Win: Phil Niekro (20-5) Loss: Bob Walk (13-6)
Save: Pedro Ramos (27)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Phil Niekro pitching. Sid Bream strikes out. Pete Holtzman doubles to left field. RJ Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Ortiz lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Bob Walk pitching. Elliott Maddox strikes out. Billy Werber singles to right field. Home Run Baker singles to center field. Billy Werber advances to third on the hit. Pat Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Home Run Baker advances to second on the play. Curtis Granderson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Omar Moreno strikes out. John Vail flies out to the right fielder. Dal Colbrunn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Cliff Mapes strikes out. Melky Cabrera strikes out. Greg Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tim Foli strikes out. Bob Walk grounds out to the second baseman. Sid Bream pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Phil Niekro flies out to the left fielder. Elliott Maddox hits an infield single to the shortstop. Billy Werber singles past the shortstop. Home Run Baker flies out to the right fielder. Pat Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pete Holtzman flies out to the left fielder. RJ Reynolds walks. Junior Ortiz walks. Omar Moreno flies out to the center fielder. John Vail strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Curtis Granderson singles to right field. Cliff Mapes walks. Melky Cabrera grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Cliff Mapes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Greg Bird strikes out. Phil Niekro singles to right field. Curtis Granderson scores. Elliott Maddox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dal Colbrunn flies out to the right fielder. Tim Foli grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Walk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Billy Werber flies out to the center fielder. Home Run Baker singles to center field. Home Run Baker steals second. Pat Allen singles to center field. Home Run Baker scores. Pat Allen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Curtis Granderson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Sid Bream grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Holtzman pops out to the third baseman. RJ Reynolds doubles past the left fielder. Junior Ortiz walks. Omar Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Cliff Mapes grounds out to the pitcher. Melky Cabrera walks. Jim Bibby 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. Greg Bird singles to left field. Melky Cabrera advances to third on the hit. Phil Niekro strikes out. Elliott Maddox pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh John Vail doubles to center field. Dal Colbrunn flies out to the right fielder. Tim Foli grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Bibby doubles to left field. John Vail scores. Sid Bream flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Billy Werber strikes out. Home Run Baker walks. Pat Allen flies out to the right fielder. Curtis Granderson doubles to left field. Home Run Baker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cliff Mapes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pete Holtzman flies out to the center fielder. RJ Reynolds pops out to the second baseman. Junior Ortiz singles to left field. Omar Moreno pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Melky Cabrera pops out to the second baseman. Greg Bird singles to center field. Minnie Stiely is pinch hitting for Phil Niekro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Minnie Stiely grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Greg Bird is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Minnie Stiely steals second. Elliott Maddox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pedro Ramos pitching. John Vail grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dal Colbrunn singles to right field. Tim Foli grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Milwaukee total runners left on base: 10
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roger Gajkowski improves in arm Carlos Ardoin did not respond to coaching in arm John Milligan improves in range Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in 3B
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Armstrong did not respond to coaching in control Jackie Jensen did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Butler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Matt Krook did not respond to coaching in velocity Reid Brignac did not respond to coaching in SS