Win: Vince Estock (5-6) Loss: Ray Greenwell (0-2)
Save: Bruce Wade (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh King Henry pitching. Jimmy Ewing grounds out to the shortstop. Tex LaGrow strikes out. Lariel Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Vince Estock pitching. Frank Wendell walks. Frank Wendell steals second. Jessie Marsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Wendell advances to third on the play. Miguel Valentine hits a home run. Frank Wendell scores. Pablo Glanville triples. Greg Berhalter grounds out to the shortstop. Pablo Glanville scores. Mo Brandt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mort Tenney strikes out. Bret Konieczny doubles to left field. Kenny Buckley lines out to the third baseman. George English flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bill Gardenhire pops out to the shortstop. Fielder Flitcraft grounds out to the second baseman. King Henry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Federoff grounds out to the second baseman. Vince Estock strikes out. Jimmy Ewing grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Frank Wendell grounds out to the pitcher. Jessie Marsh flies out to the right fielder. Miguel Valentine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tex LaGrow walks. Lariel Washington singles past the second baseman. Tex LaGrow advances to third on the hit. Mort Tenney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tex LaGrow scores. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Pablo Glanville strikes out. Greg Berhalter flies out to the center fielder. Mo Brandt singles to center field. Bill Gardenhire singles to right field. Fielder Flitcraft grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Gardenhire is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kenny Buckley strikes out. George English walks. Dick Federoff flies out to the left fielder. Vince Estock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta King Henry strikes out. Frank Wendell grounds out to the shortstop. Jessie Marsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jimmy Ewing pops out to the second baseman. Tex LaGrow strikes out. Lariel Washington triples. Mort Tenney doubles to right field. Lariel Washington scores. Bret Konieczny pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Miguel Valentine flies out to the center fielder. Pablo Glanville strikes out. Greg Berhalter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ray Greenwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Kenny Buckley flies out to the right fielder. George English pops out to the first baseman. Dick Federoff singles in front of the right fielder. Vince Estock singles to right field. Dick Federoff advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Ewing walks. Tex LaGrow walks. Dick Federoff scores. Don LaMacchia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lariel Washington triples. Vince Estock scores. Jimmy Ewing scores. Tex LaGrow scores. Mort Tenney pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Mo Brandt grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Gardenhire flies out to the center fielder. Fielder Flitcraft grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bret Konieczny singles to right field. Kenny Buckley singles to right field. Bret Konieczny advances to third on the hit. Hiroaki Chiba comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George English strikes out. Dick Federoff flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bret Konieczny scores. Bill Weber is pinch hitting for Vince Estock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Weber singles to center field. Jimmy Ewing pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Hal Yelding pitching. Dummy Clayton is pinch hitting for Hiroaki Chiba. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dummy Clayton walks. Frank Wendell doubles to left field. Dummy Clayton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jessie Marsh strikes out. Miguel Valentine flies out to the left fielder. Pablo Glanville grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ernesto Tamayo pitching. Tex LaGrow grounds out to the shortstop. Lariel Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mort Tenney singles to right field. Bret Konieczny pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Duck Mulliniks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Berhalter strikes out. Mo Brandt walks. Bill Gardenhire is hit by a pitch. Fielder Flitcraft hits an infield single to the second baseman. Frank Richter is pinch hitting for Ernesto Tamayo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Richter flies out to the center fielder. Frank Wendell singles to right field. Mo Brandt scores. Bruce Wade comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jessie Marsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Ray Greenwell is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rod Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Carter improves in speed Ernie Fodge did not respond to coaching in endurance Justin Rudi did not respond to coaching in arm Jerry Wagner did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Henry did not respond to coaching in velocity
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Fluhrer improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Fluhrer improves in range Bart Frye improves in arm Mike Lowery improves in speed Tomas Redmon did not respond to coaching in control Henry McCandless did not respond to coaching in velocity Bart Frye did not respond to coaching in 3B