Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jeff Liddle pitching. Matt Davis bunts for a base hit. Yenier Ortiz pops out to the third baseman. Matt Davis steals second. Pete Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Davis advances to third on the play. Tom Hayes walks. Joe Baecht hits a home run. Matt Davis scores. Tom Hayes scores. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Frank Holland pitching. Bombo Kinzy grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Ford doubles to right field. March Greer singles to center field. Bernie Ford scores. John Brown strikes out. Harry Minor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Frank Holland lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Frank Sizemore forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Matt Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Wally McCall grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Church pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Pete Nichols strikes out. Tom Hayes walks. Tom Hayes steals second. Joe Baecht flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Jeff Liddle strikes out. Bombo Kinzy strikes out. Bernie Ford singles to right field. March Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn walks. Pat Matuzak singles to right field. Frank Sizemore flies out to the right fielder. Frank Holland lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Matt Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 San Diego John Brown singles to center field. Harry Minor singles to center field. John Brown advances to third on the hit. Wally McCall singles to left field. John Brown scores. Harry Minor advances to third on the hit. Wally McCall steals second. Buck Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Minor scores. Wally McCall advances to third on the play. Kid Church singles to center field. Wally McCall scores. Jeff Liddle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bombo Kinzy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz walks. Yenier Ortiz steals second. Pete Nichols singles to right field. Yenier Ortiz is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Tom Hayes singles to center field. Pete Nichols advances to third on the hit. Tom Hayes steals second. Joe Baecht singles to right field. Pete Nichols scores. Tom Hayes scores. Scott Maple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Eichhorn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Baecht is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat Matuzak grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gus Eichhorn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Bernie Ford singles to center field. Bernie Ford is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). March Greer singles to right field. John Brown grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Frank Sizemore singles to left field. Frank Holland lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Matt Davis singles to center field. Frank Sizemore scores. Skeeter W Collins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Pete Nichols singles to center field. Matt Davis advances to third on the hit. Tom Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 San Diego Harry Minor strikes out. Wally McCall doubles to center field. Buck Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Kid Church reached on a 2-base fielding error by Matt Davis. Wally McCall scores. Donnie Leary 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. Skeeter W Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht pops out to the shortstop. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the left fielder. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Bombo Kinzy grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Ford hits a home run. March Greer grounds out to the third baseman. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Frank Sizemore strikes out. Jay Jackson is pinch hitting for Donnie Leary. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jay Jackson strikes out. Matt Davis singles to center field. Matt Davis steals second. Yenier Ortiz reached on a fielding error by March Greer. Pete Nichols pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Diego Bob Wheeler pitching. Harry Minor grounds out to the third baseman. Chick McKee is pinch hitting for Wally McCall. Chick McKee singles to left field. Buck Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Kid Church strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Fernando Minoso enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chick McKee at LF. Tom Hayes strikes out. Joe Baecht grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Brent Aspromonte is pinch hitting for Skeeter W Collins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brent Aspromonte flies out to the right fielder. Bombo Kinzy flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Ford singles to center field. March Greer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bernie Ford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Bunny Schattinger pitching. Pat Matuzak singles to left field. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Kevin Taylor is pinch hitting for Bob Wheeler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kevin Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Matuzak advances to second on the play. Matt Davis walks. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 San Diego Dave Jones pitching. John Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Minor strikes out. Fernando Minoso singles to right field. Fernando Minoso steals second. Buck Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Hayes strikes out. Joe Baecht singles to center field. Joe Baecht is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 San Diego Kid Church grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Benton is pinch hitting for Bunny Schattinger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Billy Benton grounds out to the third baseman. Bombo Kinzy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Orlando Doyle pitching. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 San Diego Bernie Ford walks. March Greer singles to right field. John Brown flies out to the right fielder. Harry Minor pops out to the shortstop. Fernando Minoso flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Pittsburgh Ed Culler is pinch hitting for Dave Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Culler grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Davis flies out to the right fielder. Yenier Ortiz singles to center field. Pete Nichols singles to right field. Yenier Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Tom Hayes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 San Diego Stu Nicosia pitching. Buck Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kid Church grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Medric MacDonald is pinch hitting for Orlando Doyle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Medric MacDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Pittsburgh Koji Iwata pitching. Joe Baecht flies out to the right fielder. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Matuzak flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 San Diego Bombo Kinzy flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Ford grounds out to the pitcher. March Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Pittsburgh Frank Sizemore grounds out to the third baseman. Stu Nicosia flies out to the right fielder. Matt Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 San Diego John Brown strikes out. Harry Minor grounds out to the second baseman. Fernando Minoso lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 16 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Nichols singles in front of the left fielder. Tom Hayes pops out to the second baseman. Pete Nichols is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 16 San Diego Buck Thomas singles to left field. Kid Church flies out to the left fielder. Koji Iwata fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Koji Iwata strikes out. Bombo Kinzy walks. Bernie Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 17 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht flies out to the left fielder. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the right fielder. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 17 San Diego March Greer lines out to the second baseman. John Brown strikes out. Harry Minor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 18 Pittsburgh Frank Sizemore grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Stu Nicosia singles to right field. Matt Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 18 San Diego Fernando Minoso singles in front of the center fielder. Buck Thomas singles to center field. Fernando Minoso advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Kid Church walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Koji Iwata strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Fernando Minoso scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 13 San Diego total runners left on base: 11
Batting:HR - Joe Baecht (15).GIDP - Matt Davis. Baserunning: SB - Matt Davis 2 (17), Yenier Ortiz (17), Tom Hayes 2 (17).CS - Pete Nichols (3), Joe Baecht (7). Fielding: E - Matt Davis.
Batting:2B - Bernie Ford (2), Wally McCall (2).HR - Bernie Ford (4).GIDP - John Brown. Baserunning: SB - Wally McCall (1), Fernando Minoso (3).CS - Bernie Ford (1). Fielding: E - March Greer.
Game Notes Bunny Schattinger is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Danny Tidrow improves in power_vs_lefty Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Leo Rodriguez improves in speed Andy Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnny Sharp did not respond to coaching in control Leo Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in arm
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Ford improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Lindsey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff W Hillebrand did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty German Small did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff W Hillebrand improves in speed John Burnitz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Lawson improves in LF