Win: Manuel Bennett (2-5) Loss: Jim Byrd (8-5)
Save: Tom Soriano (26)
Inning: 1 San Francisco Beau Vail pitching. Eli Vail strikes out. Greg LeJeune flies out to the center fielder. Norm Mertes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ned Wallace pitching. Ab Green singles to left field. Ab Green steals second. Steve Simmons reached on a fielding error by Greg LeJeune. Willie Wilkinson singles to center field. Ab Green scores. Steve Creamer walks. Brian Swentor grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Steve Simmons scores. Willie Wilkinson advances to third on the play. Enzo Upchurch grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Francisco Sergio Blades strikes out. Ellie Kingman doubles to center field. Jason Lopez strikes out. Dave Diering grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Giambi singles to right field. Babe Soriano grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Beau Vail walks. Ab Green grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Francisco Red Blong doubles to right field. Ned Wallace lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Red Blong is thrown out at third. Ned Wallace steals second. Eli Vail flies out to the center fielder. Greg LeJeune singles past the second baseman. Ned Wallace is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Steve Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Wilkinson grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Creamer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Norm Mertes singles to left field. Sergio Blades flies out to the right fielder. Norm Mertes steals second. Ellie Kingman walks. Jason Lopez walks. Dave Diering grounds out to the second baseman. Norm Mertes scores. Ellie Kingman advances to third on the play. Jason Lopez advances to second on the play. Red Blong hits a home run. Ellie Kingman scores. Jason Lopez scores. Steve Upham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ned Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Brian Swentor strikes out. Enzo Upchurch hits a home run. Joe Giambi pops out to the catcher. Babe Soriano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Eli Vail doubles to center field. Greg LeJeune singles to left field. Eli Vail scores. Percy Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Norm Mertes strikes out. Sergio Blades walks. Ellie Kingman strikes out. Jason Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Percy Cole grounds out to the second baseman. Ab Green strikes out. Steve Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Francisco Dave Diering strikes out. Red Blong walks. Ned Wallace fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ned Wallace strikes out. Eli Vail flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Willie Wilkinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Creamer grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Swentor doubles to center field. Larry May 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. Enzo Upchurch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco Greg LeJeune grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Norm Mertes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sergio Blades lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Giambi singles to center field. Babe Soriano singles to center field. Joe Giambi advances to third on the hit. Hi Parker is pinch hitting for Percy Cole. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hi Parker pops out to the second baseman. Ab Green grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Jim Byrd pitching. Ellie Kingman flies out to the center fielder. Jason Lopez grounds out to the third baseman. Jailer Bernal is pinch hitting for Dave Diering. Jailer Bernal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ken Reed enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jailer Bernal at LF. Steve Simmons singles to right field. Willie Wilkinson flies out to the center fielder. Steve Creamer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Simmons advances to second on the play. Brian Swentor singles to right field. Steve Simmons scores. Manuel Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Enzo Upchurch singles to center field. Brian Swentor advances to third on the hit. Joe Giambi singles to left field. Brian Swentor scores. Enzo Upchurch is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Francisco Red Blong doubles to left field. Jim Gumbert is pinch hitting for Manuel Bennett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Blong steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Jim Gumbert grounds out to the second baseman. Red Blong scores. Danny Kruger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eli Vail flies out to the right fielder. Greg LeJeune grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tom Soriano pitching. Babe Soriano strikes out. Julio Curry is pinch hitting for Danny Kruger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Julio Curry flies out to the right fielder. Ab Green grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 San Francisco total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Rixey improves in power_vs_lefty Javier Dougherty improves in arm Jerry Klawitter improves in power_vs_righty Ray West did not respond to coaching in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Pellagrini improves in arm Mike Miklos improves in range Red Norris did not respond to coaching in control Deivi Escobar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty