Win: Hap Coles (1-0) Loss: Rich Harden (3-9)
Save: Ed Wacker (4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Rich Harden pitching. Jim Seerey pops out to the shortstop. Hal Welch singles to right field. Bill Friberg grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Hap Coles pitching. Pedro Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Travis Browning singles to center field. Don Paxton walks. Eric Sand flies out to the center fielder. Bert Ernst grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dick Lodigiani grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Mercer doubles to center field. Butch Scheffer walks. Chuck Munoz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Akira Tanaka doubles to right field. Larry Hisle strikes out. Jeff DeArmond singles to center field. Akira Tanaka scores. Rich Harden lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pedro Guerrero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Sam Lentini grounds out to the second baseman. Hap Coles grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Seerey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Travis Browning flies out to the left fielder. Don Paxton grounds out to the pitcher. Eric Sand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hal Welch singles to left field. Hal Welch is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Friberg pops out to the third baseman. Dick Lodigiani walks. Billy Mercer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bert Ernst strikes out. Akira Tanaka pops out to the catcher. Larry Hisle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Butch Scheffer flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Munoz strikes out. Sam Lentini singles to center field. Hap Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Jeff DeArmond singles to right field. Rich Harden fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rich Harden strikes out. Pedro Guerrero flies out to the right fielder. Travis Browning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Seerey triples. Hal Welch singles to left field. Jim Seerey scores. Hal Welch steals second. Bill Friberg walks. Dick Lodigiani singles to right field. Hal Welch scores. Bill Friberg advances to third on the hit. Billy Mercer doubles to center field. Bill Friberg scores. Dick Lodigiani uses his aggressiveness and scores. Butch Scheffer grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Sam Lentini singles to right field. Billy Mercer scores. Hap Coles grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Lentini is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Don Paxton doubles to right field. Eric Sand singles to left field. Don Paxton scores. Bert Ernst flies out to the right fielder. Akira Tanaka strikes out. Larry Hisle walks. Jeff DeArmond flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Seerey flies out to the left fielder. Hal Welch singles to right field. Bill Friberg singles to right field. Hal Welch advances to third on the hit. Bill Friberg steals second. Dick Lodigiani grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Rich Harden strikes out. Pedro Guerrero strikes out. Travis Browning singles to center field. Don Paxton reached on a fielding error by Billy Mercer. Eric Sand singles to center field. Travis Browning scores. Bert Ernst strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Butch Scheffer walks. Chuck Munoz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Butch Scheffer advances to second on the play. Sam Lentini walks. Hap Coles lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Seerey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Akira Tanaka flies out to the right fielder. Larry Hisle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sam Lentini. Jeff DeArmond grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Clarence Romano 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. Lyman Bostock is pinch hitting for Rich Harden. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Lyman Bostock singles in front of the center fielder. Larry Hisle scores. Pedro Guerrero grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lyman Bostock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Lefty Grove pitching. Hal Welch hits a home run. Bill Friberg walks. Dick Lodigiani strikes out. Bill Friberg is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Billy Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Ed Wacker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Travis Browning lines out to the first baseman. Don Paxton flies out to the right fielder. Eric Sand walks. Bert Ernst strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Billy Mercer 2 (13).3B - Jim Seerey (5).HR - Hal Welch (13).GIDP - Bill Friberg, Chuck Munoz. Baserunning: SB - Hal Welch (10), Bill Friberg (13).CS - Hal Welch (4), Bill Friberg (3). Fielding: E - Billy Mercer, Sam Lentini.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed LaVigne improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Shoch did not respond to coaching in speed Enos Fain improves in power_vs_righty Dick Shoch improves in power_vs_righty Dick Wirth did not respond to coaching in SS
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Chaney improves in contact_vs_righty Santiago Pyecha improves in power_vs_lefty Randy Holzemer improves in contact_vs_righty Todd Ulisney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty