Win: Steve Deering (6-4) Loss: Sam Hubbell (9-6)
Save: Jeff Fittery (40)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jason Hesketh pitching. Cy Pisoni singles to right field. Mo Bailey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cy Pisoni is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Veres reached on a 2-base fielding error by Fred Cromer. Buck Perrin strikes out. Dave Nordhagen reached on a fielding error by Herman Grampp. Mo Bailey scores. Joey Sierra strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Ken Poholsky pitching. Joe Mullins walks. Herman Grampp strikes out. Joe Mullins gets picked off first. Johnny Daley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Alex Porter walks. Heinie Garrett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Porter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Poholsky lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Cy Pisoni walks. Mo Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Jose Veres grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Atlanta Frank Getzien flies out to the right fielder. Fred Cromer strikes out. John Wheat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Buck Perrin doubles to center field. Dave Nordhagen flies out to the center fielder. Joey Sierra grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex Porter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Larry Friedrichs walks. Rick Zerbe flies out to the right fielder. Jason Hesketh fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jason Hesketh flies out to the right fielder. Joe Mullins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Heinie Garrett singles to center field. Heinie Garrett steals second. Ken Poholsky lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cy Pisoni strikes out. Mo Bailey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Herman Grampp pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Daley singles to left field. Johnny Daley steals second. Frank Getzien strikes out. Fred Cromer triples. Johnny Daley scores. John Wheat grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jose Veres grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Perrin flies out to the left fielder. Dave Nordhagen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Larry Friedrichs singles to right field. Rick Zerbe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Larry Friedrichs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rick Zerbe steals second. Jason Hesketh singles to right field. Rick Zerbe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Mullins hits a home run. Jason Hesketh scores. Herman Grampp walks. Johnny Daley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herman Grampp is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Getzien strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joey Sierra singles past the shortstop. Joey Sierra steals second. Alex Porter strikes out. Heinie Garrett doubles past the center fielder. Joey Sierra scores. Ken Poholsky singles to right field. Heinie Garrett scores. Cy Pisoni singles to center field. Ken Poholsky advances to third on the hit. Mo Bailey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ken Poholsky scores. Cy Pisoni advances to second on the play. Jose Veres singles to center field. Cy Pisoni scores. Buck Perrin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Fred Cromer flies out to the center fielder. Ray Dunlap comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. John Wheat singles to left field. Larry Friedrichs flies out to the right fielder. Rick Zerbe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ken Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Nordhagen strikes out. Joey Sierra flies out to the center fielder. Alex Porter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Carl Fridley is pinch hitting for Ken Baker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carl Fridley singles to right field. Joe Mullins singles to center field. Carl Fridley advances to third on the hit. Herman Grampp grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Carl Fridley scores. Steve Deering comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Daley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Sam Hubbell pitching. Heinie Garrett grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Anderson is pinch hitting for Steve Deering. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Anderson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Larry Friedrichs. Cy Pisoni flies out to the right fielder. Mo Bailey singles to center field. Doug Anderson scores. Jose Veres singles to left field. Buck Perrin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Red Smith pitching. Frank Getzien pops out to the first baseman. Fred Cromer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John Wheat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dave Nordhagen hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joey Sierra singles to center field. Dave Nordhagen advances to third on the hit. Alex Porter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Nordhagen scores. Ron Lange comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Heinie Garrett singles to right field. Yusaku Ishii is pinch hitting for Red Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yusaku Ishii strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Jeff Fittery pitching. Larry Friedrichs grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Zerbe grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Erickson is pinch hitting for Ron Lange. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Atlanta total runners LOB: 4
Batting:3B - Fred Cromer (6).HR - Joe Mullins (20).GIDP - Herman Grampp. Baserunning: SB - Johnny Daley (26), Rick Zerbe (4). Fielding: E - Herman Grampp, Fred Cromer, Larry Friedrichs.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Abie Doscher did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Thompson did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Lillis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jamey Lohr improves in contact_vs_righty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ross Johns improves in power_vs_righty Eli Leinhauser improves in range Roy Depaula did not respond to coaching in velocity Morris Mateo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty