Win: Isidro Malloy (2-1) Loss: Al Iorg (0-2)
Save: Johnny Velasquez (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ray Distaso pitching. Perry Candida flies out to the center fielder. Darryl Walker singles to center field. Ender Ayala doubles to left field. Darryl Walker is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Yard Birds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Endy Torres pitching. Heathcliff Russell singles to center field. Bert Culler pops out to the third baseman. Melvin Tomasic strikes out. Jerry Clyde grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Aaron Shantz strikes out. Chris Doyle doubles to right field. Madison Renfroe walks. Jose Lemus strikes out. Endy Torres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Mike Garcia hits an infield single to the shortstop. Red Durrett lines out to the third baseman. Al Lovett pops out to the second baseman. John Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Perry Candida flies out to the right fielder. Darryl Walker flies out to the right fielder. Ender Ayala grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ray Distaso grounds out to the second baseman. Heathcliff Russell singles to center field. Bert Culler hits a home run. Heathcliff Russell scores. Melvin Tomasic grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Clyde walks. Mike Garcia grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jerry Clyde is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Yard Birds singles to center field. Aaron Shantz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yard Birds advances to second on the play. Chris Doyle hits a home run. Yard Birds scores. Madison Renfroe strikes out. Jose Lemus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Red Durrett singles to right field. Al Lovett lines out to the third baseman. John Brown strikes out. Ray Distaso flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Endy Torres walks. Perry Candida walks. Darryl Walker strikes out. Ender Ayala strikes out. Yard Birds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Heathcliff Russell hits a home run. Bert Culler strikes out. Melvin Tomasic flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Clyde grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Aaron Shantz strikes out. Chris Doyle singles to center field. Madison Renfroe grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Doyle advances to second on the play. Jose Lemus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Mike Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Red Durrett grounds out to the catcher. Al Lovett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Wil Brothers is pinch hitting for Endy Torres. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Wil Brothers doubles to left field. Lefty Cornutt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Perry Candida strikes out. Darryl Walker triples. Wil Brothers scores. Ender Ayala singles to right field. Darryl Walker scores. Ender Ayala is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yard Birds singles to center field. Yard Birds steals second. Aaron Shantz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ryan Dunne pitching. Daryl Schilling is pinch hitting for John Brown. Daryl Schilling triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Lee Flager is pinch hitting for Lefty Cornutt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lee Flager singles to left field. Daryl Schilling scores. Lee Flager is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Heathcliff Russell grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Culler walks. Melvin Tomasic singles to center field. Bert Culler advances to third on the hit. Isidro Malloy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Clyde flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Al Iorg pitching. Chris Doyle walks. Madison Renfroe singles to center field. Chris Doyle advances to third on the hit. Jose Lemus grounds out to the pitcher. Madison Renfroe advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Suguru Awaji is pinch hitting for Isidro Malloy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Suguru Awaji flies out to the left fielder. Perry Candida singles to left field. Chris Doyle scores. Madison Renfroe scores. Candy Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Perry Candida steals second. Darryl Walker doubles to center field. Perry Candida scores. Ender Ayala pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Kareem Banks pitching. Mike Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Red Durrett grounds out to the third baseman. Al Lovett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Yard Birds flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Shantz flies out to the center fielder. Chris Doyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Johnny Velasquez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Daryl Schilling strikes out. Ed Mole is pinch hitting for Candy Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Mole grounds out to the shortstop. Heathcliff Russell doubles to center field. Bert Culler pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jesse Connolly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Logan Rivers improves in arm Drayton Sawyer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cooper Evans did not respond to coaching in SS
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Richie Phelps did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Catterson improves in speed Dmitri Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Schindler did not respond to coaching in control