Win: Jess Hernandez (18-8) Loss: Ed Flannery (12-10)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Jess Hernandez pitching. Jamie Helton walks. Jack Florie flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Jamie Helton advances to second. Ben Vitelli strikes out. Hank Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ed Flannery pitching. Hiroshi Yamamoto singles past the second baseman. Ron Williams flies out to the left fielder. Hiroshi Yamamoto steals second. Chris Ainge reached on a fielding error by Kazumasa Koike. Yonel Bernal walks. Orlin Stablein singles to left field. Hiroshi Yamamoto scores. Chris Ainge scores. Yonel Bernal advances to third on the hit. Tom Blaemire singles to left field. Yonel Bernal scores. Johnny Bradford strikes out. Sam Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Kazumasa Koike walks. Jose Picone singles to center field. Lew Cisar grounds out to the third baseman. Kazumasa Koike advances to third on the play. Jose Picone advances to second on the play. Mark Prall singles past the shortstop. Kazumasa Koike scores. Jose Picone scores. Ed Flannery fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ed Flannery strikes out. Jamie Helton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jess Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Yamamoto hits a home run. Ron Williams walks. Chris Ainge pops out to the shortstop. Yonel Bernal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jack Florie lines out to the third baseman. Ben Vitelli singles to center field. Hank Brown walks. Kazumasa Koike strikes out. Jose Picone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Orlin Stablein strikes out. Tom Blaemire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Lew Cisar pops out to the catcher. Mark Prall singles to right field. Ed Flannery lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Jamie Helton strikes out. Jack Florie grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sam Murray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jess Hernandez pops out to the first baseman. Hiroshi Yamamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ben Vitelli flies out to the center fielder. Hank Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Kazumasa Koike grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ron Williams singles to left field. Chris Ainge walks. Yonel Bernal grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Williams advances to third on the play. Chris Ainge advances to second on the play. Orlin Stablein singles to left field. Ron Williams scores. Chris Ainge scores. Jake Birkbeck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Blaemire singles to right field. Johnny Bradford singles to right field. Orlin Stablein uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sam Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Blaemire advances to third on the play. Johnny Bradford advances to second on the play. Jess Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jose Picone singles to center field. Lew Cisar grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Picone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lew Cisar steals second. Mark Prall lines out to the shortstop. Jake Birkbeck grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hiroshi Yamamoto grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ron Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Ainge singles to right field. Chris Ainge steals second. Yonel Bernal grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jamie Helton strikes out. Jack Florie walks. Ben Vitelli singles to center field. Hank Brown flies out to the right fielder. Kazumasa Koike strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Orlin Stablein singles to left field. Tom Blaemire grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Dave Madison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jose Picone grounds out to the second baseman. Lew Cisar flies out to the right fielder. Mark Prall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Sam Murray doubles past the third baseman. Len Scarsella is pinch hitting for Dave Madison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Len Scarsella reached on a fielding error by Kazumasa Koike. Len Scarsella steals second. Hiroshi Yamamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Sam Murray scores. Chris Ainge flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Lynn Mrozinski pitching. Don Polanco is pinch hitting for Jake Birkbeck. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Polanco flies out to the left fielder. Jamie Helton strikes out. Jack Florie singles to center field. Ben Vitelli flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 10 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bunny White did not respond to coaching in velocity Tetsushi Yamamoto did not respond to coaching in speed Pud Ryal improves in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Norm Lepcio did not respond to coaching in control Herb Grim did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Wilmot improves in arm Bill Powell improves in velocity Hod Blank did not respond to coaching in range Cotton Welch did not respond to coaching in control Pete Dietzel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Wilmot did not respond to coaching in speed