Win: Craig Mays (12-4) Loss: Carlos Monroe (6-6)
Save: Hisanobu Kamiuchi (22)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Craig Mays pitching. Mark Prall strikes out. Jose Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Vitelli grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Carlos Monroe pitching. Hiroshi Yamamoto walks. Ron Williams pops out to the third baseman. Skinny Bianco singles to right field. Hiroshi Yamamoto advances to third on the hit. Dick Minahan walks. Rick Johnston grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hiroshi Yamamoto scores. Skinny Bianco advances to third on the play. Dick Minahan advances to second on the play. Jimmy Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Troy Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Hank Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Jamie Helton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Hill singles to center field. Stu Dietrich walks. Craig Mays lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiroshi Yamamoto flies out to the left fielder. Ron Williams bunts for a base hit. Joe Hill scores. Skinny Bianco pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jack Florie strikes out. Floyd Ross singles to right field. Carlos Monroe fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Carlos Monroe strikes out. Floyd Ross steals second. Mark Prall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dick Minahan strikes out. Rick Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Kelly singles to right field. Jimmy Kelly is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Jose Scott grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Vitelli grounds out to the second baseman. Troy Taylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Williams. Hank Brown walks. Jamie Helton doubles to left field. Troy Taylor scores. Hank Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Florie grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Hill walks. Stu Dietrich reached on a fielding error by Jose Scott. Craig Mays lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiroshi Yamamoto flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Hill scores. Ron Williams lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Floyd Ross strikes out. Carlos Monroe flies out to the left fielder. Mark Prall pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Skinny Bianco pops out to the first baseman. Dick Minahan pops out to the second baseman. Rick Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jose Scott hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jose Scott steals second. Ben Vitelli singles to center field. Jose Scott scores. Troy Taylor strikes out. Hank Brown strikes out. Jamie Helton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jimmy Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hill strikes out. Stu Dietrich hits a home run. Craig Mays pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jack Florie walks. Floyd Ross flies out to the center fielder. Jose Picone is pinch hitting for Carlos Monroe. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jose Picone grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Justin Dunne pitching. Hiroshi Yamamoto singles to right field. Ron Williams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Skinny Bianco hits a home run. Dick Minahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Mark Prall reached on a fielding error by Dick Minahan. Brian Kahn 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 Scott strikes out. Ben Vitelli grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Prall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Troy Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Rick Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hill singles to right field. Stu Dietrich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Hill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. 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. Hank Brown strikes out. Jamie Helton grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Florie singles to left field. Floyd Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Batting:HR - Skinny Bianco (11), Stu Dietrich (5).SF - Hiroshi Yamamoto.GIDP - Ron Williams. Baserunning: CS - Jimmy Kelly (5). Fielding: E - Ron Williams, Dick Minahan.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brad Lamb improves in control Ziggy Lane did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Troy Bruyette did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ewell Bartley improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Flannery did not respond to coaching in control Ryan Ryan improves in speed Ezra Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ramon Marriott improves in contact_vs_lefty Babe Snider improves in range Buster Moore improves in arm Hod Blank did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Wilmot improves in speed Buster Moore improves in arm Clint Klages did not respond to coaching in 2B