Inning: 1 Atlanta Rick Cox pitching. Kent Lofton is hit by a pitch. Kent Lofton steals second. Bob Ohman singles to right field. Kent Lofton scores. Marty Leverett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Ohman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marty Leverett steals second. Les Boles flies out to the center fielder. Al Salvo walks. Bill Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Florida Kaoru Goto pitching. Vern Ross hits a home run. Jeff Dellucci walks. Don Shaw grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ike Helfrich singles to left field. Herman Brady singles to center field. Ike Helfrich advances to third on the hit. Fred Wathan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ed Tracy pops out to the second baseman. Donie Smith strikes out. Kaoru Goto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Florida Rick Connell singles to center field. Ray Barlow flies out to the center fielder. Rick Cox lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Vern Ross singles to center field. Rick Connell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Dellucci strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Kent Lofton grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Ohman pops out to the third baseman. Marty Leverett pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Don Shaw pops out to the second baseman. Ike Helfrich hits a home run. Herman Brady strikes out. Fred Wathan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Les Boles grounds out to the shortstop. Al Salvo strikes out. Bill Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Rick Connell strikes out. Ray Barlow flies out to the left fielder. Rick Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ed Tracy doubles to right field. Donie Smith doubles to left field. Ed Tracy scores. Kaoru Goto fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kaoru Goto grounds out to the shortstop. Kent Lofton grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Ohman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Vern Ross grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jeff Dellucci strikes out. Don Shaw hits a home run. Ike Helfrich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Marty Leverett grounds out to the pitcher. Les Boles doubles to center field. Al Salvo strikes out. Bill Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Lefty Bruner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herman Brady lines out to the second baseman. Fred Wathan grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Connell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ed Tracy singles to center field. Donie Smith strikes out. Charley Pick is pinch hitting for Lefty Bruner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charley Pick strikes out. Kent Lofton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Florida Gerald Murray pitching. Ray Barlow grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rick Cox walks. Vern Ross strikes out. Jeff Dellucci flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Bob Ohman grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Leverett strikes out. Les Boles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Florida Don Shaw singles to right field. Ike Helfrich singles to center field. Herman Brady flies out to the right fielder. Doug Reardon is pinch hitting for Fred Wathan. Doug Reardon walks. Rick Connell grounds out to the third baseman. Don Shaw scores. Ike Helfrich advances to third on the play. Doug Reardon advances to second on the play. Ray Barlow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Ed Clark enters the game as a defensive replacement for Doug Reardon at RF. Chuck Blaylock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Salvo walks. Bill Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Ed Tracy strikes out. Donie Smith singles to center field. Bill Stowe is pinch hitting for Gerald Murray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Stowe hits a home run. Al Salvo scores. Donie Smith scores. Buster Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kent Lofton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Florida Jimmie Enwright pitching. Bill Jones is pinch hitting for Buster Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Jones lines out to the shortstop. Vern Ross strikes out. Jeff Dellucci singles to center field. Don Shaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Atlanta Joe Hart pitching. Bob Ohman strikes out. Marty Leverett flies out to the right fielder. Les Boles grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Florida Ike Helfrich flies out to the left fielder. Herman Brady singles to right field. Ed Clark strikes out. Bob 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. Rick Connell lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Atlanta Al Salvo walks. Bill Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Ed Tracy strikes out. Donie Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Florida Ray Barlow strikes out. Mike Scheibeck is pinch hitting for Joe Hart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Scheibeck singles to right field. Mike Scheibeck steals second. Vern Ross singles to left field. Mike Scheibeck scores. Atlanta total runners left on base: 6 Florida total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Les Boles (8), Ed Tracy (4), Donie Smith (5).HR - Bill Stowe (2).HBP - Kent Lofton (2). Baserunning: SB - Kent Lofton (2), Marty Leverett (9).
Game Notes Ike Helfrich is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Corbin improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Clark improves in speed Taylor Shepard did not respond to coaching in endurance Howard Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Taylor Shepard did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Egan improves in control
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kirby Davis improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Poole did not respond to coaching in arm Les Jimenez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Les Jimenez improves in power_vs_lefty John Guese did not respond to coaching in arm John Guese improves in range Kirby Davis did not respond to coaching in SS