Win: Greg Devlin (2-1) Loss: Augie Davis (0-3)
Save: Stan Slattery (7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Greg Devlin pitching. Kewpie Grostas flies out to the right fielder. Mitch Sperring strikes out. Ryuji Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Augie Davis pitching. Bill Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Way flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Thurman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rich Sheely hits a home run. Wesley Fitzmorris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Fink flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Bailey singles to center field. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bernie Bailey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Willie Townsend walks. Shawn Cora flies out to the left fielder. Ray Law strikes out. Spike Dudley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie Townsend is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Augie Davis singles to center field. Kewpie Grostas singles to center field. Mitch Sperring strikes out. Ryuji Tanaka lines out to the second baseman. Rich Sheely flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Kevin McNamara triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Greg Devlin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Adams hits a home run. Kevin McNamara scores. Dave Way reached on a fielding error by Yo-Yo Catalanotto. Dixie Thurman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Wesley Fitzmorris strikes out. Mike Fink strikes out. Bernie Bailey pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Willie Townsend strikes out. Shawn Cora walks. Shawn Cora is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ray Law pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yo-Yo Catalanotto flies out to the left fielder. Augie Davis bunts for a base hit. Kewpie Grostas strikes out. Mitch Sperring lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Spike Dudley singles to center field. Spike Dudley steals second. Kevin McNamara grounds out to the second baseman. Spike Dudley advances to third on the play. Greg Devlin flies out to the left fielder. Bill Adams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ryuji Tanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Sheely grounds out to the second baseman. Wesley Fitzmorris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Dave Way grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Thurman flies out to the center fielder. Willie Townsend flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mike Fink grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Bailey singles to center field. Yo-Yo Catalanotto flies out to the right fielder. Hiroshi Hirose is pinch hitting for Augie Davis. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hiroshi Hirose grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bernie Bailey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Don Coomer pitching. Shawn Cora triples. Ray Law strikes out. Spike Dudley grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Cora scores. Kevin McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tim Pascual enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kevin McNamara at 3B. Kewpie Grostas grounds out to the second baseman. Mitch Sperring strikes out. Ryuji Tanaka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Binky Nicholson is pinch hitting for Greg Devlin. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Binky Nicholson doubles past the first baseman. Bill Adams walks. Dave Way grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Binky Nicholson advances to third on the play. Dixie Thurman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Stan Slattery pitching. Rich Sheely strikes out. Wesley Fitzmorris grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mike Fink hits a home run. Bernie Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Atlanta total runners left on base: 3
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: George Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dud Noonan did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Sauer did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Arias did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave English did not respond to coaching in control Jim Hermoso improves in arm
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pat Wilkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Baker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hank Fusselman improves in range Deacon Kircher improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Smith improves in power_vs_righty Joe Goodson improves in arm