Inning: 1 Atlanta Henry Gettman pitching. Lew Cisar pops out to the second baseman. Howie Greenfield strikes out. Troy Taylor grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ed Flannery pitching. Hiroshi Yamamoto strikes out. Ron Williams grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chris Ainge singles to center field. Skinny Bianco singles to right field. Chris Ainge advances to third on the hit. Rick Johnston pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Pud Ryal flies out to the right fielder. Jack Florie lines out to the second baseman. Jamie Helton reached on a fielding error by Skinny Bianco. Mark Prall doubles to left field. Tom Tabb singles to right field. Jamie Helton scores. Mark Prall scores. Ed Flannery grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Tabb is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Hill flies out to the left fielder. Vance Skiff flies out to the center fielder. Stu Dietrich lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Lew Cisar flies out to the center fielder. Howie Greenfield strikes out. Troy Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Henry Gettman singles to center field. Hiroshi Yamamoto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Henry Gettman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ron Williams flies out to the left fielder. Chris Ainge walks. Skinny Bianco strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Pud Ryal hits a home run. Jack Florie walks. Jamie Helton pops out to the first baseman. Mark Prall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Rick Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hill walks. Joe Hill is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vance Skiff pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Tom Tabb singles to right field. Ed Flannery fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ed Flannery singles to right field. Tom Tabb is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Lew Cisar grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Flannery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Howie Greenfield flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Stu Dietrich walks. Henry Gettman 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 singles to right field. Stu Dietrich scores. Chris Ainge pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Troy Taylor doubles to right field. Pud Ryal walks. Jack Florie singles to center field. Troy Taylor scores. Joe Hamilton 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. Jamie Helton walks. Mark Prall doubles to center field. Pud Ryal scores. Jack Florie scores. Tom Tabb flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jamie Helton scores. Ed Flannery singles to right field. Mark Prall scores. Carl Phebus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lew Cisar grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Flannery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Howie Greenfield grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lew Cisar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Skinny Bianco singles past the shortstop. Rick Johnston strikes out. Joe Hill flies out to the right fielder. Skinny Bianco steals second. Vance Skiff flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Troy Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pud Ryal walks. Jack Florie grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pud Ryal is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jamie Helton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Stu Dietrich strikes out. John Lake is pinch hitting for Carl Phebus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Lake pops out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Yamamoto singles to center field. Ron Williams walks. Bunny White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Chris Ainge grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Lynn Mrozinski pitching. Mark Prall strikes out. Jose Picone is pinch hitting for Tom Tabb. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Picone grounds out to the shortstop. Floyd Ross is pinch hitting for Bunny White. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Floyd Ross walks. Lew Cisar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Claudell Martinez pitching. Skinny Bianco singles to left field. Rick Johnston bunts for a base hit. Joe Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Skinny Bianco advances to third on the play. Rick Johnston advances to second on the play. Vance Skiff flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Skinny Bianco scores. Stu Dietrich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Howie Greenfield strikes out. Jack Druhot is pinch hitting for Troy Taylor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Druhot strikes out. Pud Ryal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hod Blank is pinch hitting for Lynn Mrozinski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hod Blank strikes out. Hiroshi Yamamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Williams walks. Ron Williams steals second. Chris Ainge singles to right field. Ron Williams scores. Skinny Bianco strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pedro Chappelle improves in contact_vs_righty Ziggy Lane did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ewell Bartley improves in speed Ryan Ryan improves in contact_vs_lefty Ezra Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ewell Bartley improves in arm Ryan Ryan did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Wilmot improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Heredia improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Heredia did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Scat Underwood improves in speed Bill Powell did not respond to coaching in control Hal Moses improves in arm Hal Moses did not respond to coaching in 1B