Win: Larry Mattingly (3-6) Loss: Greg Fox (3-6)
Save: Carl Bloodbath (14)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Larry Mattingly pitching. Brooks Gordon singles to right field. Bob Becquer singles to right field. Bill Harding pops out to the second baseman. Rudy Peraza strikes out. Herb Murray singles to right field. Brooks Gordon scores. Dino Kessinger walks. Jake Nelson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Greg Fox pitching. Oscar Wilder flies out to the center fielder. Marshall McVey strikes out. Tuck Farrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Masafumi Nihei grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Fox walks. Brooks Gordon singles to left field. Bob Becquer strikes out. Bill Harding doubles to center field. Greg Fox scores. Brooks Gordon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rudy Peraza flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Nick Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Muller grounds out to the third baseman. Fred May strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Herb Murray strikes out. Dino Kessinger flies out to the center fielder. Jake Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Melvin Buchanan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Brooks Gordon. Danny Paschall strikes out. Larry Mattingly singles to left field. Melvin Buchanan scores. Oscar Wilder walks. Marshall McVey grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Mattingly advances to third on the play. Oscar Wilder advances to second on the play. Tuck Farrell singles to right field. Larry Mattingly scores. Oscar Wilder scores. Nick Ortiz triples. Tuck Farrell scores. Bobby Muller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Masafumi Nihei grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Fox pops out to the shortstop. Brooks Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Fred May grounds out to the shortstop. Melvin Buchanan grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Paschall singles to right field. Larry Mattingly flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Bob Becquer walks. Bill Harding flies out to the right fielder. Rudy Peraza flies out to the left fielder. Herb Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Oscar Wilder flies out to the left fielder. Marshall McVey grounds out to the shortstop. Tuck Farrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Dino Kessinger singles to left field. Jake Nelson pops out to the second baseman. Masafumi Nihei walks. Greg Fox fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Greg Fox grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Nick Ortiz strikes out. Bobby Muller hits a home run. Fred May grounds out to the third baseman. Melvin Buchanan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Brooks Gordon strikes out. Bob Becquer singles to right field. Bill Harding flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Peraza lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Danny Paschall flies out to the center fielder. Larry Mattingly grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Seibert 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. Oscar Wilder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Herb Murray flies out to the center fielder. Dino Kessinger flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jake Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Marshall McVey flies out to the center fielder. Tuck Farrell lines out to the shortstop. Nick Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Carl Bloodbath comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lenny Shoupe is pinch hitting for Masafumi Nihei. Lenny Shoupe strikes out. Alex Jacobs is pinch hitting for Joe Seibert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Jacobs grounds out to the second baseman. Brooks Gordon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 2
Game Notes Herb Murray is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jamie Garagiola did not respond to coaching in arm Queenie Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Jamie Garagiola did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jamie Garagiola improves in power_vs_lefty Jamie Garagiola did not respond to coaching in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Woody Hafey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Browne did not respond to coaching in speed Woody Hafey improves in range Alan Hurley did not respond to coaching in speed