Win: Snake Vasilik (5-2) Loss: Fred Hemming (2-1)
Save: Jack Hannahs (12)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Ray Marshall pitching. Scott DeVogt flies out to the center fielder. Hardy Reidy singles in front of the center fielder. Kory Hawkes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hardy Reidy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kory Hawkes steals second. Scott Bonds lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Doug Vaughan pitching. Dike Bruckmiller grounds out to the third baseman. Happy Williamson pops out to the catcher. Roy McLemore walks. Joe Charles grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Roy McLemore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Catfish Fehring strikes out. Nub Cascarella singles to left field. Ray Handrahan grounds out to the second baseman. Nub Cascarella advances to second on the play. Joe Kahl singles to right field. Doug Vaughan singles to right field. Nub Cascarella scores. Scott DeVogt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Mead walks. John Speier walks. Monte Burkhart singles to center field. Joe Mead scores. John Speier advances to third on the hit. Keith Doby singles to center field. John Speier scores. Monte Burkhart advances to third on the hit. Ray Marshall pops out to the shortstop. Dike Bruckmiller singles to left field. Monte Burkhart scores. Keith Doby advances to third on the hit. Happy Williamson grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Hardy Reidy grounds out to the shortstop. Kory Hawkes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scott Bonds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Roy McLemore pops out to the pitcher. Joe Charles pops out to the first baseman. Joe Mead pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Catfish Fehring doubles to left field. Nub Cascarella walks. Ray Handrahan walks. Joe Kahl grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Catfish Fehring scores. Nub Cascarella advances to third on the play. Ray Handrahan advances to second on the play. Doug Vaughan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nub Cascarella scores. Ray Handrahan advances to third on the play. Fred Hemming comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott DeVogt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh John Speier flies out to the center fielder. Monte Burkhart singles past the second baseman. Keith Doby flies out to the left fielder. Fred Hemming flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Hardy Reidy singles to center field. Kory Hawkes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Scott Bonds pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dike Bruckmiller grounds out to the shortstop. Snake Vasilik comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Happy Williamson strikes out. Roy McLemore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Catfish Fehring singles to center field. Nub Cascarella walks. Ray Handrahan hits a home run. Catfish Fehring scores. Nub Cascarella scores. Danny Hill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Kahl grounds out to the third baseman. Snake Vasilik pops out to the third baseman. Scott DeVogt reached on a fielding error by Keith Doby. Hardy Reidy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Charles strikes out. Joe Mead grounds out to the second baseman. John Speier singles to left field. Monte Burkhart singles in front of the right fielder. John Speier advances to third on the hit. Keith Doby strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Kory Hawkes flies out to the right fielder. Scott Bonds grounds out to the second baseman. Catfish Fehring grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jose Snyder is pinch hitting for Danny Hill. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jose Snyder hits a home run. Dike Bruckmiller doubles to left field. Happy Williamson grounds out to the shortstop. Roy McLemore strikes out. Joe Charles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Billy Goossen pitching. Nub Cascarella doubles to left field. Ray Handrahan flies out to the center fielder. Joe Kahl hits a home run. Nub Cascarella scores. Joe Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Lee is pinch hitting for Snake Vasilik. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Lee strikes out. Scott DeVogt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh J.T. Abernathy pitching. Joe Mead grounds out to the third baseman. John Speier strikes out. Monte Burkhart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Hardy Reidy pops out to the third baseman. Kory Hawkes singles to right field. Nick Price 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. Johnny North is pinch hitting for Scott Bonds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kory Hawkes steals second. Johnny North lines out to the third baseman. Catfish Fehring walks. Nub Cascarella grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Keith Doby walks. Harry Cecena is pinch hitting for Nick Price. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Cecena strikes out. Dike Bruckmiller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Handrahan. Jack Hannahs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Happy Williamson grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Doby scores. Dike Bruckmiller advances to third on the play. Roy McLemore singles to right field. Dike Bruckmiller scores. Joe Charles grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Catfish Fehring is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carl Boyle improves in arm Ed Westrum did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Hatfield improves in contact_vs_righty Howie Williams improves in range Carl Boyle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cookie Chaplin did not respond to coaching in velocity Del Mingori did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kazuki Takaoka did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Barr improves in control Les Bool improves in speed Craig Trujillo did not respond to coaching in arm Craig Trujillo improves in power_vs_righty Ed Barr did not respond to coaching in velocity