Win: Al Acosta (13-7) Loss: Bill Powell (10-7)
Save: Monty Crouch (26)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Acosta pitching. Hal Moses walks. Hal Moses steals second. Ed Heredia strikes out. Rick Johnston flies out to the right fielder. Phil Farmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Bill Powell pitching. Ezra Hutchinson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mel Dreifort singles to center field. Ezra Hutchinson advances to third on the hit. Ryan Ryan strikes out. Ziggy Lane flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ezra Hutchinson scores. Pedro Chappelle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jerry Worrell singles to center field. Jerry Worrell steals second. Buster Moore strikes out. Tom Hayes walks. Vance Skiff grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ed Kubiszyn doubles to right field. Bevo Guardado strikes out. Snuffy Palacios singles to left field. Al Acosta triples. Ed Kubiszyn scores. Snuffy Palacios scores. Ezra Hutchinson flies out to the right fielder. Mel Dreifort singles to right field. Al Acosta scores. Mel Dreifort steals second. Ryan Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Moses singles to center field. Ed Heredia walks. Rick Johnston doubles to left field. Hal Moses scores. Phil Farmer strikes out. Jerry Worrell walks. Buster Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ziggy Lane singles to left field. Ziggy Lane is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pedro Chappelle strikes out. Ed Kubiszyn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes singles to center field. Vance Skiff grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Bill Powell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bevo Guardado walks. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Al Acosta lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ezra Hutchinson walks. Mel Dreifort flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hal Moses strikes out. Ed Heredia strikes out. Rick Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ryan Ryan grounds out to the third baseman. Ziggy Lane walks. Passed ball. Ziggy Lane advances to second. Pedro Chappelle singles to left field. Ziggy Lane scores. Jay Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Kubiszyn strikes out. Pedro Chappelle steals second. Bevo Guardado walks. Snuffy Palacios doubles to left field. Pedro Chappelle scores. Bevo Guardado uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Phil Farmer strikes out. Jerry Worrell flies out to the center fielder. Buster Moore walks. Tom Hayes hits a home run. Buster Moore scores. Vance Skiff singles to left field. Jay Smith pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ezra Hutchinson hits a home run. Johnny Figueroa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Ryan Ryan singles to left field. Ryan Ryan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ziggy Lane singles to center field. Pedro Chappelle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hal Moses strikes out. Mark K Bosman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ed Heredia walks. Rick Johnston singles to center field. Ed Heredia advances to third on the hit. Phil Farmer walks. Jerry Worrell singles to center field. Ed Heredia scores. Rick Johnston is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Phil Farmer advances to third on the play. Marty Warwick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buster Moore hits a home run. Phil Farmer scores. Jerry Worrell scores. Tom Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ed Kubiszyn flies out to the center fielder. Bevo Guardado singles to left field. Snuffy Palacios lines out to the second baseman. Mike Mauck is pinch hitting for Marty Warwick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Mauck doubles to center field. Bevo Guardado uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ezra Hutchinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Monty Crouch pitching. Vance Skiff walks. Joe Hill is pinch hitting for Johnny Figueroa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Hill strikes out. Hal Moses flies out to the left fielder. Ed Heredia singles in front of the center fielder. Vance Skiff aggressively advances to third on the hit. Rick Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Bob Wheeler pitching. Mel Dreifort grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Ziggy Lane grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Phil Farmer pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Worrell strikes out. Buster Moore grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Atlanta total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Rick Johnston (27).HR - Buster Moore (16), Tom Hayes (10).GIDP - Vance Skiff 2. Baserunning: SB - Hal Moses (31), Jerry Worrell (18). Fielding: PB - Jerry Worrell.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Nieman improves in contact_vs_righty Pat Matuzak did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Gus Eichhorn improves in arm Jim Nieman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Sizemore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pat Matuzak did not respond to coaching in LF
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Huskey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Strick Jester improves in power_vs_lefty Buddy Smith did not respond to coaching in control Matt Conwell improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Morehead improves in arm Felix Allen improves in velocity