Win: Phil Niekro (10-10) Loss: Tim Wakefield (0-1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Phil Niekro pitching. Tim Foli flies out to the left fielder. RJ Reynolds doubles to center field. Omar Moreno flies out to the center fielder. John Vail grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Tim Wakefield pitching. George Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Elliott Maddox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Woody Meche flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gene Whitehill grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Holtzman strikes out. Junior Ortiz singles to right field. Charlie Chazu doubles to left field. Junior Ortiz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Wakefield flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Billy Werber flies out to the center fielder. Jack Howell singles to right field. Jack Howell steals second. Curtis Granderson hits a home run. Jack Howell scores. Elston Howard grounds out to the third baseman. Hideki Matsui walks. Phil Niekro singles to right field. George Scott doubles to left field. Hideki Matsui scores. Elliott Maddox walks. Woody Meche strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tim Foli walks. RJ Reynolds grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Omar Moreno singles to left field. John Vail strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Billy Werber grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Howell walks. Curtis Granderson singles to center field. Elston Howard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Howell is out at third base. Rod Scurry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Hideki Matsui grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gene Whitehill strikes out. Pete Holtzman flies out to the right fielder. Junior Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Phil Niekro flies out to the center fielder. George Scott triples. Elliott Maddox singles past the shortstop. George Scott scores. Woody Meche strikes out. Billy Werber grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Elliott Maddox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Charlie Chazu grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Scurry strikes out. Tim Foli grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Jack Howell flies out to the left fielder. Curtis Granderson singles to center field. Elston Howard lines out to the second baseman. Hideki Matsui flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh RJ Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Omar Moreno grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Vail strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Phil Niekro flies out to the right fielder. George Scott doubles to center field. Elliott Maddox strikes out. Woody Meche hits a home run. George Scott scores. Jim Bibby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Werber grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gene Whitehill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Holtzman pops out to the shortstop. Junior Ortiz singles to right field. Charlie Chazu singles to right field. Jim Bibby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Chazu is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Jack Howell singles to right field. Curtis Granderson strikes out. Jack Howell steals second. Elston Howard flies out to the left fielder. Hideki Matsui walks. Phil Niekro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tim Foli grounds out to the third baseman. RJ Reynolds strikes out. Omar Moreno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee George Scott strikes out. Elliott Maddox walks. Cliff Mapes is pinch hitting for Woody Meche. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cliff Mapes flies out to the left fielder. Billy Werber singles to center field. Elliott Maddox advances to third on the hit. Eduardo Nunez is pinch hitting for Jack Howell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eduardo Nunez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Gil Mahady is pinch hitting for John Vail. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gil Mahady grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Whitehill singles to left field. Pete Holtzman walks. Junior Ortiz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pete Holtzman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dutch Held is pinch hitting for Charlie Chazu. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dutch Held grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 11
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Emil Kelliher improves in arm Al Oliver improves in power_vs_righty Ed Oldham improves in contact_vs_righty Kennie Montague did not respond to coaching in velocity Pedro Cooper did not respond to coaching in 1B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Chien-Ming Wang did not respond to coaching in control Billy Butler improves in contact_vs_righty Melky Cabrera did not respond to coaching in range Billy Butler did not respond to coaching in 1B