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Buddy Sherlock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Page improves in 2B