Win: Dave Harris (13-9) Loss: Johnny Walters (7-15)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Walters pitching. Fred Aaron hits a home run. Pete Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Heredia walks. Ed Heredia steals second. Gene Yoshii throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Tom Hayes walks. Joe Baecht grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Heredia scores. Tom Hayes advances to second on the play. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Dave Harris pitching. Johnny Tappe strikes out. Chick Bernier strikes out. Bud Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Culler strikes out. Dave Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Tommy Gideon strikes out. Yariel Chirino walks. Tim Lacy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron walks. Pete Nichols singles to center field. Fred Aaron advances to third on the hit. Ed Heredia singles to right field. Fred Aaron scores. Tom Hayes singles to right field. Pete Nichols scores. Ed Heredia advances to third on the hit. Tom Guevara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Baecht grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Heredia scores. Tom Hayes advances to second on the play. Pat Matuzak singles to right field. Tom Hayes scores. Pat Matuzak is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Masatoshi Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Gene Yoshii grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Guevara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Culler hits a home run. Dave Harris singles to center field. Fred Aaron walks. Pete Nichols lines out to the shortstop. Ed Heredia strikes out. Tom Hayes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Johnny Tappe strikes out. Chick Bernier flies out to the center fielder. Bud Thomas pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht strikes out. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Tommy Gideon strikes out. Yariel Chirino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Lacy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ed Culler grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Harris walks. Fred Aaron grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Nichols singles to left field. Fred Aaron advances to third on the hit. Pete Nichols is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Masatoshi Nakamura singles to left field. Gene Yoshii strikes out. Frank Hargrave is pinch hitting for Tom Guevara. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frank Hargrave strikes out. Johnny Tappe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Banks pitching. Ed Heredia singles to left field. Tom Hayes singles to right field. Ed Heredia advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Ed Heredia scores. Tom Hayes advances to second. Joe Baecht grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Matuzak flies out to the left fielder. Yenier Ortiz singles to left field. Tom Hayes scores. Ed Culler walks. Dave Harris walks. Fred Aaron singles to center field. Yenier Ortiz scores. Ed Culler scores. Pete Nichols walks. Ed Heredia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Chick Bernier pops out to the second baseman. Wayne Henry is pinch hitting for Bud Thomas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wayne Henry strikes out. Tommy Gideon singles to center field. Yariel Chirino singles to center field. Tim Lacy lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes hits a home run. Jeff Pipp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Joe Baecht singles to center field. Joe Baecht is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Yenier Ortiz singles to center field. Ed Culler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Masatoshi Nakamura walks. Jay Smith 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. Gene Yoshii grounds out to the second baseman. Masatoshi Nakamura advances to second on the play. Jeff Pipp singles to center field. Johnny Tappe grounds out to the shortstop. Masatoshi Nakamura scores. Jeff Pipp advances to second on the play. Chick Bernier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kevin Taylor is pinch hitting for Jay Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kevin Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Aaron singles to center field. Fred Aaron is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pete Nichols walks. Ed Heredia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pete Nichols is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Benny Goldstein pitching. Wayne Henry flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Gideon flies out to the right fielder. Yariel Chirino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 4
Batting:HR - Fred Aaron (6), Tom Hayes (15), Ed Culler (15). Baserunning: SB - Ed Heredia (38).CS - Fred Aaron (21), Pete Nichols (20), Joe Baecht (19), Pat Matuzak (6).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Luis Gerhardt improves in contact_vs_righty Danny Tidrow improves in range Ben Hottman did not respond to coaching in control Leo Rodriguez improves in contact_vs_lefty Donnie Leary did not respond to coaching in control Rudy Tomer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Matt Davis did not respond to coaching in 3B
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Simons did not respond to coaching in arm Neal Stephenson did not respond to coaching in control Jim Morris improves in speed Joe Simons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Simons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lou Godar did not respond to coaching in control Juan Hamelin improves in CF