Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Howard Zak pitching. Ed Bluege grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Brett flies out to the right fielder. Hank Stynes singles to right field. Diego Rodriguez doubles to right field. Hank Stynes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jamie Shinnick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Mark Knothe pitching. Buzz Sample grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Toshiaki Otomo doubles to center field. Walt Markle grounds out to the shortstop. Minnie Wallace walks. Shitoshi Nitta doubles to center field. Toshiaki Otomo scores. Lee Kitson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ray Stoops grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Ryan strikes out. Duane Upright walks. Mark Knothe pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Greg LeClaire strikes out. Irish Riddle grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Zak flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ed Bluege flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Brett flies out to the center fielder. Hank Stynes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Buzz Sample grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Toshiaki Otomo walks. Walt Markle doubles to right field. Toshiaki Otomo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Minnie Wallace hits a home run. Walt Markle scores. Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Lee Kitson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Diego Rodriguez singles to right field. Jamie Shinnick flies out to the center fielder. Ray Stoops strikes out. Chris Ryan grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Diego Rodriguez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Greg LeClaire grounds out to the third baseman. Irish Riddle hits an infield single to the second baseman. Howard Zak lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buzz Sample triples. Irish Riddle scores. Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Duane Upright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tige Hall is pinch hitting for Mark Knothe. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tige Hall singles to center field. Tige Hall steals second. Ed Bluege grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Brett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Satoru Shibata pitching. Walt Markle grounds out to the shortstop. Minnie Wallace walks. Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Lee Kitson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Minnie Wallace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes strikes out. Diego Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Jamie Shinnick grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Greg LeClaire grounds out to the third baseman. Irish Riddle grounds out to the second baseman. Chad Finney is pinch hitting for Howard Zak. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chad Finney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Walter Riley pitching. Ray Stoops grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Ryan hits a home run. Duane Upright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Castillo is pinch hitting for Satoru Shibata. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Castillo doubles to center field. Ed Bluege singles to left field. Charlie Brett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Phil Romero pitching. Buzz Sample strikes out. Toshiaki Otomo doubles to left field. Walt Markle singles to center field. Toshiaki Otomo scores. Minnie Wallace walks. Shitoshi Nitta singles to center field. Lee Kitson hits a home run. Walt Markle scores. Minnie Wallace scores. Shitoshi Nitta scores. Johnny Wagner is pinch hitting for Greg LeClaire. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Wagner doubles to center field. Ramon Pike is pinch hitting for Irish Riddle. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ramon Pike singles to right field. Mike Osburn is pinch hitting for Walter Riley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Osburn singles to center field. Johnny Wagner scores. Buzz Sample grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Osburn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Toshiaki Otomo doubles to center field. Ramon Pike scores. Buzz Sample uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Markle triples. Toshiaki Otomo scores. Jim Neale is pinch hitting for Minnie Wallace. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Neale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Minoru Tsuchiya pitching. Hank Stynes flies out to the center fielder. Diego Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Jamie Shinnick triples. Ray Stoops grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the right fielder. Lee Kitson strikes out. Johnny Wagner grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Chris Ryan walks. Duane Upright flies out to the left fielder. Andres Leyva is pinch hitting for Phil Romero. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andres Leyva singles to left field. Ed Bluege singles to right field. Chris Ryan scores. Andres Leyva advances to third on the hit. Charlie Brett pops out to the second baseman. Hank Stynes singles to right field. Andres Leyva scores. Ed Bluege advances to third on the hit. Diego Rodriguez hits a home run. Ed Bluege scores. Hank Stynes scores. Jamie Shinnick lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Diego Rodriguez (5), George Castillo (2).3B - Jamie Shinnick (2).HR - Diego Rodriguez (1), Chris Ryan (3). Baserunning: SB - Tige Hall (1).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control Jim Bonin improves in speed Fran Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Kolb improves in range
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: George Flora did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Beazley did not respond to coaching in control Kenny Abbott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Max Cain improves in contact_vs_lefty Dave Tolar did not respond to coaching in SS