Win: Joe Bergeron (2-1) Loss: Gary Nordyke (1-4)
Save: Chipper Tiant (2)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Gary Nordyke pitching. Cliff Buxtable pops out to the shortstop. Klondike Trinkle strikes out. Joe Ray Plumlee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Joe Bergeron pitching. Moose Edington pops out to the third baseman. Bill Robinson hits a home run. Red Ochoa flies out to the right fielder. Mike Mora grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Chuck Hinshaw doubles to left field. Chuck Hinshaw steals third. Danny Nguyen doubles to left field. Chuck Hinshaw scores. James Thomas Bell singles to center field. Danny Nguyen is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Randy Moore walks. Joey Morg strikes out. Joe Bergeron flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Pete Chapman strikes out. Buddy Donahue bunts for a base hit. Eddie Watkins singles to center field. Buddy Donahue advances to third on the hit. Eddie Watkins is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Cliff Buxtable flies out to the center fielder. Klondike Trinkle doubles to right field. Joe Ray Plumlee walks. Chuck Hinshaw hits a home run. Klondike Trinkle scores. Joe Ray Plumlee scores. Danny Nguyen walks. James Thomas Bell strikes out. Randy Moore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Gary Nordyke strikes out. Moose Edington grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Robinson doubles to left field. Red Ochoa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Joey Morg grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Bergeron pops out to the third baseman. Cliff Buxtable grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Mora grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Sandy Rowland strikes out. Pete Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Klondike Trinkle flies out to the left fielder. Joe Ray Plumlee grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Hinshaw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Buddy Donahue singles to left field. Eddie Watkins singles to right field. Gary Nordyke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Moose Edington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Donahue scores. Eddie Watkins advances to third on the play. Bill Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Danny Nguyen pops out to the second baseman. James Thomas Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Red Ochoa flies out to the left fielder. Mike Mora strikes out. Sandy Rowland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Joey Morg singles to center field. Joe Bergeron lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Cliff Buxtable grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joey Morg advances to third on the play. Klondike Trinkle walks. Joe Ray Plumlee strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Pete Chapman strikes out. Buddy Donahue grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Watkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Richie Barker 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. Chuck Hinshaw singles to center field. Danny Nguyen singles to left field. Chuck Hinshaw advances to third on the hit. James Thomas Bell pops out to the third baseman. Randy Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chuck Hinshaw is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jay Schlueter is pinch hitting for Richie Barker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jay Schlueter grounds out to the second baseman. Moose Edington grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Robinson walks. Red Ochoa singles to center field. Bill Robinson advances to third on the hit. Mike Mora walks. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Atlanta John Niekro pitching. Joey Morg flies out to the right fielder. Heinie Cravath is pinch hitting for Joe Bergeron. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Heinie Cravath singles to center field. Cliff Buxtable flies out to the center fielder. Klondike Trinkle hits a home run. Heinie Cravath scores. Joe Ray Plumlee walks. Chuck Hinshaw grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Ray Plumlee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Buck Borland pitching. Pete Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Buddy Donahue walks. Eddie Watkins hits a home run. Buddy Donahue scores. Chipper Tiant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lee Kamp is pinch hitting for John Niekro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lee Kamp flies out to the right fielder. Moose Edington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Pofahl improves in speed Bob Lowe improves in velocity Andy Bonds improves in contact_vs_lefty Sam Karlon did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joel Ensberg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dale Petrick improves in power_vs_lefty Bert Klinger did not respond to coaching in speed Tracy Nordbrook did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Thomas Geis did not respond to coaching in 2B