Win: Rod Appling (1-0) Loss: Rick Kuhaulua (0-2)
Save: Sammy Perry (7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh John Crede pitching. Takayuki Adachi grounds out to the second baseman. George Mills doubles to left field. Shiloh Malka reached on a fielding error by Eric Molitor. Dave Smith strikes out. Dan Davis singles to left field. George Mills scores. Shiloh Malka advances to third on the hit. George Berry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Dan McDonald pitching. Soup Noodleman singles to left field. Eric Molitor grounds out to the shortstop. Soup Noodleman advances to second on the play. Spike Jamrozee flies out to the center fielder. Andre Dragon hits a home run. Soup Noodleman scores. Lefty Fitzgerald doubles to right field. Buck Criscione strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Wayne Pierson grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Biggie Costen flies out to the left fielder. Dan McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Milwaukee John Gordan walks. Richie Rucker strikes out. John Crede lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Soup Noodleman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Takayuki Adachi hits a home run. George Mills strikes out. Shiloh Malka hits a home run. Dave Smith walks. Dan Davis strikes out. George Berry walks. Wayne Pierson walks. Rob Biggie Costen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Eric Molitor walks. Spike Jamrozee strikes out. Andre Dragon hits a home run. Eric Molitor scores. Lefty Fitzgerald singles to right field. Buck Criscione grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dan McDonald grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Takayuki Adachi flies out to the right fielder. George Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee John Gordan flies out to the center fielder. Richie Rucker flies out to the right fielder. John Crede singles to center field. Soup Noodleman reached on a fielding error by Rob Biggie Costen . Eric Molitor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Shiloh Malka grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Smith singles to right field. Dan Davis strikes out. Dave Smith steals second. George Berry doubles to right field. Dave Smith scores. Wayne Pierson walks. Rob Biggie Costen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Spike Jamrozee singles to left field. Andre Dragon strikes out. Spike Jamrozee steals second. Lefty Fitzgerald singles to center field. Spike Jamrozee scores. Joe Hatcher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Criscione flies out to the center fielder. John Gordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ed Nielsen is pinch hitting for Joe Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ed Nielsen strikes out. Takayuki Adachi flies out to the right fielder. George Mills singles to center field. Shiloh Malka walks. Dave Smith walks. Dan Davis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Derek Nevel pitching. Richie Rucker flies out to the left fielder. Al Lamline is pinch hitting for John Crede. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Al Lamline singles to left field. Soup Noodleman pops out to the first baseman. Eric Molitor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Vladimir Franco pitching. George Berry singles to right field. Wayne Pierson singles to right field. George Berry advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Rob Biggie Costen singles to left field. George Berry scores. Jose Mulholland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elton Hassler is pinch hitting for Derek Nevel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Elton Hassler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Wayne Pierson advances to third on the play. Takayuki Adachi singles to right field. Wayne Pierson scores. George Mills doubles to center field. Takayuki Adachi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rod Appling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shiloh Malka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Rick Kuhaulua pitching. Spike Jamrozee lines out to the first baseman. Andre Dragon hits a home run. Lefty Fitzgerald flies out to the right fielder. Buck Criscione doubles to left field. John Gordan singles to center field. Buck Criscione scores. Jake Berman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Richie Rucker triples. John Gordan scores. John Keisler is pinch hitting for Rod Appling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Keisler singles to left field. Richie Rucker scores. John Keisler steals second. Soup Noodleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ron Thomas pitching. Dave Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dan Davis strikes out. George Berry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Eric Molitor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Spike Jamrozee strikes out. Andre Dragon strikes out. 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. Wayne Pierson strikes out. Rob Biggie Costen grounds out to the third baseman. Tatsuya Tokunaga is pinch hitting for Jake Berman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tatsuya Tokunaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Derek Nevel is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Picciuto did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Makowski did not respond to coaching in control Trevor Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Hemond did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Clay Solters improves in 1B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Klusman did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Partenheimer improves in contact_vs_lefty Tim Klusman did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Partenheimer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Froats did not respond to coaching in 1B