Win: Willie Flinch (1-0) Loss: Mike Seelbach (0-1)
Save: Pat Haas (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Mike Seelbach pitching. Bart Arroyo strikes out. Rodmy Larosa pops out to the second baseman. Jason Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Willie Flinch pitching. Mark Prall doubles to center field. Jose Scott strikes out. Ben Vitelli strikes out. Troy Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave Bale grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Wingfield strikes out. Harvey Phillips walks. Oscar Beers doubles to left field. Jeff Walker walks. Willie Flinch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Atlanta Hank Brown doubles to right field. Jamie Helton pops out to the first baseman. Jack Florie flies out to the left fielder. Floyd Ross singles to center field. Hank Brown is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bart Arroyo pops out to the third baseman. Rodmy Larosa grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Lopez walks. Dave Bale grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Jason Lopez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Mike Seelbach strikes out. Mark Prall walks. Jose Scott flies out to the right fielder. Ben Vitelli grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tony Wingfield singles to center field. Harvey Phillips strikes out. Oscar Beers pops out to the first baseman. Jeff Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Troy Taylor hits a home run. Hank Brown walks. Jamie Helton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hank Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Florie flies out to the center fielder. Floyd Ross flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Willie Flinch strikes out. Bart Arroyo singles to right field. Bart Arroyo steals second. Rodmy Larosa flies out to the center fielder. Jason Lopez doubles to center field. Bart Arroyo scores. Dave Bale flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Mike Seelbach strikes out. Mark Prall grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Scott walks. Ben Vitelli singles to left field. Jose Scott advances to third on the hit. Troy Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tony Wingfield flies out to the center fielder. Harvey Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Beers hits a home run. Jeff Walker singles to center field. Al Konieczny is pinch hitting for Willie Flinch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Konieczny strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Gary Blomdahl pitching. Hank Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Helton grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Florie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bart Arroyo strikes out. Rodmy Larosa pops out to the third baseman. Jason Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Floyd Ross flies out to the center fielder. Jose Picone is pinch hitting for Mike Seelbach. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jose Picone strikes out. Mark Prall grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Pat Manush pitching. Dave Bale lines out to the second baseman. Tony Wingfield walks. Harvey Phillips doubles to center field. Tony Wingfield uses his aggressiveness and scores. Oscar Beers grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lenn Galvin is pinch hitting for Jeff Walker. Lenn Galvin singles to left field. Gary Blomdahl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Bert Ripken enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lenn Galvin at C. Jose Scott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Vitelli grounds out to the second baseman. Troy Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bart Arroyo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rodmy Larosa grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Pat Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hank Brown flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Helton strikes out. Jack Florie walks. Floyd Ross grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Florie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Hank Brown is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Balvino Chapman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dickie Zamora did not respond to coaching in velocity Stan Pena did not respond to coaching in velocity Toshihiko Yamada improves in contact_vs_righty Balvino Chapman improves in power_vs_lefty John Block did not respond to coaching in velocity
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ryan Ryan improves in range Ziggy Lane did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ezra Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Wes Kilroy did not respond to coaching in control Brad Lamb did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Mauck improves in speed Ezra Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in SS