Win: Vladimir Franco (5-1) Loss: Joe Hatcher (5-3)
Save: Sammy Perry (38)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Larry Hughes pitching. Takayuki Adachi pops out to the catcher. Shiloh Malka strikes out. Chuck Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Dan McDonald pitching. Soup Noodleman singles past the shortstop. Spike Jamrozee triples. Soup Noodleman scores. Buck Criscione walks. Andre Dragon flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Spike Jamrozee scores. Lefty Fitzgerald walks. John Gordan strikes out. Leo Hazle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dave Smith singles to center field. Dave Smith steals second. Tom Gordon singles to left field. Dave Smith scores. Dan Davis walks. Rickey Zacher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom Gordon advances to third on the play. Yoshio Takashima strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Eric Molitor grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Soup Noodleman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dan McDonald strikes out. Takayuki Adachi lines out to the third baseman. Shiloh Malka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Spike Jamrozee walks. Buck Criscione grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Spike Jamrozee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Andre Dragon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Buck Criscione is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Andre Dragon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Chuck Cook singles to left field. Dave Smith walks. Tom Gordon singles to center field. Chuck Cook scores. Dave Smith advances to third on the hit. Dan Davis strikes out. Rickey Zacher singles to left field. Dave Smith scores. Tom Gordon advances to third on the hit. Yoshio Takashima flies out to the center fielder. Dan McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Lefty Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. John Gordan flies out to the left fielder. Leo Hazle hits a home run. Eric Molitor doubles to center field. Larry Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Takayuki Adachi strikes out. Shiloh Malka grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Cook pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Soup Noodleman strikes out. Spike Jamrozee grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Criscione flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dave Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Gordon singles to left field. Tom Gordon steals second. Andre Dragon throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dan Davis strikes out. Rickey Zacher pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Andre Dragon strikes out. Lefty Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. John Gordan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Elmo Jordan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshio Takashima grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Pierson is pinch hitting for Dan McDonald. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Wayne Pierson flies out to the left fielder. Takayuki Adachi singles to left field. Takayuki Adachi steals second. Shiloh Malka walks. Chuck Cook singles to center field. Takayuki Adachi scores. Vladimir Franco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Joe Hatcher pitching. Leo Hazle strikes out. Eric Molitor strikes out. Richie Rucker is pinch hitting for Vladimir Franco. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Richie Rucker hits a home run. Soup Noodleman singles to left field. Spike Jamrozee doubles to center field. Soup Noodleman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Derek Nevel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Spike Jamrozee steals third. Buck Criscione walks. Andre Dragon reached on a fielding error by Rickey Zacher. Spike Jamrozee scores. Lefty Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jose Mulholland pitching. Tom Gordon doubles to right field. Dan Davis lines out to the shortstop. Rickey Zacher grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Gordon advances to third on the play. Yoshio Takashima grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee John Gordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Hazle grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Eric Molitor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Sammy Perry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Nielsen is pinch hitting for Derek Nevel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Takayuki Adachi flies out to the center fielder. Shiloh Malka singles past the third baseman. Chuck Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Tom Gordon (15).GIDP - Rickey Zacher. Baserunning: SB - Takayuki Adachi (20), Dave Smith (21), Tom Gordon (2). Fielding: E - Rickey Zacher.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Picciuto did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Picciuto did not respond to coaching in control Mike Lade did not respond to coaching in velocity George Greene did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Clay Solters did not respond to coaching in 1B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Spider Loun did not respond to coaching in range Jon Decker improves in range Jeff Froats did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Keith Thompson improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Froats improves in 1B