Inning: 1 Pittsburgh A.J. Strincevich pitching. Jeff Etchison grounds out to the shortstop. Bud McAfee flies out to the center fielder. Snake Estrella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Blake Lehew pitching. Tony Stone hits a home run. Vern Rakow strikes out. Red Konopka walks. Mike Allen singles to center field. Red Konopka advances to third on the hit. Makoto Miyauchi strikes out. Satoshi Hara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Sidney Lundstedt strikes out. Derrin Pickering singles to right field. Oscar Ujdur grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Derrin Pickering is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Durning flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Thomas Perconte singles to left field. Wilson Mullane strikes out. A.J. Strincevich lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Stone doubles to left field. Thomas Perconte scores. Vern Rakow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich flies out to the left fielder. Blake Lehew strikes out. Jeff Etchison singles to left field. Bud McAfee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Red Konopka walks. Mike Allen walks. Makoto Miyauchi flies out to the left fielder. Satoshi Hara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Allen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Thomas Perconte singles to right field. Red Konopka scores. Satoshi Hara is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Snake Estrella singles to right field. Sidney Lundstedt walks. Derrin Pickering grounds out to the third baseman. Snake Estrella advances to third on the play. Sidney Lundstedt advances to second on the play. Oscar Ujdur pops out to the third baseman. Dick Durning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Wilson Mullane singles to left field. A.J. Strincevich lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wilson Mullane steals third. Tony Stone strikes out. Vern Rakow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Junior Milosevich walks. Blake Lehew lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Junior Milosevich forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jeff Etchison walks. Passed ball. Blake Lehew advances to third. Jeff Etchison advances to second. Bud McAfee singles to left field. Blake Lehew scores. Jeff Etchison scores. Snake Estrella singles to left field. Bud McAfee advances to third on the hit. Sidney Lundstedt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Red Konopka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Allen singles to right field. Mike Allen steals second. Makoto Miyauchi strikes out. Satoshi Hara singles to left field. Mike Allen scores. Thomas Perconte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Derrin Pickering hits a home run. Lou King comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Ujdur grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Durning flies out to the left fielder. Junior Milosevich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Wilson Mullane flies out to the center fielder. Bill Werle is pinch hitting for Lou King. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Werle singles to right field. Tony Stone singles to right field. Bill Werle advances to third on the hit. Vern Rakow hits a home run. Bill Werle scores. Tony Stone scores. Joe Moeller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Konopka strikes out. Mike Allen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Pedlar pitching. Joe Moeller singles to center field. Jeff Etchison grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Moeller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bud McAfee singles to left field. Snake Estrella singles to center field. Sidney Lundstedt hits a home run. Jeff Etchison scores. Bud McAfee scores. Snake Estrella scores. Chick Nash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Derrin Pickering is hit by a pitch. Oscar Ujdur doubles to right field. Derrin Pickering uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mark Fleming is pinch running for Oscar Ujdur on 2nd base. Mark Fleming steals third. Dick Durning strikes out. Junior Milosevich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Tricky Childress enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Fleming at SS. Makoto Miyauchi flies out to the center fielder. Satoshi Hara singles to center field. Thomas Perconte grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Moeller pops out to the first baseman. Jeff Etchison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud McAfee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Wilson Mullane walks. Ma`a Nonu is pinch hitting for Chick Nash. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ma`a Nonu hits a home run. Wilson Mullane scores. Kirk Adams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Stone hits a home run. Vern Rakow hits a home run. Pop Willis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Konopka doubles to right field. Mike Allen walks. Makoto Miyauchi hits a home run. Red Konopka scores. Mike Allen scores. Walt Gill is pinch hitting for Satoshi Hara. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walt Gill doubles to right field. Thomas Perconte singles to right field. Walt Gill scores. Offa Tamulis is pinch hitting for Wilson Mullane. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Offa Tamulis lines out to the second baseman. Joe Dickson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ma`a Nonu grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Thomas Perconte is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Stone hits an infield single to the pitcher. Vern Rakow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Foreman pitching. Snake Estrella grounds out to the shortstop. Sidney Lundstedt grounds out to the shortstop. Derrin Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Tony Stone (10), Red Konopka (7), Walt Gill (1).HR - Tony Stone 2 (10), Vern Rakow 2 (7), Makoto Miyauchi (12), Ma`a Nonu (2).GIDP - Thomas Perconte. Baserunning: SB - Mike Allen (13), Wilson Mullane (2). Fielding: PB - Wilson Mullane.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gordon Baker improves in control Dave Fulmer improves in arm Paul Dreifort improves in control Paul Dreifort did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Blanco did not respond to coaching in 2B
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Howie Avery did not respond to coaching in velocity Lynn Edge improves in power_vs_righty Howie Avery improves in control Akitoshi Uno improves in speed