Inning: 1 Philadelphia Ben Hottman pitching. Joe Simons flies out to the center fielder. Bud Thomas strikes out. Bill Schulze triples. Tommy Gideon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Lou Godar pitching. Matt Davis flies out to the left fielder. Yenier Ortiz triples. Al Randall strikes out. Yoshio Ishida doubles to left field. Yenier Ortiz scores. Pete Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Chick Bernier strikes out. Andy Schwarz flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Tappe doubles to right field. Stephen Verble grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gus Eichhorn flies out to the right fielder. Tetsuya Nogusa grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Baecht singles past the shortstop. Ben Hottman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Lou Godar flies out to the center fielder. Joe Simons singles to left field. Bud Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Simons advances to second on the play. Bill Schulze flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Matt Davis strikes out. Yenier Ortiz strikes out. Al Randall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Tommy Gideon singles to right field. Chick Bernier flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Gideon steals second. Andy Schwarz grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Gideon advances to third on the play. Johnny Tappe walks. Juan Hamelin is pinch hitting for Stephen Verble. Juan Hamelin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gene Yoshii enters the game as a defensive replacement for Juan Hamelin at C. Yoshio Ishida pops out to the shortstop. Pete Nichols singles to center field. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the right fielder. Tetsuya Nogusa triples. Pete Nichols scores. Joe Baecht strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Lou Godar grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Simons strikes out. Bud Thomas singles to left field. Bill Schulze singles to center field. Bud Thomas aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Schulze steals second. Tommy Gideon flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ben Hottman singles to center field. Matt Davis flies out to the right fielder. Yenier Ortiz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Chick Bernier grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Schwarz flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Tappe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Al Randall flies out to the right fielder. Yoshio Ishida flies out to the center fielder. Pete Nichols triples. Gus Eichhorn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Heinie Hostetler 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 pops out to the third baseman. Tim Lacy is pinch hitting for Lou Godar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tim Lacy walks. Joe Simons flies out to the center fielder. Bud Thomas singles past the second baseman. Tim Lacy aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Schulze singles to left field. Tim Lacy scores. Tommy Gideon doubles to left field. Bud Thomas scores. Bill Schulze uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chick Bernier singles to center field. Andy Schwarz walks. Johnny Tappe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Melvin Edmondson pitching. Tetsuya Nogusa singles to right field. Tetsuya Nogusa steals second. Joe Baecht grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tetsuya Nogusa advances to third on the play. Pat Matuzak is pinch hitting for Dave Harris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Matuzak doubles past the right fielder. Tetsuya Nogusa scores. Matt Davis flies out to the center fielder. Yenier Ortiz doubles to center field. Pat Matuzak scores. Al Randall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Donnie Leary pitching. Gene Yoshii doubles to right field. Wayne Henry is pinch hitting for Melvin Edmondson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Wayne Henry flies out to the center fielder. Joe Simons strikes out. Bud Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh David K Goodman pitching. Yoshio Ishida pops out to the third baseman. Pete Nichols lines out to the second baseman. Gus Eichhorn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Bart Klutts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Schulze grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Gideon strikes out. Chick Bernier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Ben Hottman is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: March Bratschi did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jim Morris did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bryan Russo improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Fred Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ross James did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Currie did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Dropo improves in power_vs_righty Will Toca did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gary Strands did not respond to coaching in range Joe Hawley did not respond to coaching in control Tom Jansen improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Abbott did not respond to coaching in SS