Win: Benny Goldstein (9-4) Loss: Al Acosta (14-8)
Save: Stu Nicosia (32)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Benny Goldstein pitching. Tiny Easler doubles to left field. Mel Dreifort is hit by a pitch. Ezra Hutchinson lines out to the shortstop. Ziggy Lane walks. Pedro Chappelle grounds out to the third baseman. Tiny Easler scores. Mel Dreifort advances to third on the play. Ziggy Lane advances to second on the play. Strick Jester grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Acosta pitching. Pete Nichols walks. Pete Nichols is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ed Heredia walks. Joe Baecht grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Heredia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yenier Ortiz singles to left field. Joe Baecht advances to third on the hit. Kevin Taylor doubles to left field. Joe Baecht scores. Yenier Ortiz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Culler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bevo Guardado flies out to the center fielder. Ed Kubiszyn singles to center field. Al Acosta fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Acosta grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ed Kubiszyn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tiny Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Frank Sizemore singles to right field. Ed Blank walks. Benny Goldstein lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Nichols is hit by a pitch. Ed Heredia strikes out. Joe Baecht strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Atlanta Mel Dreifort grounds out to the third baseman. Ezra Hutchinson walks. Ezra Hutchinson steals second. Ziggy Lane bunts for a base hit. Pedro Chappelle grounds out to the pitcher. Ziggy Lane advances to second on the play. Strick Jester grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yenier Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Ed Culler singles to left field. Buddy Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Sizemore grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Culler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bevo Guardado singles to center field. Ed Kubiszyn strikes out. Buddy Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tiny Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Blank singles to left field. Benny Goldstein lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Nichols grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Heredia doubles to left field. Ed Blank scores. Joe Baecht singles past the shortstop. Ed Heredia scores. Yenier Ortiz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Baecht is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Mel Dreifort strikes out. Ezra Hutchinson flies out to the center fielder. Ziggy Lane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kevin Taylor doubles to center field. Ed Culler strikes out. Frank Sizemore flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ed Blank grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jack K Jimenez 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. Pedro Chappelle strikes out. Strick Jester grounds out to the second baseman. Bevo Guardado hits a home run. Ed Kubiszyn singles to center field. Buddy Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jack K Jimenez flies out to the center fielder. Pete Nichols doubles to right field. Vern Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ed Heredia flies out to the center fielder. Joe Baecht singles to right field. Pete Nichols scores. Yenier Ortiz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Baecht is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Tiny Easler singles to left field. Tiny Easler steals second. Mel Dreifort pops out to the shortstop. Ezra Hutchinson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pete Nichols. Tiny Easler scores. Ziggy Lane flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Chappelle singles to center field. Ezra Hutchinson scores. Johnny Figueroa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Pedro Chappelle steals second. Strick Jester strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kevin Taylor is hit by a pitch. Ed Culler hits a home run. Kevin Taylor scores. Frank Sizemore flies out to the right fielder. Ed Blank singles to right field. Jack Whittaker is pinch hitting for Johnny Figueroa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Whittaker singles to left field. Pete Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Ed Heredia singles to center field. Mark K Bosman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Baecht flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Atlanta Jay Smith pitching. Steve Sommers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Nichols at 2B. Bevo Guardado walks. Ed Kubiszyn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bevo Guardado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. 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 grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Monty Crouch pitching. Yenier Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Taylor doubles to center field. Ed Culler strikes out. Frank Sizemore 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. Tiny Easler grounds out to the third baseman. Mel Dreifort doubles to right field. Ezra Hutchinson grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Dreifort advances to third on the play. Ziggy Lane walks. Pedro Chappelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners left on base: 10 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Pete Nichols (19), Ed Heredia (22), Kevin Taylor 3 (11).HR - Ed Culler (6).HBP - Pete Nichols (3), Kevin Taylor (1). Baserunning: CS - Pete Nichols (14). Fielding: E - Pete Nichols.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Huskey improves in arm Jim Huskey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Felix Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Wuestling improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Bush did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Marty Warwick did not respond to coaching in control Steve Brown did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in range Leo Rodriguez improves in range Tetsuya Nogusa did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Dunlap did not respond to coaching in speed Andy Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ben Hottman did not respond to coaching in control