Win: A.J. Scarsella (7-1) Loss: Henry McCandless (3-3)
Inning: 1 Atlanta A.J. Scarsella pitching. Dave Huff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Goeckel strikes out. Terry Politte doubles to center field. Craig Redfern strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Henry McCandless pitching. Stu Glossop strikes out. Frank Volz strikes out. Zane Gill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Abner Poland grounds out to the shortstop. Donnie Johnson singles to right field. Mike Dropo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Grba flies out to the left fielder. John Kelly pops out to the second baseman. Gil McGriff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Curt Comorosky strikes out. Henry McCandless pops out to the first baseman. Dave Huff hits an infield single to the third baseman. Randy Goeckel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Huff is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Joe Osik singles to center field. Alex Willson singles to center field. A.J. Scarsella lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Joe Osik is thrown out at third. Alex Willson advances to second on the play. Alex Willson advances to second on the play. Stu Glossop grounds out to the catcher. Alex Willson advances to third on the play. A.J. Scarsella advances to second on the play. Frank Volz hits an infield single to the second baseman. Alex Willson scores. Frank Volz steals second. Zane Gill singles past the shortstop. A.J. Scarsella scores. Frank Volz scores. Bob Grba singles to center field. Zane Gill advances to third on the hit. John Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Terry Politte grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Redfern grounds out to the second baseman. Abner Poland singles to right field. Donnie Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Gil McGriff singles to right field. Joe Osik grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex Willson is hit by a pitch. A.J. Scarsella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Mike Dropo grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Comorosky grounds out to the shortstop. Henry McCandless strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Stu Glossop grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Volz singles to center field. Zane Gill walks. Bob Grba strikes out. John Kelly walks. Gil McGriff walks. Frank Volz scores. Joe Osik flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Atlanta Dave Huff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Randy Goeckel pops out to the catcher. Terry Politte strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Alex Willson grounds out to the second baseman. A.J. Scarsella strikes out. Stu Glossop flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Craig Redfern grounds out to the second baseman. Abner Poland strikes out. Joe Smith is pinch hitting for Donnie Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ray Leeper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Frank Volz lines out to the first baseman. Zane Gill grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Grba singles to right field. John Kelly grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Mike Dropo singles to right field. Dave Ibanez 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. Curt Comorosky singles to center field. Hi Perez is pinch hitting for Ray Leeper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hi Perez lines out to the second baseman. Kazuaki Yamazaki is pinch hitting for Dave Huff. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kazuaki Yamazaki strikes out. Norm Grabowski is pinch hitting for Randy Goeckel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Norm Grabowski lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Chuck Farnsworth pitching. Gil McGriff pops out to the first baseman. Joe Osik grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Willson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Terry Politte singles to left field. Craig Redfern flies out to the right fielder. Abner Poland strikes out. Joe Smith singles to left field. Mike Dropo hits a home run. Terry Politte scores. Joe Smith scores. Dave Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Curt Comorosky. Dave Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Zane Gill is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rod Osborn improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Fulton improves in contact_vs_lefty Bud Church did not respond to coaching in speed Biddy Fowler improves in contact_vs_righty Chet Blackaby improves in contact_vs_righty Patsy Kellett did not respond to coaching in speed Chief Faneyte did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hi Matthias improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Thomas improves in power_vs_righty Win Osinski did not respond to coaching in velocity Fats Coble did not respond to coaching in control Hi Matthias improves in arm Ed Norman did not respond to coaching in control Kory Nielsen did not respond to coaching in SS