Win: Matt Bell (2-5) Loss: Sam Sullivan (3-9)
Save: Lou Fisher (16)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Matt Bell pitching. Jim Gibson strikes out. Frank Gant singles to center field. Mike Kingdon singles to left field. Nemo Rodriguez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Sam Sullivan pitching. Luis Cerce grounds out to the second baseman. Kiyoshi Oshita grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Leslie singles to center field. Ryan Leslie gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bud Boever flies out to the left fielder. Scotty Blades grounds out to the second baseman. Pep Pool reached on a fielding error by Wendell Shields. Gary Kimber hits a home run. Pep Pool scores. Sam Sullivan singles to right field. Jim Gibson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sam Sullivan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Shissho Sekiguchi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Gant. Hiroaki Tamura grounds out to the pitcher. Wendell Shields singles to center field. Shissho Sekiguchi scores. Katsumi Wakisaka singles to center field. Wendell Shields advances to third on the hit. Ryne Wise pops out to the first baseman. Matt Bell singles to left field. Wendell Shields scores. Katsumi Wakisaka advances to third on the hit. Luis Cerce grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Frank Gant walks. Mike Kingdon strikes out. Nemo Rodriguez singles to left field. Bud Boever pops out to the shortstop. Scotty Blades strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Kiyoshi Oshita lines out to the shortstop. Ryan Leslie strikes out. Shissho Sekiguchi doubles to right field. Hiroaki Tamura is hit by a pitch. Wendell Shields grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Pep Pool grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Kimber pops out to the first baseman. Sam Sullivan singles to center field. Jim Gibson grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sam Sullivan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Katsumi Wakisaka grounds out to the shortstop. Ryne Wise walks. Matt Bell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luis Cerce reached on a fielding error by Nemo Rodriguez. Luis Cerce is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Frank Gant grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mike Kingdon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hiroaki Tamura. Nemo Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Kingdon advances to third on the play. Bud Boever pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Kiyoshi Oshita flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Leslie grounds out to the shortstop. Shissho Sekiguchi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Scotty Blades strikes out. Pep Pool strikes out. Gary Kimber walks. Sam Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Hiroaki Tamura grounds out to the shortstop. Wendell Shields strikes out. Katsumi Wakisaka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Gibson singles to right field. Frank Gant singles to center field. Jim Gibson advances to third on the hit. Mike Kingdon grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Frank Gant advances to second on the play. Nemo Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Gibson scores. Bud Boever lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ryne Wise singles to left field. Juan Urbanski is pinch hitting for Matt Bell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Juan Urbanski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryne Wise is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Luis Cerce doubles to right field. Juan Urbanski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Edmondson 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 1st. Kiyoshi Oshita strikes out. Ryan Leslie singles to left field. Luis Cerce scores. Shissho Sekiguchi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill Johnston pitching. Scotty Blades singles to right field. Pep Pool walks. Gary Kimber strikes out. Hal Baldwin is pinch hitting for Carlos Edmondson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Baldwin singles past the shortstop. Jim Gibson pops out to the catcher. Frank Gant grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Atlanta Frank Ging pitching. Hiroaki Tamura grounds out to the shortstop. Wendell Shields doubles to left field. Katsumi Wakisaka grounds out to the shortstop. Ryne Wise grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Lou Fisher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Kingdon singles past the second baseman. Nemo Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Kingdon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bud Boever grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Nemo Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scotty Blades flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 12 Atlanta total runners left on base: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Arthur Silva did not respond to coaching in speed Allyn Kindall did not respond to coaching in velocity George Lawing did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mickey McGowan improves in contact_vs_righty George Lawing improves in range Bob Sosa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bart Holdsworth did not respond to coaching in control Everett Parkinson did not respond to coaching in range Jim Kekich did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Kekich did not respond to coaching in velocity
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ken Flowers did not respond to coaching in endurance Gene Gerhart did not respond to coaching in control Joe Eaddy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam Flynn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bernard Carpenter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chris Day did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Andrews did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Connell did not respond to coaching in control Mike Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Omar Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity