Inning: 1 Atlanta Shinichiro Yoshitake pitching. Al Baker flies out to the left fielder. Dave Way bunts for a base hit. Willie Townsend strikes out. Shawn Cora grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Way is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Yoshimi Kamijo pitching. Wesley Fitzmorris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kewpie Grostas grounds out to the third baseman. Ryuji Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Mark Hennis strikes out. Bill Adams lines out to the third baseman. Spike Dudley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rich Sheely strikes out. Zip Rizo flies out to the left fielder. Mitch Sperring grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Kevin McNamara doubles to right field. Yoshimi Kamijo lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Kevin McNamara is thrown out at third. Al Baker flies out to the center fielder. Dave Way grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yoshimi Kamijo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh George Clark walks. Mike Fink flies out to the left fielder. Shinichiro Yoshitake lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, George Clark forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Wesley Fitzmorris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Willie Townsend singles to right field. Shawn Cora singles to center field. Mark Hennis strikes out. Bill Adams strikes out. Spike Dudley walks. Kevin McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kewpie Grostas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ryuji Tanaka triples. Rich Sheely grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Zip Rizo singles to left field. Ryuji Tanaka scores. Mitch Sperring grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Yoshimi Kamijo strikes out. Al Baker flies out to the left fielder. Dave Way grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh George Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Fink grounds out to the pitcher. Shinichiro Yoshitake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Willie Townsend flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Cora pops out to the third baseman. Mark Hennis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Wesley Fitzmorris strikes out. Kewpie Grostas grounds out to the shortstop. Ryuji Tanaka singles to left field. Rich Sheely grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ryuji Tanaka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Bill Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Spike Dudley strikes out. Kevin McNamara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Zip Rizo strikes out. Mitch Sperring strikes out. George Clark grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Doug Acevedo is pinch hitting for Yoshimi Kamijo. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Doug Acevedo singles to center field. Al Baker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Way grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Herm Lindbeck pitching. Mike Fink hits a home run. Shinichiro Yoshitake strikes out. Wesley Fitzmorris strikes out. Kewpie Grostas singles to center field. Ryuji Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Willie Townsend flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Cora grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Red LoDuca 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. Danny Macias is pinch hitting for Mark Hennis. Danny Macias singles to center field. Bill Adams grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Borden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Goodson did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tony Lindsay did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Smith improves in speed Fred Borden improves in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Boehling did not respond to coaching in velocity Toshiyuki Mori improves in control Ken Moroney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kinichi Oshima did not respond to coaching in arm Dave English did not respond to coaching in control Rube Lee did not respond to coaching in endurance