Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Darold Matula pitching. Henry Okrie flies out to the center fielder. Sam House grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Toki Ichikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Orlando Conatser pitching. Bruce Flohr walks. Mark Graceless singles to center field. Winn Dixie grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Graceless is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Jackson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton singles to left field. Sadao Nakayama triples. Heinie Melton scores. Juan Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Sadao Nakayama scores. Joe Bella grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Castiglione strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Thomas Patrick flies out to the left fielder. Clark Benton grounds out to the second baseman. Stephen Cheatley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Orlando Conatser flies out to the center fielder. Henry Okrie walks. Sam House strikes out. Toki Ichikawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Loren Burnett walks. Darold Matula fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Darold Matula strikes out. Bruce Flohr strikes out. Mark Graceless singles to right field. Winn Dixie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton singles to left field. Sadao Nakayama strikes out. Juan Ortiz strikes out. Joe Bella doubles to center field. Heinie Melton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Castiglione strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Joe Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Thomas Patrick strikes out. Clark Benton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Orlando Conatser strikes out. Henry Okrie grounds out to the third baseman. Sam House flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Stephen Cheatley walks. Stephen Cheatley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Loren Burnett walks. Darold Matula lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bruce Flohr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Toki Ichikawa pops out to the shortstop. Heinie Melton strikes out. Sadao Nakayama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Mark Graceless strikes out. Winn Dixie walks. Joe Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Thomas Patrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz walks. Juan Ortiz steals second. Clark Benton throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Bella flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Juan Ortiz scores. Art Gochnauer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Castiglione doubles to right field. Orlando Conatser strikes out. Henry Okrie hits a home run. Harry Castiglione scores. Howie Doohan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam House grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Clark Benton walks. Clark Benton steals second. Stephen Cheatley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clark Benton advances to third on the play. Loren Burnett strikes out. Berry Little is pinch hitting for Howie Doohan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Berry Little flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Nick Boston pitching. Toki Ichikawa strikes out. Heinie Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Sadao Nakayama flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Fred Cooke 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. Bruce Flohr grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Graceless grounds out to the shortstop. Winn Dixie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bella strikes out. Harry Castiglione grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Joe Jackson singles to right field. Thomas Patrick strikes out. Clark Benton strikes out. Joe Jackson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 2 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Cornett improves in speed Rachael Cavelli did not respond to coaching in speed Rick Velazquez did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Mullane did not respond to coaching in velocity
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chip Elliott improves in control Scotty Roser improves in control Matt Fields did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. George Arft did not respond to coaching in SS