Win: John Reed (11-12) Loss: Robinson Alcaraz (8-12)
Save: Stu Nicosia (31)
Inning: 1 Atlanta John Reed pitching. Tiny Easler singles to right field. Tiny Easler steals second. Mel Dreifort pops out to the catcher. Strick Jester strikes out. Bevo Guardado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Robinson Alcaraz pitching. Fred Aaron singles to left field. Pete Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Ed Heredia grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ed Kubiszyn flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Snuffy Palacios triples. Mike Mauck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht walks. Pat Matuzak singles to center field. Joe Baecht advances to third on the hit. Pat Matuzak steals second. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Baecht scores. Pat Matuzak advances to third on the play. Tom Hayes grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Matuzak scores. Hal Moses flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Robinson Alcaraz grounds out to the third baseman. Tiny Easler hits a home run. Mel Dreifort reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hal Moses. Strick Jester walks. Bevo Guardado grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John Reed pops out to the shortstop. Fred Aaron grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Nichols walks. Ed Heredia singles to left field. Pete Nichols advances to third on the hit. Joe Baecht singles to center field. Pete Nichols scores. Ed Heredia advances to third on the hit. Pat Matuzak singles to left field. Ed Heredia scores. Joe Baecht advances to third on the hit. Gus Eichhorn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ed Kubiszyn singles to right field. Ryan Ryan walks. Snuffy Palacios doubles to center field. Ed Kubiszyn scores. Ryan Ryan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Mauck walks. 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. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Snuffy Palacios scores. Mike Mauck advances to third on the play. Mel Dreifort strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes singles to left field. Tom Hayes steals second. Hal Moses walks. John Reed lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Aaron doubles to left field. Tom Hayes scores. Hal Moses scores. Frank Marriott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Nichols singles to center field. Fred Aaron is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ed Heredia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Strick Jester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bevo Guardado singles to center field. Ed Kubiszyn strikes out. Ryan Ryan walks. Snuffy Palacios grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryan Ryan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Baecht strikes out. Pat Matuzak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gus Eichhorn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Mike Mauck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Frank Marriott grounds out to the third baseman. Tiny Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Hayes grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Moses strikes out. Kevin Taylor is pinch hitting for John Reed. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Kevin Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Johnny Figueroa pitching. Mel Dreifort flies out to the center fielder. Strick Jester grounds out to the second baseman. Bevo Guardado singles to center field. Ed Kubiszyn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Fred Aaron strikes out. Pete Nichols walks. Ed Heredia flies out to the right fielder. Joe Baecht grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Nichols is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ryan Ryan grounds out to the catcher. Snuffy Palacios grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Mauck grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pat Matuzak grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Eichhorn walks. Tom Hayes strikes out. Hal Moses strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Stu Nicosia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Morehead is pinch hitting for Frank Marriott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Morehead strikes out. Tiny Easler walks. Mel Dreifort singles to center field. Strick Jester grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Brockett did not respond to coaching in range Bill McClure improves in contact_vs_righty Steve King did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Bush improves in arm Bill McClure improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff Bush improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ben Hottman did not respond to coaching in control Yoshio Ishida did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tetsuya Nogusa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Matt Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Dunlap improves in power_vs_lefty