Win: Steve Flick (5-5) Loss: Chick Nash (10-2)
Save: Pop Willis (5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh A.J. Strincevich pitching. Bud McAfee flies out to the left fielder. Sidney Lundstedt strikes out. Larry Embrey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Bill Parsons pitching. Bill Werle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ma`a Nonu flies out to the center fielder. Tony Stone singles to left field. Red Konopka hits an infield single to the pitcher. Satoshi Hara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tricky Childress grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Derrin Pickering singles past the shortstop. Irv Austin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Wilson Mullane flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiaki Takimura pops out to the second baseman. Larry Crawford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Durning strikes out. Junior Milosevich grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Parsons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia A.J. Strincevich strikes out. Bill Werle singles to left field. Ma`a Nonu pops out to the second baseman. Bill Werle steals second. Tony Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bud McAfee pops out to the shortstop. Sidney Lundstedt singles past the shortstop. Larry Embrey grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sidney Lundstedt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tricky Childress doubles to right field. Larry Embrey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Derrin Pickering grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Red Konopka singles to right field. Satoshi Hara grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Wilson Mullane singles to right field. Yoshiaki Takimura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Irv Austin strikes out. Dick Durning lines out to the third baseman. Junior Milosevich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Larry Crawford strikes out. A.J. Strincevich grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Werle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Parsons strikes out. Bud McAfee walks. Sidney Lundstedt singles to right field. Bud McAfee advances to third on the hit. Larry Embrey flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bud McAfee scores. Tricky Childress grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Ma`a Nonu strikes out. Tony Stone singles to right field. Tony Stone steals second. Red Konopka flies out to the left fielder. Satoshi Hara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Derrin Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Irv Austin reached on a fielding error by Larry Crawford. Dick Durning singles to left field. Irv Austin advances to third on the hit. Junior Milosevich grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Wilson Mullane flies out to the right fielder. Yoshiaki Takimura doubles to right field. Larry Crawford hits a home run. Yoshiaki Takimura scores. Makoto Miyauchi is pinch hitting for A.J. Strincevich. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Makoto Miyauchi singles to left field. Bill Werle strikes out. Ma`a Nonu reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bud McAfee. Tony Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Mottola pitching. Bill Parsons grounds out to the second baseman. Bud McAfee grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sidney Lundstedt hits a home run. Larry Embrey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Red Konopka flies out to the left fielder. Satoshi Hara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wilson Mullane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tricky Childress grounds out to the third baseman. Derrin Pickering singles past the third baseman. Irv Austin grounds out to the third baseman. Derrin Pickering advances to second on the play. Dick Durning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Steve Flick 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. Yoshiaki Takimura singles to center field. Larry Crawford flies out to the left fielder. Walt Gill is pinch hitting for Tony Mottola. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yoshiaki Takimura is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Walt Gill walks. Bill Werle doubles to center field. Walt Gill uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ma`a Nonu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Chick Nash pitching. Junior Milosevich grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Flick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Larry Crawford. Mark Fleming is pinch running for Steve Flick on 2nd base. Bud McAfee doubles to left field. Mark Fleming scores. Sidney Lundstedt singles to center field. Larry Embrey singles to left field. Bud McAfee scores. Sidney Lundstedt advances to third on the hit. Bill Pedlar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tricky Childress walks. Derrin Pickering walks. Sidney Lundstedt scores. Irv Austin grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Embrey scores. Tricky Childress advances to third on the play. Derrin Pickering advances to second on the play. Dick Durning grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Philadelphia Joe Dickson pitching. Tony Stone walks. Red Konopka hits a home run. Tony Stone scores. Pop Willis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Satoshi Hara flies out to the center fielder. Wilson Mullane strikes out. Yoshiaki Takimura grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bill Werle (31), Yoshiaki Takimura (3).HR - Red Konopka (18), Larry Crawford (4).GIDP - Satoshi Hara. Baserunning: SB - Bill Werle (23), Tony Stone (13).CS - Yoshiaki Takimura (1). Fielding: E - Larry Crawford 2.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Macwhorter did not respond to coaching in arm Jack Lumpe did not respond to coaching in velocity Matt Borders improves in velocity Matt Borders did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Blanco did not respond to coaching in 1B
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Lupien improves in range Randy Taylor improves in velocity Benny Cimino did not respond to coaching in velocity Akitoshi Uno did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty