Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Rich Parsons pitching. Brian Smith flies out to the center fielder. Emil Grunwald grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Carrasco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Pat Valera pitching. Joel Calhoun singles to left field. Matt Noyes strikes out. Andy Connally grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Moreno strikes out. Charley Hickman grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Crooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Fred Ponder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Ennis grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Robinson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Specs Jefferson strikes out. Davey Sipin walks. Pat Valera fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Pat Valera strikes out. Brian Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Davey Sipin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Charlie Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Domingo Wert singles to right field. Rich Parsons lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Domingo Wert forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joel Calhoun grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rich Parsons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Emil Grunwald walks. Emil Grunwald steals second. Dennis Carrasco strikes out. Jim Moreno doubles to center field. Emil Grunwald scores. Charley Hickman flies out to the right fielder. Scott Crooke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Matt Noyes singles to right field. Andy Connally strikes out. Fred Ponder hits a home run. Matt Noyes scores. Carl Ennis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rusty Robinson singles to right field. Charlie Spurgeon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Specs Jefferson strikes out. Davey Sipin grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Valera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Domingo Wert strikes out. Rich Parsons pops out to the third baseman. Joel Calhoun strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Brian Smith hits a home run. Emil Grunwald grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Carrasco lines out to the shortstop. Jim Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Matt Noyes pops out to the second baseman. Andy Connally grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Ponder singles to center field. Fred Ponder steals second. Carl Ennis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman singles past the third baseman. Lou Trout comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Scott Crooke strikes out. Specs Jefferson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charley Hickman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Specs Jefferson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Mike Thornton 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. Rusty Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Spurgeon singles past the shortstop. Danny Hickman is pinch hitting for Domingo Wert. Danny Hickman singles to left field. Lou Trout fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lou Trout grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Davey Sipin strikes out. Mike Thornton doubles to right field. Brian Smith doubles to right field. Mike Thornton scores. Emil Grunwald walks. Dennis Carrasco flies out to the left fielder. Jim Moreno flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Joel Calhoun grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Noyes singles to right field. Matt Noyes steals second. Andy Connally singles to right field. Matt Noyes scores. Fred Ponder strikes out. Andy Connally steals second. Carl Ennis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman doubles to left field. Scott Crooke singles to right field. Charley Hickman scores. Roy Harper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Specs Jefferson singles to right field. Davey Sipin flies out to the left fielder. Mike Thornton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brian Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Rusty Robinson grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Spurgeon pops out to the third baseman. Danny Hickman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Brian Smith (1), Jim Moreno (1), Charley Hickman (3), Mike Thornton (1).HR - Brian Smith (3). Baserunning: SB - Emil Grunwald (1).CS - Specs Jefferson (1).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Randy Mitchell improves in endurance Doc Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Otis Birtsas did not respond to coaching in control Ed Ford did not respond to coaching in control
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Norman Bedford did not respond to coaching in control Lon Zaske improves in power_vs_righty Paul Latham improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.