Win: George Leftwich (5-2) Loss: Chris Bowman (15-7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Chris Bowman pitching. Dusty Banister flies out to the left fielder. Danny Hare strikes out. Jim Nunez singles to right field. Angel Stone hits a home run. Jim Nunez scores. Ethan Mahoney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Harry Garland pitching. Randy Goeckel triples. Tanka Jahari grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Randy Goeckel scores. Donnie Johnson walks. Dave Rodriguez pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Fluhrer singles past the shortstop. Donnie Johnson advances to third on the hit. Francis Soyer singles to center field. Donnie Johnson scores. Johnny Fluhrer advances to third on the hit. Dave Huff singles to left field. Johnny Fluhrer scores. Francis Soyer advances to third on the hit. Bill Gardenhire strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen flies out to the center fielder. Rusty McCleskey flies out to the center fielder. Brant Waddell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Chris Bowman pops out to the first baseman. Randy Goeckel walks. George Leftwich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tanka Jahari doubles to left field. Randy Goeckel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Donnie Johnson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Tanka Jahari scores. Donnie Johnson advances to second on the play. Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh George Leftwich strikes out. Dusty Banister singles in front of the right fielder. Danny Hare reached on a 2-base fielding error by Donnie Johnson. Jim Nunez singles to center field. Dusty Banister scores. Danny Hare scores. Angel Stone doubles to center field. Jim Nunez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ethan Mahoney grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Lerchen singles to right field. Rusty McCleskey triples. Angel Stone scores. Dick Lerchen scores. Brant Waddell singles to center field. Rusty McCleskey scores. George Leftwich pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Francis Soyer flies out to the left fielder. Mark Brunet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Huff strikes out. Bill Gardenhire strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dusty Banister grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Hare strikes out. Jim Nunez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Chris Bowman strikes out. Randy Goeckel triples. Tanka Jahari strikes out. Donnie Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Angel Stone grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ethan Mahoney flies out to the right fielder. Dick Lerchen walks. Rusty McCleskey doubles to right field. Brant Waddell pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the shortstop. Francis Soyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rod Kracher is pinch hitting for Mark Brunet. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rod Kracher hits a home run. Dusty Banister hits a home run. Danny Hare flies out to the left fielder. Jim Nunez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Angel Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jack Rosenberg pitching. Dave Huff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Gardenhire singles to right field. Chris Bowman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Randy Goeckel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ethan Mahoney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Lerchen pops out to the third baseman. Rusty McCleskey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Dick Federoff enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rusty McCleskey at SS. Tanka Jahari grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Donnie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mayor Daley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brant Waddell walks. Dave Rice is pinch hitting for Jack Rosenberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dave Rice grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dusty Banister grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Hal Abrams pitching. Abner Poland is pinch hitting for Johnny Fluhrer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Abner Poland singles to right field. Francis Soyer flies out to the center fielder. Dave Huff singles to right field. Bill Gardenhire flies out to the center fielder. Frank Wendell is pinch hitting for Mayor Daley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Wendell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dick Bell pitching. Danny Hare walks. Jim Nunez strikes out. Angel Stone strikes out. Ethan Mahoney doubles to left field. Danny Hare scores. Mel Groundhogwski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Lerchen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Randy Goeckel singles to center field. Tanka Jahari grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Goeckel advances to second on the play. Donnie Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Rodriguez doubles to left field. Randy Goeckel scores. Masao Fothergill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Abner Poland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Malkmus did not respond to coaching in range Tom Malkmus did not respond to coaching in range Danny Dropo improves in arm Len Miller did not respond to coaching in control Al Pettis improves in velocity Jack Ray improves in range
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Purnell did not respond to coaching in range Curt Comorosky did not respond to coaching in range Joe Lush improves in velocity Bernie Farrell improves in endurance Curt Comorosky improves in power_vs_righty Jack Davis did not respond to coaching in speed Chief Faneyte did not respond to coaching in 2B