Win: Charlie Patterson (12-8) Loss: Orel Wicker (12-8)
Save: Fred Cooke (5)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Charlie Patterson pitching. Bruce Flohr singles to center field. Winn Dixie singles to left field. Bruce Flohr advances to third on the hit. Thomas Patrick strikes out. Clark Benton strikes out. Stephen Cheatley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Orel Wicker pitching. Henry Okrie grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Coulter grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Melton walks. Sam House grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Mark Graceless reached on a fielding error by Mike Coulter. George Arft singles to right field. Joe Jackson doubles to left field. Mark Graceless scores. George Arft uses his aggressiveness and scores. The catcher fields the ball and Joe Jackson is thrown out at third. Bruce Flohr grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Toki Ichikawa grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Lyons singles to right field. Joe Bella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Winn Dixie walks. Thomas Patrick strikes out. Clark Benton strikes out. Winn Dixie steals second. Stephen Cheatley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Charlie Patterson grounds out to the pitcher. Henry Okrie doubles past the center fielder. Mike Coulter singles to right field. Henry Okrie scores. Heinie Melton grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Mark Graceless grounds out to the shortstop. George Arft pops out to the shortstop. Joe Jackson singles to left field. Orel Wicker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sam House flies out to the left fielder. Juan Ortiz singles to right field. Toki Ichikawa singles to left field. Pete Lyons strikes out. Joe Bella pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Bruce Flohr grounds out to the pitcher. Winn Dixie grounds out to the second baseman. Thomas Patrick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Charlie Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Henry Okrie flies out to the center fielder. Mike Coulter pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Clark Benton flies out to the right fielder. Stephen Cheatley grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Graceless flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton strikes out. Sam House walks. Juan Ortiz singles to right field. Sam House advances to third on the hit. Toki Ichikawa grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Ortiz advances to second on the play. Pete Lyons singles to left field. Sam House scores. Juan Ortiz scores. Joe Bella grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Lyons is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta George Arft singles to center field. Joe Jackson singles to left field. Loren Burnett is pinch hitting for Orel Wicker. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Loren Burnett strikes out. Bruce Flohr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Nick Boston pitching. Brian Mathias is pinch hitting for Charlie Patterson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Brian Mathias strikes out. Henry Okrie singles to left field. Mike Coulter singles to center field. Heinie Melton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Henry Okrie advances to third on the play. Mike Coulter advances to second on the play. Sam House strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Fred Cooke pitching. Winn Dixie singles to left field. Winn Dixie is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Thomas Patrick flies out to the center fielder. Clark Benton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Toki Ichikawa grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Stephen Cheatley flies out to the center fielder. Mark Graceless flies out to the center fielder. George Arft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tony Barnes did not respond to coaching in velocity Rudy Suarez did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Barnes did not respond to coaching in control George Mills did not respond to coaching in velocity John Palmeiro did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Cornett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Matos improves in arm Dana Lyle did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Matos improves in power_vs_lefty Otie Zinn did not respond to coaching in C