Win: Leo Breitenstein (12-9) Loss: Al McGlinchy (10-8)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Al McGlinchy pitching. Tom Johnson walks. Denny Grant singles to center field. Tom Johnson advances to third on the hit. Glenn McCool singles to center field. Tom Johnson scores. Larry Ray doubles to left field. Denny Grant scores. Glenn McCool uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yoshiki Matsumoto grounds out to the third baseman. Davy Heinkel grounds out to the shortstop. Al Wheat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Leo Breitenstein pitching. Keith Tauby strikes out. Marty Bigbee strikes out. Joe Lynn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jack Vasbinder walks. Leo Breitenstein lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Johnson walks. Denny Grant flies out to the right fielder. Glenn McCool singles to right field. Jack Vasbinder scores. Larry Ray lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Miguel Solaita grounds out to the second baseman. Damaso Gallego strikes out. Jack John doubles to center field. Ellis Rockenfield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Yoshiki Matsumoto grounds out to the shortstop. Davy Heinkel strikes out. Al Wheat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tom Perzanowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al McGlinchy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keith Tauby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Jack Vasbinder strikes out. Leo Breitenstein singles to left field. Tom Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Marty Bigbee walks. Joe Lynn strikes out. Miguel Solaita grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Bigbee advances to second on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Damaso Gallego lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Denny Grant grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Glenn McCool singles to right field. Larry Ray singles to left field. Glenn McCool advances to third on the hit. Larry Ray steals second. Yoshiki Matsumoto hits a home run. Glenn McCool scores. Larry Ray scores. Davy Heinkel grounds out to the shortstop. Al Wheat strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jack John singles to left field. Ellis Rockenfield strikes out. Jack John steals second. Tom Perzanowski doubles to center field. Jack John scores. Al McGlinchy strikes out. Keith Tauby hits a home run. Tom Perzanowski scores. Marty Bigbee singles to left field. Marty Bigbee steals second. Yoshiki Matsumoto throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Lynn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jack Vasbinder flies out to the left fielder. Leo Breitenstein strikes out. Tom Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Miguel Solaita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Damaso Gallego singles past the second baseman. Jack John flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Rockenfield pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Randy Holland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Denny Grant singles to right field. Glenn McCool singles to right field. Denny Grant advances to third on the hit. Larry Ray singles to right field. Denny Grant scores. Yoshiki Matsumoto grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Glenn McCool advances to third on the play. Sam Fisher is pinch hitting for Davy Heinkel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Perzanowski singles to left field. Randy Holland lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Tom Perzanowski forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Keith Tauby grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Randy Holland is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marty Bigbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Al Wheat grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Vasbinder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Breitenstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Willie Narron enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Fisher at 2B. Joe Lynn strikes out. Miguel Solaita strikes out. Damaso Gallego singles to right field. Jack John singles to center field. Damaso Gallego advances to third on the hit. Sam Moates is pinch hitting for Ellis Rockenfield. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Moates strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Jack Ferrell is pinch hitting for Tom Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Ferrell grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Grant grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn McCool grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tom Perzanowski strikes out. Sam Gill is pinch hitting for Randy Holland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sam Gill flies out to the right fielder. Keith Tauby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Larry Ray (18).HR - Yoshiki Matsumoto (6).GIDP - Tom Johnson, Yoshiki Matsumoto. Baserunning: SB - Larry Ray (12). Fielding: E - Yoshiki Matsumoto.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Barber improves in arm John Barber did not respond to coaching in arm Bruce Woodman improves in speed Scott Crowson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Nastu improves in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Lewis did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Lewis improves in contact_vs_lefty Howie Lockwood did not respond to coaching in range Vic Felske did not respond to coaching in velocity