Win: John Drysdale (1-1) Loss: Al Richards (5-2)
Save: Greg Egan (1)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Al Richards pitching. Tom Brady flies out to the right fielder. Robin Pytlak singles to right field. Vismay Hernandez pops out to the shortstop. Robin Pytlak steals second. Jack Gerheauser singles to right field. Robin Pytlak scores. Pat Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Giomar Rodriguez pitching. Mike Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Soderholm walks. Alex Soderholm steals second. Joe Jackson doubles to right field. Alex Soderholm scores. Tom McFarland grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Leverette singles to center field. Joe Jackson scores. Mark Sweeney pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bob Stueland singles to right field. Mike Keifer singles to right field. Bob Stueland advances to third on the hit. Tim Chartak strikes out. Giomar Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Tom Brady grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gary Mack flies out to the center fielder. Tom Rollings strikes out. Al Richards flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Robin Pytlak flies out to the center fielder. Vismay Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Gerheauser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mike Jones singles to center field. Alex Soderholm flies out to the left fielder. Joe Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Tom McFarland walks. Tom Leverette singles to center field. Mark Sweeney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Atlanta Pat Gibson strikes out. Bob Stueland doubles past the left fielder. Mike Keifer singles to center field. Tim Chartak flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Stueland scores. Giomar Rodriguez singles to right field. Mike Keifer advances to third on the hit. Tom Brady walks. Robin Pytlak grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gary Mack singles to left field. Tom Rollings grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Al Richards flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Vismay Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Gerheauser grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mike Jones strikes out. Alex Soderholm walks. Joe Jackson strikes out. Tom McFarland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bob Stueland grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Keifer grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Chartak walks. Giomar Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Leverette grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Sweeney singles to center field. Gary Mack doubles to center field. Tom Rollings walks. John Drysdale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Al Richards pops out to the second baseman. Mike Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Atlanta Tom Brady hits a home run. Billy Fuhr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Robin Pytlak singles to right field. Vismay Hernandez walks. Jack Gerheauser grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vismay Hernandez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Gibson strikes out. Jack Gerheauser steals second. Bob Stueland walks. Mike Keifer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Alex Soderholm singles to center field. Joe Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Tom McFarland grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Dale Thacker is pinch hitting for Tim Chartak. Dale Thacker flies out to the right fielder. Erik Gumbert is pinch hitting for John Drysdale. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Erik Gumbert singles to right field. Tom Brady grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Greg Egan pitching. Dutch Astacio enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dale Thacker at C. Roy Chetkovich enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vismay Hernandez at 3B. Tom Leverette singles to center field. Tom Leverette is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mark Sweeney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Robin Pytlak walks. Rob Villafuerte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Chetkovich doubles to left field. Robin Pytlak uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Gerheauser walks. Pat Gibson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Gerheauser is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pat Gibson steals second. Bob Stueland walks. Mike Keifer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Chuck Lowe is pinch hitting for Tom Rollings. Chuck Lowe grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Deasley is pinch hitting for Rob Villafuerte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Deasley walks. Passed ball. Dave Deasley advances to second. Mike Jones flies out to the right fielder. Alex Soderholm strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 12 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Roy Chetkovich (1), Bob Stueland (7).HR - Tom Brady (13).SF - Tim Chartak.GIDP - Tom Brady, Mike Keifer. Baserunning: SB - Robin Pytlak (2), Jack Gerheauser (7), Pat Gibson (4). Fielding: PB - Dutch Astacio.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Randa did not respond to coaching in control John Randa improves in control Jerry Lary did not respond to coaching in speed John Randa did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Gruber improves in contact_vs_righty Gary Scalzi did not respond to coaching in velocity Dennys Ciola improves in velocity Al Mayo improves in speed