Win: Mike Maple (14-11) Loss: Dizzy Thesenga (1-5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dizzy Thesenga pitching. Jocko Luebber strikes out. Cole Childress strikes out. JuJu Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Mike Maple pitching. Jose Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Garry Kuhel pops out to the second baseman. Brian Wade singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Dick Stewart grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pretzel Kruk strikes out. Ruben Mills singles to right field. Leo Seats walks. Tom Brunansky doubles past the left fielder. Ruben Mills scores. Leo Seats uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Wallace hits a home run. Tom Brunansky scores. Nick Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Maple singles to right field. Jocko Luebber flies out to the left fielder. Cole Childress strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta John Carl hits a home run. Rob Rusch pops out to the third baseman. Sid Suzuki hits an infield single to the second baseman. Hack Owen walks. Nick Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Wood doubles to center field. Sid Suzuki scores. Hack Owen scores. Garry Kuhel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh JuJu Freeman doubles to left field. Pretzel Kruk hits a home run. JuJu Freeman scores. Jack Sulik comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ruben Mills singles to right field. Ruben Mills is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Leo Seats singles to left field. Tom Brunansky walks. Joe Wallace grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Brian Wade singles to left field. Dick Stewart triples. Brian Wade scores. John Carl strikes out. Rob Rusch pops out to the shortstop. Sid Suzuki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Maple flies out to the center fielder. Jocko Luebber triples. Cole Childress strikes out. JuJu Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Hack Owen flies out to the center fielder. Jack Sulik strikes out. Jose Wood singles to right field. Garry Kuhel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Pretzel Kruk flies out to the center fielder. Ruben Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Seats hits a home run. Togie Manders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Brunansky flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Brian Wade singles to center field. Dick Stewart flies out to the left fielder. John Carl doubles to center field. Brian Wade uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rob Rusch grounds out to the second baseman. John Carl advances to third on the play. Sid Suzuki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Wallace hits a home run. Bill Boucher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Maple strikes out. Jocko Luebber flies out to the right fielder. Cole Childress walks. JuJu Freeman hits a home run. Cole Childress scores. Pretzel Kruk walks. Ruben Mills pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Hack Owen strikes out. Bill Boucher strikes out. Jose Wood singles to right field. Jose Wood steals second. Garry Kuhel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Leo Seats doubles to center field. Tom Brunansky strikes out. Joe Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Mike Maple singles to right field. Leo Seats scores. Jocko Luebber lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Brian Wade walks. Dick Stewart strikes out. Brian Wade steals second. John Carl grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Rusch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Cole Childress grounds out to the shortstop. JuJu Freeman strikes out. Pretzel Kruk singles to center field. Ruben Mills flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Sid Suzuki flies out to the center fielder. Hack Owen grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Moraga is pinch hitting for Bill Boucher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ed Moraga grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Andy Allen pitching. Leo Seats grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Brunansky grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Tyrone is pinch hitting for Joe Wallace. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Jose Wood walks. Jose Wood steals second. Garry Kuhel pops out to the third baseman. Brian Wade hits a home run. Jose Wood scores. Charlie Meyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Stewart grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Carl singles to left field. Rob Rusch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Jose Wood (17), John Carl (21).3B - Dick Stewart (4).HR - Brian Wade (22), John Carl (16). Baserunning: SB - Jose Wood 2 (11), Brian Wade (18).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vic Mesner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Scrivener did not respond to coaching in endurance Vic Mesner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Dewey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gordon Irelan did not respond to coaching in control Vic Mesner improves in range Mark Morrison did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jason Weston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Nub Loftus did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Hamrick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Smyres did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Burgmeier did not respond to coaching in velocity Ramon Higginson improves in arm Mike Hamrick did not respond to coaching in 3B