Inning: 1 Atlanta Brian Kimball pitching. Doug Acevedo grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Wilkins grounds out to the shortstop. Binky Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Greg Devlin pitching. Red Garcia strikes out. Wesley Fitzmorris grounds out to the second baseman. Ryuji Tanaka flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Dave Way singles to right field. Willie Townsend singles to left field. Ron Schauer singles to right field. Dave Way scores. Willie Townsend aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mark Hennis strikes out. Sam Parrott strikes out. Greg Devlin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Rich Sheely strikes out. Zip Rizo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mitch Sperring singles to center field. Bernie Bailey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mitch Sperring is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Doug Acevedo lines out to the second baseman. Pat Wilkins doubles to right field. Binky Nicholson singles to right field. Pat Wilkins scores. Dave Way grounds out to the catcher. Binky Nicholson advances to second on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Willie Townsend pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mike Fink flies out to the center fielder. Brian Kimball flies out to the left fielder. Red Garcia singles to right field. Wesley Fitzmorris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ron Schauer singles to left field. Mark Hennis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Schauer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sam Parrott strikes out. Greg Devlin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Hennis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ryuji Tanaka strikes out. Rich Sheely reached on a fielding error by Willie Townsend. Zip Rizo doubles to left field. Mitch Sperring singles to center field. Rich Sheely scores. Zip Rizo is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bernie Bailey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pat Wilkins. Mike Fink walks. Brian Kimball pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Atlanta Doug Acevedo doubles to right field. Pat Wilkins flies out to the right fielder. Binky Nicholson strikes out. Dave Way flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Red Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Wesley Fitzmorris singles past the shortstop. Ryuji Tanaka grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Willie Townsend strikes out. Ron Schauer walks. Mark Hennis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Schauer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sam Parrott singles to center field. Greg Devlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rich Sheely walks. Zip Rizo hits a home run. Rich Sheely scores. Mitch Sperring reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pat Wilkins. Bernie Bailey singles to right field. Mitch Sperring scores. Herm Lindbeck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Fink hits a home run. Bernie Bailey scores. Brian Kimball reached on a fielding error by Doug Acevedo. Red Garcia singles to center field. Wesley Fitzmorris doubles to right field. Brian Kimball scores. Red Garcia scores. Ryuji Tanaka doubles to center field. Wesley Fitzmorris scores. Harry Murray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Sheely hits a home run. Ryuji Tanaka scores. Zip Rizo flies out to the right fielder. Mitch Sperring singles to right field. Bernie Bailey singles to left field. Mike Fink strikes out. Brian Kimball strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Doug Acevedo grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Wilkins grounds out to the shortstop. Binky Nicholson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Red Garcia walks. Wesley Fitzmorris doubles to right field. Red Garcia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ryuji Tanaka strikes out. Rich Sheely flies out to the right fielder. Zip Rizo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Shinichiro Yoshitake 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. Hank Fusselman is pinch hitting for Dave Way. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hank Fusselman walks. Willie Townsend flies out to the center fielder. Ron Schauer walks. Julio Zuverink is pinch hitting for Mark Hennis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Julio Zuverink flies out to the center fielder. Sam Parrott pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mitch Sperring flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Bailey pops out to the third baseman. Mike Fink grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Al Baker is pinch hitting for Harry Murray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Baker singles to right field. Mike Smith is pinch hitting for Doug Acevedo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Smith singles to center field. Al Baker advances to third on the hit. Pat Wilkins grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Smith advances to second on the play. Joe Johnson is pinch hitting for Binky Nicholson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Hank Fusselman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hack Chapman improves in arm Joe Goodson improves in arm Shawn Cora did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Reggie LaChance improves in range Lance Harris did not respond to coaching in control Gary Clarkson improves in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Val Milchin did not respond to coaching in control Bill Urbani did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike McNamara did not respond to coaching in control Val Milchin did not respond to coaching in control Rod Antonelli did not respond to coaching in control Rod Antonelli did not respond to coaching in control