Win: Greg Devlin (20-5) Loss: Brian Kimball (17-8)
Save: Stan Slattery (49)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Greg Devlin pitching. Frankie Feluette strikes out. Bernie Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Ryuji Tanaka singles to center field. Wesley Fitzmorris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Brian Kimball pitching. Dave Way singles to left field. Dixie Thurman grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dave Way is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Townsend doubles to right field. Ray Law grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dixie Thurman scores. Willie Townsend advances to third on the play. Spike Dudley doubles to right field. Willie Townsend scores. Tim Pascual grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Fink grounds out to the second baseman. Mitch Sperring pops out to the first baseman. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ray Cotter strikes out. Bill Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Devlin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hiroshi Hirose flies out to the center fielder. Brian Kimball singles to left field. Frankie Feluette doubles to left field. Brian Kimball scores. Bernie Bailey strikes out. Ryuji Tanaka singles to left field. Frankie Feluette scores. Wesley Fitzmorris singles to center field. Ryuji Tanaka advances to third on the hit. Mike Fink pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Dave Way doubles to left field. Dixie Thurman flies out to the center fielder. Willie Townsend grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Way advances to third on the play. Ray Law strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mitch Sperring strikes out. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Hirose strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Spike Dudley grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Pascual doubles to right field. Ray Cotter walks. Bill Adams flies out to the center fielder. Greg Devlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Brian Kimball flies out to the left fielder. Frankie Feluette singles to center field. Bernie Bailey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Dave Way reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frankie Feluette. Dixie Thurman singles to center field. Dave Way scores. Willie Townsend singles to left field. Passed ball. Dixie Thurman advances to third. Willie Townsend advances to second. Ray Law pops out to the third baseman. Spike Dudley strikes out. Tim Pascual lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ryuji Tanaka flies out to the right fielder. Wesley Fitzmorris flies out to the center fielder. Mike Fink singles to center field. Mitch Sperring walks. Yo-Yo Catalanotto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ray Cotter strikes out. Bill Adams walks. Greg Devlin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Greg Devlin strikes out. Dave Way singles to center field. Dixie Thurman singles to center field. Bill Adams scores. Willie Townsend lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hiroshi Hirose singles to center field. Junior Santorini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Howell is pinch hitting for Brian Kimball. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Hirose advances to second on the play. Frankie Feluette singles to left field. Hiroshi Hirose scores. Bernie Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Ryuji Tanaka flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Roy Becker pitching. Ray Law grounds out to the third baseman. Spike Dudley walks. Tim Pascual grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Kevin McNamara enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim Pascual at 2B. Wesley Fitzmorris singles to right field. Mike Fink grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wesley Fitzmorris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mitch Sperring singles past the first baseman. Yo-Yo Catalanotto strikes out. Hiroshi Hirose strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ray Cotter singles to left field. Ray Cotter steals second. Bill Adams grounds out to the pitcher. Binky Nicholson is pinch hitting for Junior Santorini. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Binky Nicholson strikes out. Dave Way flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Stan Slattery pitching. Bill Gamble is pinch hitting for Roy Becker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Gamble grounds out to the second baseman. Frankie Feluette grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Bailey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Atlanta total runners left on base: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Zip Rizo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ali Allietta improves in velocity Otis Hurley improves in speed John Bowman did not respond to coaching in control Greg Score did not respond to coaching in control Ted Hulse did not respond to coaching in velocity Zip Rizo did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Frye did not respond to coaching in control Joe Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Acevedo improves in range Bob Gilbreath improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Baker did not respond to coaching in arm