Win: Craig Mays (12-6) Loss: Len Smith (2-14)
Save: Hisanobu Kamiuchi (30)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Len Smith pitching. Hiroshi Yamamoto strikes out. Ron Williams strikes out. Skinny Bianco grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Craig Mays pitching. Mark Prall grounds out to the second baseman. Troy Taylor strikes out. Jamie Helton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dick Minahan singles to left field. Rick Johnston singles to center field. Otto Smith singles to right field. Dick Minahan scores. Chris Ainge strikes out. Stu Dietrich walks. Craig Mays flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Johnston scores. Hiroshi Yamamoto singles to right field. Ron Williams walks. Otto Smith scores. Skinny Bianco grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jose Scott grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Vitelli strikes out. Floyd Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Minahan singles to left field. Rick Johnston strikes out. Otto Smith grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jack Florie flies out to the center fielder. Lew Cisar grounds out to the shortstop. Len Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Chris Ainge grounds out to the second baseman. Stu Dietrich grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Mays strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Mark Prall singles to right field. Troy Taylor walks. Jamie Helton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Craig Mays. Mark Prall scores. Jose Scott pops out to the catcher. Ben Vitelli grounds out to the shortstop. Floyd Ross singles to center field. Troy Taylor scores. Jack Florie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hiroshi Yamamoto strikes out. Ron Williams strikes out. Skinny Bianco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Lew Cisar singles to center field. Len Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Prall grounds out to the shortstop. Troy Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dick Minahan grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Johnston singles to left field. Otto Smith singles to left field. Chris Ainge grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rick Johnston advances to third on the play. Otto Smith advances to second on the play. Stu Dietrich singles to left field. Rick Johnston scores. Otto Smith scores. Craig Mays pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jamie Helton grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Scott strikes out. Ben Vitelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hiroshi Yamamoto strikes out. Ron Williams singles to center field. Skinny Bianco grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ron Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Minahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Floyd Ross singles to right field. Jack Florie singles to left field. Lew Cisar strikes out. Jose Picone is pinch hitting for Len Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jose Picone grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Justin Dunne pitching. Rick Johnston strikes out. Otto Smith flies out to the left fielder. Chris Ainge singles to center field. Stu Dietrich singles to right field. Chris Ainge advances to third on the hit. Craig Mays grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Tom Blaemire enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stu Dietrich at 1B. Mark Prall doubles to right field. Troy Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Prall advances to third on the play. Jamie Helton strikes out. Jose Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hiroshi Yamamoto pops out to the shortstop. Ron Williams walks. Ron Williams steals second. Skinny Bianco strikes out. Dick Minahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Hisanobu Kamiuchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ben Vitelli walks. Ben Vitelli steals second. Floyd Ross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ben Vitelli advances to third on the play. Jack Florie singles to left field. Ben Vitelli scores. Lew Cisar grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Florie advances to second on the play. Don Polanco is pinch hitting for Justin Dunne. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Polanco lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Skinny Bianco is injured and is expected to be out 48 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Kellett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Hamilton did not respond to coaching in control Ramon Marriott did not respond to coaching in arm Vance Skiff did not respond to coaching in speed Vance Skiff improves in power_vs_lefty Cotton Welch did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Moses did not respond to coaching in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ezra Hutchinson improves in contact_vs_righty Roger Wehmeier did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Seelbach did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tom Gaspar improves in contact_vs_righty Ezra Hutchinson improves in contact_vs_righty Ezra Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in SS