Win: Brian Krug (7-8) Loss: Alfredo Garcia (15-12)
Save: Stan Slattery (48)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Doug McLaughlin pitching. Mike Fink strikes out. Wesley Fitzmorris grounds out to the catcher. Yo-Yo Catalanotto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Alfredo Garcia pitching. Dave Way grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Adams grounds out to the pitcher. Dixie Thurman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bernie Bailey pops out to the first baseman. Kewpie Grostas walks. Freddie Lowery grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kewpie Grostas advances to second on the play. Akihiko Fukuchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Willie Townsend hits a home run. Spike Dudley strikes out. Ray Law pops out to the second baseman. Tim Pascual doubles to left field. Ray Cotter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Leo Beane pops out to the shortstop. Alfredo Garcia singles to right field. Mike Fink hits a home run. Alfredo Garcia scores. Wesley Fitzmorris flies out to the center fielder. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Doug McLaughlin grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Way grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bernie Bailey is hit by a pitch. Kewpie Grostas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Freddie Lowery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Dixie Thurman pops out to the second baseman. Willie Townsend walks. Spike Dudley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Akihiko Fukuchi walks. Leo Beane singles to center field. Alfredo Garcia lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Fink flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Akihiko Fukuchi scores. Wesley Fitzmorris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ray Law pops out to the third baseman. Tim Pascual strikes out. Ray Cotter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Yo-Yo Catalanotto flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Bailey doubles to right field. Kewpie Grostas singles to right field. Brian Krug comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Freddie Lowery walks. Akihiko Fukuchi strikes out. Leo Beane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Atlanta Brian Krug strikes out. Dave Way singles to left field. Bill Adams doubles to center field. Dave Way uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dixie Thurman singles to left field. Bill Adams scores. Willie Townsend pops out to the third baseman. Spike Dudley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Alfredo Garcia strikes out. Mike Fink walks. Wesley Fitzmorris strikes out. Yo-Yo Catalanotto doubles to left field. Mike Fink is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ray Law grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Pascual reached on a 2-base throwing error by Leo Beane. Ray Cotter flies out to the center fielder. Danny Macias is pinch hitting for Brian Krug. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Danny Macias singles to center field. Tim Pascual scores. Dave Way flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Stan Slattery pitching. Banger Ray enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Cotter at 3B. Bernie Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Kewpie Grostas strikes out. Freddie Lowery flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Bill Adams flies out to the right fielder. Dixie Thurman pops out to the third baseman. Willie Townsend grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Akihiko Fukuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Beane grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Sowders is pinch hitting for Alfredo Garcia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Sowders pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Atlanta total runners left on base: 3
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Stivetts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Jack improves in control Ali Allietta improves in velocity Dave Stivetts did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chick Reynolds did not respond to coaching in control Ali Allietta did not respond to coaching in velocity Zip Rizo improves in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Ermer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Arias improves in power_vs_righty Jonathan McGann did not respond to coaching in speed Binky Nicholson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rich Pickett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Root improves in power_vs_righty