Win: Mark K Bosman (8-1) Loss: Bob Wheeler (1-6)
Save: Al Acosta (4)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Johnny Figueroa pitching. Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Dreifort grounds out to the shortstop. Snuffy Palacios strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Vern Thompson pitching. Fred Aaron grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Nichols pops out to the second baseman. Ed Heredia triples. Joe Baecht strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bevo Guardado flies out to the right fielder. Steve Nichols pops out to the second baseman. Ewell Bartley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jack Whittaker strikes out. Tom Hayes hits a home run. Phil Farmer flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Mike Mauck flies out to the center fielder. Jerrod Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Vern Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Johnny Figueroa reached on a 2-base throwing error by Vern Thompson. Fred Aaron strikes out. Pete Nichols walks. Ed Heredia grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Tiny Easler doubles to right field. Tiny Easler gets picked off second (1-4). Mel Dreifort singles to center field. Snuffy Palacios singles to right field. Bevo Guardado walks. Steve Nichols grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht singles in front of the center fielder. Jack Whittaker flies out to the right fielder. Tom Hayes flies out to the center fielder. Phil Farmer singles to center field. Joe Baecht advances to third on the hit. Mark K Bosman 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. Jimmy Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ewell Bartley strikes out. Mike Mauck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerrod Graham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Johnny Figueroa grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Aaron flies out to the center fielder. Pete Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Mark K Bosman walks. Tiny Easler strikes out. Mel Dreifort flies out to the center fielder. Snuffy Palacios pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ed Heredia strikes out. Joe Baecht flies out to the center fielder. Jack Whittaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Bevo Guardado doubles to left field. Steve Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Ewell Bartley singles to left field. The defense is playing the corners in. Stu Nicosia 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. Mike Mauck flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bevo Guardado is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes doubles to right field. Phil Farmer flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Ed Culler is pinch hitting for Stu Nicosia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Culler walks. Fred Aaron hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pete Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Atlanta Bob Wheeler pitching. Jerrod Graham grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ryan Ryan is pinch hitting for Mark K Bosman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Ryan singles to left field. Tiny Easler pops out to the second baseman. Mel Dreifort hits a home run. Ryan Ryan scores. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Al Acosta pitching. Ed Heredia grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Baecht strikes out. Jack Whittaker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Bevo Guardado singles to center field. Steve Nichols strikes out. Ewell Bartley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Phil Farmer doubles to center field. Rick Johnston is pinch hitting for Jimmy Kelly. Rick Johnston pops out to the third baseman. Bob Wheeler pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Broderick Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Brockett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Strick Jester did not respond to coaching in range Steve King did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Huskey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Marty Warwick did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Sizemore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jay Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Matt Davis improves in range Kevin Taylor improves in power_vs_lefty Yenier Ortiz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tetsuya Nogusa improves in power_vs_lefty