Win: Frank Marriott (16-5) Loss: Dave Jones (1-6)
Save: Monty Crouch (42)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Dave Harris pitching. Tiny Easler strikes out. Mel Dreifort singles past the shortstop. Ezra Hutchinson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mel Dreifort advances to second on the play. Ziggy Lane flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Acosta pitching. Fred Aaron flies out to the left fielder. Pete Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Ed Heredia grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bevo Guardado singles to right field. Ed Kubiszyn walks. Mike Mauck grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Bevo Guardado advances to third on the play. Ryan Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes singles to left field. Joe Baecht singles to right field. Tom Hayes is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Joe Baecht steals second. Gus Eichhorn flies out to the right fielder. Pat Matuzak singles to left field. Joe Baecht is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Al Acosta singles to right field. Tiny Easler strikes out. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Ezra Hutchinson singles to left field. Ziggy Lane strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Steve Sommers strikes out. Dave Harris strikes out. Fred Aaron flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bevo Guardado pops out to the shortstop. Ed Kubiszyn grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Mauck walks. Ryan Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pete Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Ed Heredia singles to right field. Tom Hayes walks. Joe Baecht grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Heredia advances to third on the play. Tom Hayes advances to second on the play. Gus Eichhorn singles to right field. Ed Heredia scores. Tom Hayes scores. Gus Eichhorn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Al Acosta grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Dreifort walks. Ezra Hutchinson singles to left field. Mel Dreifort advances to third on the hit. Ziggy Lane strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak strikes out. Steve Sommers grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Harris lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bevo Guardado walks. Ed Kubiszyn grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Mike Mauck flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Nichols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Heredia singles to right field. Tom Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ryan Ryan pops out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios is pinch hitting for Al Acosta. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Easler singles to center field. Tiny Easler steals second. Mel Dreifort hits a home run. Tiny Easler scores. Dave Jones 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. Ezra Hutchinson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Sommers. Ziggy Lane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frank Marriott pitching. Joe Baecht pops out to the first baseman. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Matuzak singles to center field. Steve Sommers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Bevo Guardado pops out to the third baseman. Ed Kubiszyn singles to center field. Mike Mauck walks. Ryan Ryan walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Troy Bruyette is pinch hitting for Frank Marriott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ed Kubiszyn scores. Troy Bruyette walks. Tiny Easler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Monty Crouch pitching. Hal Moses is pinch hitting for Dave Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Moses strikes out. Fred Aaron singles to center field. Fred Aaron steals second. Pete Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Heredia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Stu Nicosia pitching. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Ezra Hutchinson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fred Aaron. Ziggy Lane grounds out to the pitcher. Bevo Guardado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes strikes out. Joe Baecht flies out to the right fielder. Gus Eichhorn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Monty Crouch is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Brockett improves in arm Norm Smith improves in control Broderick Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Matt Conwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Moose Geiger did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sam Wuestling did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carl Scott did not respond to coaching in velocity Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Dunlap did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Reid did not respond to coaching in velocity Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Kid Church did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Yenier Ortiz did not respond to coaching in 3B