Inning: 1 Atlanta Lou Fernandez pitching. Bruce Flohr strikes out. Winn Dixie strikes out. Thomas Patrick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Darold Matula pitching. Henry Okrie flies out to the center fielder. Mike Coulter singles to center field. Mike Coulter steals second. Heinie Melton singles to left field. Mike Coulter scores. Sam House lines out to the pitcher. Juan Ortiz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Heinie Melton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Clark Benton grounds out to the third baseman. Herman Pizarro singles to right field. Mark Graceless strikes out. Herman Pizarro steals second. George Arft walks. Joe Jackson singles to right field. Herman Pizarro scores. George Arft advances to third on the hit. Darold Matula grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Toki Ichikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Lyons strikes out. Joe Bella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Bruce Flohr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Winn Dixie singles to right field. Winn Dixie steals second. Thomas Patrick singles to center field. Winn Dixie scores. Clark Benton strikes out. Herman Pizarro singles to left field. Thomas Patrick advances to third on the hit. Mark Graceless flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lou Fernandez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Henry Okrie walks. Mike Coulter walks. Heinie Melton strikes out. Sam House flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta George Arft grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Jackson 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 singles past the shortstop. Winn Dixie singles to center field. Joe Jackson scores. Thomas Patrick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Toki Ichikawa singles to center field. Pete Lyons grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Toki Ichikawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Bella singles to center field. Pete Lyons advances to third on the hit. Lou Fernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Clark Benton grounds out to the third baseman. Herman Pizarro strikes out. Mark Graceless pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Henry Okrie pops out to the third baseman. Mike Coulter flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Melton singles to center field. Sam House singles to left field. Heinie Melton advances to third on the hit. Juan Ortiz walks. Toki Ichikawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Atlanta George Arft strikes out. Joe Jackson strikes out. Darold Matula grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Pete Lyons strikes out. Joe Bella reached on a fielding error by Thomas Patrick. Lou Fernandez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lou Fernandez flies out to the left fielder. Henry Okrie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Bruce Flohr singles to right field. 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. Winn Dixie hits a home run. Bruce Flohr scores. Thomas Patrick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clark Benton strikes out. Herman Pizarro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mike Coulter walks. Heinie Melton grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Coulter advances to second on the play. Sam House reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mark Graceless. Mike Coulter scores. Juan Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Toki Ichikawa walks. Pete Lyons pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Mark Graceless singles to left field. George Arft strikes out. Joe Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Graceless advances to second on the play. Loren Burnett is pinch hitting for Darold Matula. 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. Loren Burnett reached on a fielding error by Fred Cooke. Bruce Flohr walks. Winn Dixie walks. Mark Graceless scores. Thomas Patrick singles to left field. Loren Burnett scores. Bruce Flohr is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Johnson pitching. Joe Bella strikes out. Brian Mathias is pinch hitting for Fred Cooke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brian Mathias flies out to the left fielder. Henry Okrie hits a home run. Mike Coulter pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Mel Smalley pitching. Clark Benton singles to center field. Herman Pizarro doubles past the third baseman. Clark Benton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ivan Brown is pinch hitting for Mark Graceless. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ivan Brown lines out to the shortstop. George Arft grounds out to the second baseman. Herman Pizarro advances to third on the play. Mike Shannon is pinch hitting for Joe Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Shannon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Sam House singles to left field. Juan Ortiz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Herman Pizarro (14).HR - Winn Dixie (14). Baserunning: SB - Winn Dixie (21), Herman Pizarro (11). Fielding: E - Thomas Patrick, Mark Graceless.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rudy Suarez did not respond to coaching in arm Johnny Forster improves in arm Rudy Suarez did not respond to coaching in range Rudy Suarez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Palmeiro did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cesar Tyner improves in speed Bob Powell did not respond to coaching in velocity Otie Zinn improves in arm Bobby Funk did not respond to coaching in control Otie Zinn did not respond to coaching in C