Win: Phil Niekro (3-0) Loss: Rick Reuschel (0-3)
Save: Pedro Ramos (3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Phil Niekro pitching. Sid Bream walks. Sid Bream is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pete Holtzman walks. Pete Holtzman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). RJ Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Rick Reuschel pitching. Elliott Maddox singles to left field. Billy Werber grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Home Run Baker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jason Kendall grounds out to the third baseman. Omar Moreno strikes out. John Vail walks. Dal Colbrunn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Pat Allen singles to right field. Curtis Granderson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Pat Allen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Cliff Mapes flies out to the center fielder. Curtis Granderson steals second. Melky Cabrera pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tim Foli lines out to the first baseman. Rick Reuschel singles to center field. Sid Bream grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Elston Howard strikes out. Phil Niekro grounds out to the shortstop. Elliott Maddox singles to right field. Billy Werber walks. Home Run Baker walks. Pat Allen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pete Holtzman singles past the shortstop. RJ Reynolds singles to left field. Pete Holtzman advances to third on the hit. Jason Kendall doubles to center field. Pete Holtzman scores. RJ Reynolds is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Omar Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Kendall advances to third on the play. John Vail pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Curtis Granderson singles to right field. Cliff Mapes flies out to the left fielder. Melky Cabrera walks. Elston Howard flies out to the center fielder. Phil Niekro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dal Colbrunn flies out to the center fielder. Tim Foli pops out to the catcher. Rick Reuschel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Elliott Maddox flies out to the center fielder. Billy Werber reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dal Colbrunn. Home Run Baker doubles to center field. Billy Werber scores. Pat Allen singles to right field. Home Run Baker scores. Curtis Granderson reached on a fielding error by Rick Reuschel. Cliff Mapes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Allen is out at third base. Melky Cabrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Sid Bream singles to left field. Pete Holtzman strikes out. RJ Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Jason Kendall grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sid Bream is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Elston Howard flies out to the right fielder. Phil Niekro strikes out. Elliott Maddox reached on a 2-base fielding error by John Vail. Billy Werber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno strikes out. John Vail grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dal Colbrunn walks. Tim Foli strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Home Run Baker flies out to the left fielder. Pat Allen flies out to the right fielder. Curtis Granderson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dutch Held is pinch hitting for Rick Reuschel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dutch Held strikes out. Sid Bream flies out to the center fielder. Pete Holtzman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Jim Bibby pitching. Cliff Mapes singles to center field. Melky Cabrera pops out to the catcher. Elston Howard strikes out. Hideki Matsui is pinch hitting for Phil Niekro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hideki Matsui grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pedro Ramos pitching. RJ Reynolds strikes out. Jason Kendall strikes out. Omar Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Jason Kendall (1).GIDP - Sid Bream. Baserunning: CS - Sid Bream (1), Pete Holtzman (2). Fielding: E - John Vail, Dal Colbrunn, Rick Reuschel.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Frascatore improves in range John Milligan improves in speed Pedro Cooper improves in range Lefty Ryan improves in power_vs_righty Pedro Cooper did not respond to coaching in 1B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Reid Brignac improves in contact_vs_lefty Garland Braxton did not respond to coaching in control Oswaldo Cabrera did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kirby Yates did not respond to coaching in endurance Oswaldo Cabrera did not respond to coaching in 1B