Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ken Berg pitching. Bud McAfee flies out to the center fielder. Pat Springer singles to left field. Donal Perez grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Pat Springer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Junior Milosevich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Lucas Farley pitching. Bill Werle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ma`a Nonu grounds out to the pitcher. Red Konopka doubles to right field. Mike Allen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Henley strikes out. Oscar Ujdur grounds out to the pitcher. Tricky Childress flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Satoshi Hara walks. Vern Rakow singles to left field. Satoshi Hara advances to third on the hit. Offa Tamulis strikes out. Thomas Perconte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Satoshi Hara scores. Vern Rakow advances to second on the play. Ken Berg singles to left field. Vern Rakow scores. Bill Werle singles past the shortstop. Ken Berg advances to third on the hit. Ma`a Nonu hits a home run. Ken Berg scores. Bill Werle scores. Gordon Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Konopka singles to right field. Mike Allen singles to left field. Red Konopka advances to third on the hit. Satoshi Hara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Derrin Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Gordon Baker strikes out. Bud McAfee pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Vern Rakow grounds out to the second baseman. Offa Tamulis flies out to the left fielder. Thomas Perconte walks. Ken Berg walks. Bill Werle singles to center field. Ma`a Nonu flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pat Springer singles to left field. Donal Perez strikes out. Pat Springer steals second. Junior Milosevich flies out to the left fielder. Bill Henley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Red Konopka grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Satoshi Hara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Oscar Ujdur pops out to the second baseman. Tricky Childress singles to right field. Derrin Pickering singles to right field. Tricky Childress advances to third on the hit. Gordon Baker singles to center field. Tricky Childress scores. Derrin Pickering advances to third on the hit. Bud McAfee walks. Pat Springer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Vern Rakow doubles to left field. Offa Tamulis hits a home run. Vern Rakow scores. Thomas Perconte walks. Ken Berg lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Thomas Perconte forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Werle singles to right field. Ken Berg advances to third on the hit. Ma`a Nonu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Donal Perez singles to left field. Junior Milosevich grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Donal Perez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Henley reached on a fielding error by Bill Werle. Oscar Ujdur flies out to the right fielder. Tricky Childress grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Red Konopka flies out to the left fielder. Patsy Archie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Satoshi Hara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Derrin Pickering strikes out. Patsy Archie flies out to the center fielder. Bud McAfee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Vern Rakow grounds out to the second baseman. Offa Tamulis grounds out to the second baseman. Thomas Perconte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pat Springer singles to right field. Donal Perez flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Junior Milosevich hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bill Henley grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Springer advances to third on the play. Junior Milosevich advances to second on the play. Oscar Ujdur lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Wilson Mullane is pinch hitting for Ken Berg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Wilson Mullane is hit by a pitch. Bill Werle flies out to the left fielder. Ma`a Nonu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh A.J. Strincevich pitching. Dick Durning is pinch hitting for Tricky Childress. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Durning grounds out to the second baseman. Derrin Pickering strikes out. Mark Fleming is pinch hitting for Patsy Archie. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Fleming strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Philadelphia total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Wilson Mullane is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Matt Borders did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Farmer improves in speed Joe Farmer improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Shetrone improves in power_vs_righty Brian Niehaus did not respond to coaching in C
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lynn Canseco improves in arm Troy Tsitouris improves in speed A.J. Penn did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Henderson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty