Win: Sigh Connell (3-1) Loss: Jimmy Eisenhart (0-4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jimmy Eisenhart pitching. Brook Williams lines out to the third baseman. Matt Marty flies out to the center fielder. Oliver Beamon walks. Red Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Sigh Connell pitching. Joe Eaddy doubles to center field. Sam Flynn singles to right field. Joe Eaddy scores. Sam Flynn steals second. Bob Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Jesus Dierker walks. Rob Lipon grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jesus Dierker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Ames grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Ponder singles to center field. Art Barnowski strikes out. Heinie Ponder steals second. Tony Wetherby singles to center field. Heinie Ponder scores. Sigh Connell singles to right field. Brook Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Chris Day grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Maple singles to left field. Jimmy Eisenhart lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Eaddy walks. Sam Flynn grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Eaddy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Matt Marty triples. Oliver Beamon singles past the shortstop. Matt Marty scores. Red Ray singles to left field. John Ames walks. Heinie Ponder strikes out. Art Barnowski grounds out to the third baseman. Oliver Beamon scores. Red Ray advances to third on the play. John Ames advances to second on the play. Tony Wetherby strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Bob Graham flies out to the right fielder. Jesus Dierker grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Lipon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sigh Connell grounds out to the shortstop. Brook Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Marty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Dave Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Day walks. Matt Maple singles past the third baseman. Jimmy Eisenhart lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Eaddy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Oliver Beamon strikes out. Red Ray singles to left field. John Ames reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Eisenhart. Heinie Ponder doubles to left field. Red Ray scores. John Ames uses his aggressiveness and scores. Art Barnowski grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Wetherby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Sam Flynn singles to right field. Bob Graham pops out to the shortstop. Jesus Dierker doubles past the third baseman. Sam Flynn scores. Rob Lipon flies out to the left fielder. Dave Andrews grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Sigh Connell grounds out to the shortstop. Brook Williams singles to right field. Matt Marty singles to right field. Alex Keerl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oliver Beamon grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Chris Day strikes out. Matt Maple grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Gerhardt 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. Alex Keerl singles to center field. Joe Eaddy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Red Ray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Ames flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Ponder grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Sam Flynn singles to right field. Bob Graham flies out to the right fielder. Jesus Dierker singles to left field. Sam Flynn advances to third on the hit. Rob Lipon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Art Barnowski strikes out. Tony Wetherby reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chris Day. Cleon Lopez is pinch hitting for Mike Gerhardt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Cleon Lopez doubles to center field. Tony Wetherby scores. Brook Williams singles to right field. Cleon Lopez scores. Emil Oulliber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Smith is pinch hitting for Matt Marty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brook Williams steals second. Rich Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Brook Williams advances to third on the play. Oliver Beamon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Carlos Ens pitching. Dave Andrews strikes out. Manny Toporcer is pinch hitting for Chris Day. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Manny Toporcer hits a home run. Seiji Kuroda is pinch hitting for Matt Maple. Seiji Kuroda singles to center field. Yoshinori Mizutani is pinch hitting for Emil Oulliber. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshinori Mizutani grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Seiji Kuroda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Eaddy singles to left field. Sam Flynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Taylor pitching. Red Ray strikes out. John Ames grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Ponder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Bob Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Jesus Dierker grounds out to the shortstop. Rob Lipon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Joe Eaddy (6), Jesus Dierker (3).HR - Manny Toporcer (2).GIDP - Rob Lipon. Baserunning: SB - Sam Flynn (9). Fielding: E - Chris Day, Jimmy Eisenhart.
Game Notes Jimmy Eisenhart is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ruden Vega did not respond to coaching in speed Kazumi Noguchi did not respond to coaching in range Ray Waddell improves in speed Tim Dobson improves in contact_vs_righty Dave McGaffigan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Omar Gaspar improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Dietrich did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Dietrich did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad Helms improves in speed Omar Gaspar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Rodriguez improves in LF
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Tom Popovich did not respond to coaching in control Buck Siemer improves in contact_vs_righty Ike Ellsworth did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Popovich did not respond to coaching in control Darryl Long did not respond to coaching in control Ed Garibaldi did not respond to coaching in control Gene Sewell did not respond to coaching in range Roger Aude improves in arm Ray Marshall improves in control Jack Painter improves in range Jim Whitman did not respond to coaching in 2B