Win: Willie English (7-13) Loss: Takashi Wright (19-5)
Save: Dave Himes (17)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Takashi Wright pitching. Vance Madden pops out to the shortstop. Ramon Carew grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Davanon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Willie English pitching. Rob Karew grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Carpenter grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Sherlock singles to left field. Randy Toporcer lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Carl Ragan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Takashi Wright. Jeff Hannah walks. Danny Cox grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carl Ragan advances to third on the play. Jeff Hannah advances to second on the play. Kid Manning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Ragan scores. Jeff Hannah advances to third on the play. Jim Chambers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tench Coxe strikes out. Fernando Bildilli doubles to left field. Jim Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Tyson Eaves flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Willie English singles to right field. Vance Madden singles to center field. Willie English advances to third on the hit. Ramon Carew flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Willie English scores. Vance Madden steals second. Tony Davanon grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Madden advances to third on the play. Carl Ragan singles to right field. Vance Madden scores. Jeff Hannah grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carl Ragan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Takashi Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Karew grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Carpenter doubles to right field. Jay Sherlock doubles to left field. Danny Carpenter scores. Randy Toporcer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Danny Cox strikes out. Kid Manning pops out to the second baseman. Jim Chambers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tench Coxe grounds out to the shortstop. Fernando Bildilli grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Willie English strikes out. Vance Madden flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Carew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tyson Eaves singles to left field. Takashi Wright lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rob Karew strikes out. Danny Carpenter lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Tony Davanon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Ragan strikes out. Jeff Hannah singles to left field. Passed ball. Jeff Hannah advances to second. Danny Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jay Sherlock strikes out. Randy Toporcer strikes out. Tench Coxe doubles to center field. Fernando Bildilli singles to center field. Tench Coxe scores. Jim Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Kid Manning grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Killefer is pinch hitting for Jim Chambers. Mark Killefer singles to center field. Willie English lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vance Madden singles to left field. Mark Killefer scores. Ramon Carew flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ken Masteller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mark Killefer at LF. Tyson Eaves pops out to the second baseman. Takashi Wright singles to right field. Willard Nicol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Rob Karew singles to right field. Danny Carpenter grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rob Karew is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Danny Carpenter steals second. Jay Sherlock grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Tony Davanon flies out to the left fielder. Carl Ragan grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Hannah grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Randy Toporcer flies out to the left fielder. Tench Coxe grounds out to the shortstop. Fernando Bildilli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Burt Grace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Cox strikes out. Kid Manning walks. Ken Masteller grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Manning advances to second on the play. Joel Ensberg is pinch hitting for Willard Nicol. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joel Ensberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dave Himes pitching. Jim Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Tyson Eaves grounds out to the third baseman. Donovan Espy is pinch hitting for Burt Grace. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Donovan Espy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Danny Carpenter (30), Jay Sherlock (32), Tench Coxe (19), Fernando Bildilli (16). Baserunning: SB - Danny Carpenter (19). Fielding: E - Takashi Wright.PB - Randy Toporcer.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmy Fryzel did not respond to coaching in control Len Neagle did not respond to coaching in velocity Hugo Glass improves in speed Alexander Haynes improves in contact_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Bjorkman did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Clubb did not respond to coaching in control Bill Mack did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Yoshio Yago did not respond to coaching in control Dee Lewandowski did not respond to coaching in 3B