Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alan James pitching. Keith Doby strikes out. Happy Williamson grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Crockett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Pinky Blake pitching. Al Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Cupid LaManna grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Handrahan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Mead singles to center field. Wally Vitelli flies out to the right fielder. Cristian Stephenson strikes out. Glenn Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Echo Charles flies out to the center fielder. Mike Dashner singles to center field. Gil Rufer singles in front of the right fielder. Joe Leshnock singles to right field. Tom Lee singles to left field. Mike Dashner scores. Gil Rufer scores. Alan James lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Passed ball. Joe Leshnock scores. Tom Lee advances to third. Al Davis walks. Cupid LaManna flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca is hit by a pitch. Pinky Blake lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Keith Doby bunts for a base hit. Happy Williamson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Branca scores. Dave Crockett doubles to left field. Keith Doby uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Mead flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ray Handrahan flies out to the left fielder. Echo Charles flies out to the left fielder. Mike Dashner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Wally Vitelli grounds out to the second baseman. Cristian Stephenson walks. Glenn Melton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Gil Rufer doubles to center field. Joe Leshnock flies out to the left fielder. Tom Lee pops out to the shortstop. Alan James grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca triples. Pinky Blake reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cupid LaManna. Jeff Branca scores. Keith Doby reached on a fielding error by Alan James. Happy Williamson walks. Dave Crockett singles past the second baseman. Pinky Blake scores. Keith Doby scores. Happy Williamson advances to third on the hit. Joe Mead reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cupid LaManna. Happy Williamson scores. Wally Vitelli grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Crockett scores. Joe Mead advances to third on the play. Cristian Stephenson doubles past the first baseman. Joe Mead scores. Glenn Melton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jeff Branca singles to left field. Cristian Stephenson scores. Pinky Blake singles to left field. Jeff Branca advances to third on the hit. Keith Doby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Al Davis strikes out. Cupid LaManna walks. Ray Handrahan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cupid LaManna is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Echo Charles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Happy Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Crockett grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Mead strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Mike Dashner grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Rufer strikes out. Joe Leshnock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Lou Nelson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Vitelli singles to center field. Cristian Stephenson triples. Wally Vitelli scores. Jack Hannahs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Melton singles to left field. Cristian Stephenson scores. Jeff Branca singles to left field. Glenn Melton advances to third on the hit. Juan Kunz is pinch hitting for Pinky Blake. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Juan Kunz pops out to the first baseman. Keith Doby doubles to center field. Glenn Melton scores. Jeff Branca uses his aggressiveness and scores. Happy Williamson singles to right field. Keith Doby scores. Dave Crockett walks. Joe Mead grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Bill Schmidt pitching. Tom Lee walks. Tiger Lyons is pinch hitting for Jack Hannahs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tiger Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Al Davis flies out to the center fielder. Cupid LaManna grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Lee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Billy Ewing pitching. Wally Vitelli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cristian Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ray Handrahan pops out to the shortstop. Echo Charles flies out to the left fielder. Mike Dashner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jeff Branca grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Roy McLemore is pinch hitting for Bill Schmidt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy McLemore flies out to the center fielder. Keith Doby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Whitey Winchester pitching. Gil Rufer strikes out. Mike Pellagrini is pinch hitting for Joe Leshnock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Pellagrini flies out to the center fielder. Tom Lee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Atlanta total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nick Price did not respond to coaching in velocity Marlan Golden did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Walker improves in arm Darryl Okrie did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Cecena improves in range Wayne McNamara did not respond to coaching in velocity
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kory Hawkes improves in power_vs_righty Joe Romano improves in power_vs_lefty Kory Hawkes improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Kory Hawkes improves in contact_vs_lefty Doug Vaughan did not respond to coaching in velocity