Win: Larry Garagiola (5-2) Loss: Damian Stieb (4-1)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Larry Garagiola pitching. Luke Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Bannister grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Bill Bradley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Damian Stieb pitching. Paul Grove walks. Kevin Porter strikes out. Tom Shoffner is hit by a pitch. Virgil French singles to right field. Paul Grove scores. Ralph Hamlin flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Darryl Griffey singles to center field. Tom Shoffner is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Scott Kosman singles to right field. Katsumi Mise grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Scott Kosman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pierce Pearson hits a home run. Katsumi Mise scores. Ray Heffner grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Harold Gubanich grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Garagiola strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Damian Stieb strikes out. Luke Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Bannister flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Paul Grove walks. Kevin Porter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Grove is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Shoffner grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kevin Porter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Passed ball. Tom Shoffner advances to second. Virgil French singles to left field. Tom Shoffner scores. Ralph Hamlin walks. Darryl Griffey hits a home run. Virgil French scores. Ralph Hamlin scores. Harold Gubanich reached on a 2-base throwing error by Scott Kosman. Doug Jordan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bill Bradley hits a home run. Scott Kosman flies out to the center fielder. Katsumi Mise doubles to left field. Pierce Pearson singles to left field. Katsumi Mise scores. Ray Heffner strikes out. Angel Murphy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Larry Garagiola grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Grove doubles to right field. Kevin Porter strikes out. Tom Shoffner hits a home run. Paul Grove scores. Virgil French grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Damian Stieb strikes out. Luke Taylor walks. Wayne Bannister strikes out. Bill Bradley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luke Taylor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ralph Hamlin triples. Darryl Griffey walks. Harold Gubanich flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ralph Hamlin is thrown out at the plate. Darryl Griffey steals second. Doug Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Scott Kosman grounds out to the second baseman. Katsumi Mise strikes out. Pierce Pearson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Larry Garagiola singles to center field. Dick Martini 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. Paul Grove strikes out. Kevin Porter flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shoffner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Cliff Tompkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Doug Jordan at C. Ray Heffner flies out to the left fielder. Angel Murphy singles to right field. Dick Martini fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dick Martini strikes out. Luke Taylor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Angel Murphy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Virgil French doubles to right field. Ralph Hamlin singles to center field. Virgil French scores. Ralph Hamlin steals second. Darryl Griffey singles to right field. Ralph Hamlin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Dowell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harold Gubanich triples. Darryl Griffey scores. Cliff Tompkins doubles to right field. Harold Gubanich scores. Jackie Fryman is pinch hitting for Larry Garagiola. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jackie Fryman singles to center field. Paul Grove grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Tompkins scores. Jackie Fryman advances to second on the play. Kevin Porter flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shoffner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Tyson Crisp pitching. Wayne Bannister walks. Bill Bradley strikes out. Dave Johnson is pinch hitting for Scott Kosman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Johnson singles to center field. Wayne Bannister advances to third on the hit. Katsumi Mise strikes out. Pierce Pearson singles to left field. Wayne Bannister scores. Ray Heffner triples. Dave Johnson scores. Pierce Pearson scores. Angel Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Marichal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Simmy Brown is pinch hitting for Virgil French. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Simmy Brown walks. Ralph Hamlin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Simmy Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Darryl Griffey walks. Harold Gubanich singles to center field. Ralph Hamlin scores. Cliff Tompkins flies out to the center fielder. George Schorr is pinch hitting for Tyson Crisp. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Schorr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Danny Santiago pitching. Rick Bell is pinch hitting for Tom Marichal. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rick Bell strikes out. Otto Lunte is pinch hitting for Luke Taylor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Otto Lunte strikes out. Wayne Bannister singles to right field. Bill Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Paul Grove (10), Virgil French (5), Cliff Tompkins (4).3B - Ralph Hamlin (1), Harold Gubanich (4).HR - Tom Shoffner (12), Darryl Griffey (3).HBP - Tom Shoffner (2). Baserunning: SB - Ralph Hamlin (8), Darryl Griffey (3).
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: C.J. Dustal did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Ray did not respond to coaching in velocity Ty Meakim improves in speed Mike Metzger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Andy DeBerry did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Welch improves in range John Walden did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Bruner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gary Holmes improves in arm Terry Bruner did not respond to coaching in 2B