Win: Cal Jones (4-2) Loss: Bugs King (3-6)
Save: Tony Mottola (16)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Cal Jones pitching. Jeff Etchison grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Springer singles to left field. Snake Estrella flies out to the left fielder. Bill Henley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Bugs King pitching. Bill Werle strikes out. Ma`a Nonu flies out to the left fielder. Vern Rakow singles to center field. Mike Allen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vern Rakow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Derrin Pickering strikes out. Oscar Ujdur strikes out. Harvey Spalding grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Thomas Perconte strikes out. Satoshi Hara singles to right field. Walt Gill grounds out to the second baseman. Satoshi Hara advances to second on the play. Offa Tamulis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich grounds out to the second baseman. Bugs King strikes out. Jeff Etchison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Cal Jones singles to right field. Bill Werle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cal Jones advances to second on the play. Ma`a Nonu grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Rakow is hit by a pitch. Mike Allen singles to center field. Thomas Perconte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pat Springer grounds out to the second baseman. Snake Estrella grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Henley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Satoshi Hara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Gill flies out to the left fielder. Offa Tamulis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Derrin Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Ujdur strikes out. Harvey Spalding grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Cal Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Werle flies out to the center fielder. Ma`a Nonu grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich flies out to the center fielder. Bugs King grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Etchison walks. Pat Springer grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Etchison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Vern Rakow doubles to center field. Mike Allen doubles to right field. Vern Rakow scores. Thomas Perconte grounds out to the pitcher. Satoshi Hara strikes out. Walt Gill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Snake Estrella grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Henley doubles to center field. Tomohiro Kikuchi 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. Derrin Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Ujdur grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Red Konopka is pinch hitting for Offa Tamulis. Red Konopka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Makoto Miyauchi is pinch hitting for Tomohiro Kikuchi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Makoto Miyauchi grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Werle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Chick Nash pitching. Wilson Mullane enters the game as a defensive replacement for Red Konopka at C. Harvey Spalding pops out to the shortstop. Junior Milosevich singles to left field. Bud McAfee is pinch hitting for Bugs King. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bud McAfee singles to center field. Mark Fleming is pinch running for Bud McAfee on 1st base. Jeff Etchison strikes out. Pat Springer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Kirk Adams pitching. Ma`a Nonu flies out to the center fielder. Vern Rakow grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tony Mottola comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Snake Estrella grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Henley singles to center field. Derrin Pickering flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Ujdur grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Henley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Fulmer improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Fulmer improves in arm Paul Dreifort improves in velocity Patsy Archie did not respond to coaching in control Bill Blanco did not respond to coaching in 2B
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jim Lupien did not respond to coaching in speed Brook Gleeson improves in power_vs_righty Howie Avery improves in control Mike Lamb did not respond to coaching in control