Win: Mike Gerhardt (9-6) Loss: Emil Oulliber (3-7)
Save: Jim Kusnyer (12)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Sy Stein pitching. Troy Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Flynn walks. Rob Lipon strikes out. Ricky Roy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jimmy Eisenhart pitching. Tony Wetherby grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Cecil Newman doubles to right field. Howie Doran strikes out. Red Ray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Dave Andrews reached on a fielding error by Heinie Ponder. Chris Day strikes out. Dan Guzman singles to right field. Dave Andrews advances to third on the hit. Bob Graham singles to left field. Dave Andrews scores. Jimmy Eisenhart lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Troy Jones walks. Sam Flynn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Heinie Ponder grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Clyde Kiecker strikes out. Brook Williams singles to left field. John Ames singles to left field. Sy Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Rob Lipon flies out to the center fielder. Ricky Roy grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Andrews singles to left field. Chris Day grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Andrews is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tony Wetherby flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Newman singles to center field. Howie Doran grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cecil Newman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Red Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Dan Guzman walks. Bob Graham walks. Jimmy Eisenhart fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jimmy Eisenhart grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dan Guzman advances to third on the play. Troy Jones singles to left field. Dan Guzman scores. Sam Flynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Heinie Ponder walks. Clyde Kiecker pops out to the shortstop. Brook Williams pops out to the pitcher. Heinie Ponder steals second. John Ames flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Rob Lipon grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Roy pops out to the first baseman. Dave Andrews singles to left field. Chris Day flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sy Stein flies out to the center fielder. Tony Wetherby strikes out. Cecil Newman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Dan Guzman grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Eisenhart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Howie Doran doubles to left field. Red Ray is hit by a pitch. Heinie Ponder grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Doran advances to third on the play. Red Ray advances to second on the play. Clyde Kiecker grounds out to the shortstop. Howie Doran scores. Red Ray advances to third on the play. Brook Williams walks. John Ames strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta 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. Troy Jones flies out to the left fielder. Sam Flynn grounds out to the pitcher. Rob Lipon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mike Gerhardt flies out to the center fielder. Tony Wetherby strikes out. Cecil Newman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ricky Roy strikes out. Dave Andrews strikes out. Chris Day singles to center field. Dan Guzman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Howie Doran singles past the first baseman. Red Ray singles to right field. Emil Oulliber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Howie Doran steals third. The defense is playing the corners in. Red Ray is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Heinie Ponder hits a home run. Howie Doran scores. Clyde Kiecker flies out to the center fielder. Brook Williams lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Jim Kusnyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob Graham strikes out. Yoshinori Mizutani is pinch hitting for Emil Oulliber. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yoshinori Mizutani doubles to right field. Troy Jones walks. Sam Flynn flies out to the center fielder. Rob Lipon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners left on base: 10 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Nerio Eschen did not respond to coaching in control Darryl Long did not respond to coaching in control Ray Marshall did not respond to coaching in velocity Overton Dinneen did not respond to coaching in velocity Kenji Furukawa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Olivo did not respond to coaching in control Nerio Eschen did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Peterek did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Powell did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Dietz did not respond to coaching in velocity Keith Hartzell improves in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Bobby Carpin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Bowman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Omar Gaspar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken Powell improves in arm Omar Gaspar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rudy Caraway improves in contact_vs_lefty Rudy Caraway improves in contact_vs_righty Tim Dobson improves in arm Bill Conatser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Repoz did not respond to coaching in range Jack Bradley did not respond to coaching in 1B