Win: Shogo Sakazawa (18-7) Loss: Jerry Franks (1-20)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jerry Franks pitching. Brad Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Iarussi flies out to the right fielder. Randy Reiniger singles to right field. Gene Betcher singles past the shortstop. Fumihiro Harai strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Shogo Sakazawa pitching. John Latimer strikes out. Hershey Smores singles to left field. Hershey Smores is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Linke singles to left field. Tom Linke steals second. Jimmy Roman singles to right field. Jim Cornutt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Parris strikes out. George McMackin grounds out to the second baseman. Al Pulsipher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta A.J. Guzman singles to left field. Julie Andrews singles past the second baseman. Alex Beebe flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Franks pops up a bunt to the pitcher. John Latimer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Shogo Sakazawa strikes out. Brad Jones flies out to the left fielder. Keith Iarussi walks. Randy Reiniger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Hershey Smores grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Linke grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Roman reached on a fielding error by Randy Reiniger. Jim Cornutt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gene Betcher strikes out. Fumihiro Harai strikes out. Bill Parris singles to right field. Bill Parris steals second. George McMackin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta A.J. Guzman strikes out. Julie Andrews singles to left field. Alex Beebe walks. Jerry Franks lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Latimer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Al Pulsipher singles to right field. Shogo Sakazawa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brad Jones doubles to right field. Al Pulsipher scores. Keith Iarussi singles to center field. Brad Jones scores. Randy Reiniger singles to right field. Keith Iarussi advances to third on the hit. Randy Reiniger is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gene Betcher triples. Keith Iarussi scores. Fumihiro Harai walks. Bill Parris hits a home run. Gene Betcher scores. Fumihiro Harai scores. Leif Rettferdighet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George McMackin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Hershey Smores flies out to the center fielder. Tom Linke strikes out. Jimmy Roman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Al Pulsipher walks. Shogo Sakazawa lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brad Jones strikes out. Keith Iarussi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jim Cornutt strikes out. A.J. Guzman singles to center field. Julie Andrews grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Randy Reiniger flies out to the left fielder. Gene Betcher doubles to left field. Fumihiro Harai flies out to the center fielder. Bill Parris singles to right field. Gene Betcher scores. George McMackin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Alex Beebe grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Babington is pinch hitting for Leif Rettferdighet. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eddie Babington strikes out. John Latimer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Carl Tunfisk pitching. Al Pulsipher flies out to the left fielder. Shogo Sakazawa grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Jones grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Hershey Smores singles to center field. Tom Linke singles to left field. Andy Tillotson is pinch hitting for Jimmy Roman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Tillotson walks. Jim Cornutt doubles to left field. Hershey Smores scores. Tom Linke scores. Andy Tillotson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Derrick Ray 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. A.J. Guzman singles to left field. Jim Cornutt scores. Julie Andrews grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Alex Beebe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Keith Iarussi strikes out. Randy Reiniger strikes out. Gene Betcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Sammy Behrman enters the game as a defensive replacement for George McMackin at 2B. Joe Farrell is pinch hitting for Carl Tunfisk. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Farrell pops out to the first baseman. John Latimer grounds out to the shortstop. Hershey Smores flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Doyle Gibralter improves in arm Sam Bagby did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Marsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Marsh improves in contact_vs_lefty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ross Hiatt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Fry did not respond to coaching in velocity Barney Hendricks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Sullivan improves in contact_vs_righty Barney Hendricks did not respond to coaching in 1B