Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Giomar Rodriguez pitching. Alex Soderholm strikes out. Joe Jackson singles to left field. Tom McFarland singles to center field. Joe Jackson advances to third on the hit. Gary Mack singles to center field. Joe Jackson scores. Mark Sweeney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Yovanny Kaline pitching. Tom Brady strikes out. Bill Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Bourque singles to left field. Vismay Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dick Whitaker pops out to the shortstop. Tom Sain triples. Bud Gordon strikes out. Yovanny Kaline grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bob Stueland hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jack Gerheauser walks. Mike Keifer pops out to the second baseman. Fred Kile hits a home run. Bob Stueland scores. Jack Gerheauser scores. Billy Fuhr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Giomar Rodriguez strikes out. Tom Brady pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Alex Soderholm walks. Joe Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Tom McFarland flies out to the right fielder. Gary Mack grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Bill Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Bourque flies out to the center fielder. Vismay Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mark Sweeney walks. Dick Whitaker walks. Tom Sain strikes out. Bud Gordon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Sweeney advances to third on the play. Dick Whitaker advances to second on the play. Billy Fuhr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bob Stueland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Gerheauser grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Keifer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Alex Soderholm pops out to the third baseman. Joe Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom McFarland singles past the first baseman. Tom McFarland steals second. Gary Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Fred Kile grounds out to the second baseman. Giomar Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Brady pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Mark Sweeney flies out to the center fielder. Dick Whitaker grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Sain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bill Johnson walks. George Bourque doubles to left field. Vismay Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Johnson scores. George Bourque advances to third on the play. Rob Villafuerte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Stueland grounds out to the shortstop. George Bourque scores. Jack Gerheauser triples. Mike Keifer walks. Mike Keifer steals second. Fred Kile strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bud Gordon hits a home run. Rob Villafuerte flies out to the center fielder. Alex Soderholm strikes out. Joe Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Giomar Rodriguez singles to left field. Tom Brady walks. Bill Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Giomar Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Tom Brady advances to second on the play. George Bourque pops out to the shortstop. Vismay Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Steve Merritt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vismay Hernandez at 3B. Tom McFarland walks. Bob Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Mack singles to center field. Mark Sweeney grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tom McFarland advances to third on the play. Chuck Lowe is pinch hitting for Dick Whitaker. Chuck Lowe singles to center field. Tom McFarland scores. Dave Deasley is pinch hitting for Tom Sain. Dave Deasley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ken Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Lowe at CF. Newt Arroyo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Deasley at C. Bob Stueland grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Gerheauser flies out to the left fielder. Mike Keifer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bud Gordon singles to right field. Rusty Kennedy is pinch hitting for Rob Villafuerte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rusty Kennedy grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bud Gordon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Soderholm grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Kennedy advances to second on the play. Joe Jackson walks. Mike Garcia 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 1st. Tom McFarland strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Randy Podres improves in control Greg Comiskey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Woody Hunter did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Mayo improves in 3B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Greg Egan did not respond to coaching in velocity Buzz Mayo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Sauerbeck did not respond to coaching in velocity Adam Blackwell improves in endurance Happy Johnston improves in CF