Win: Robinson Alcaraz (15-7) Loss: Bill Powell (10-6)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Bill Powell pitching. Pedro Chappelle pops out to the first baseman. Ezra Hutchinson grounds out to the third baseman. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Robinson Alcaraz pitching. Hal Moses strikes out. Fred Aaron singles to center field. Fred Aaron steals second. Ed Heredia walks. Joe Baecht strikes out. Pat Matuzak singles to center field. Fred Aaron scores. Ed Heredia advances to third on the hit. Pat Matuzak is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ziggy Lane singles to left field. Ed Kubiszyn singles to right field. Ziggy Lane advances to third on the hit. Snuffy Palacios walks. Ryan Ryan walks. Ziggy Lane scores. Bevo Guardado singles to center field. Ed Kubiszyn scores. Snuffy Palacios scores. Robinson Alcaraz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pedro Chappelle grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Ryan scores. Bevo Guardado advances to third on the play. Ezra Hutchinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Willis pops out to the first baseman. Tom Hayes doubles past the third baseman. Jimmy Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Bill Powell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Mel Dreifort grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Ziggy Lane singles to left field. Ed Kubiszyn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ziggy Lane advances to second on the play. Snuffy Palacios pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hal Moses walks. Fred Aaron walks. Ed Heredia strikes out. Joe Baecht grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Moses advances to third on the play. Fred Aaron advances to second on the play. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ryan Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Bevo Guardado singles to center field. Robinson Alcaraz pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Pedro Chappelle singles to right field. Ezra Hutchinson singles to left field. Bevo Guardado scores. Joe W Cabrera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mel Dreifort singles to center field. Pedro Chappelle scores. Ezra Hutchinson advances to third on the hit. Ziggy Lane strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh John Willis strikes out. Tom Hayes flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ed Kubiszyn strikes out. Snuffy Palacios singles to right field. Snuffy Palacios gets picked off first. Ryan Ryan doubles to center field. Bevo Guardado pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe W Cabrera grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Moses singles to left field. Fred Aaron walks. Ed Heredia singles past the second baseman. Hal Moses scores. Fred Aaron advances to third on the hit. Joe Baecht grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Aaron scores. Ed Heredia advances to second on the play. Pat Matuzak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Robinson Alcaraz strikes out. Pedro Chappelle strikes out. Ezra Hutchinson hits a home run. Mel Dreifort lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Willis walks. John Willis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Hayes strikes out. Jimmy Kelly singles to center field. Joe W Cabrera singles to right field. Hal Moses flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ziggy Lane strikes out. Ed Kubiszyn walks. Snuffy Palacios grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Kubiszyn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ryan Ryan walks. Bevo Guardado strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron singles to left field. Ed Heredia grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Aaron advances to second on the play. Joe Baecht flies out to the left fielder. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Robinson Alcaraz grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Chappelle flies out to the center fielder. Ezra Hutchinson doubles to left field. Mel Dreifort walks. Ziggy Lane grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Willis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tom Hayes singles to center field. Homer Choate comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Kelly strikes out. Joe Farley is pinch hitting for Joe W Cabrera. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Farley grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tom Hayes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Stu Nicosia pitching. Ed Kubiszyn singles to center field. Snuffy Palacios walks. Ryan Ryan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Snuffy Palacios is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bevo Guardado grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hal Moses grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Aaron grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Heredia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve King improves in contact_vs_lefty Shorty Narleski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Farley improves in control Tiny Easler improves in contact_vs_righty Broderick Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Bruno Lind improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Taylor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Holland improves in velocity Kid Church improves in speed Terry Polli improves in control Alex Ahearne did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pete Nichols did not respond to coaching in arm Pete Nichols did not respond to coaching in 3B