Win: Marv Sasser (17-9) Loss: Carl Donahue (11-16)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Marv Sasser pitching. Dominic Guillen pops out to the first baseman. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Shevlin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Carl Donahue pitching. Al Flick strikes out. Wayne Bannister singles to center field. Scott Kosman singles past the shortstop. Wayne Bannister advances to third on the hit. Herb Burns singles to left field. Wayne Bannister scores. Scott Kosman advances to third on the hit. Dave Blair singles to left field. Scott Kosman scores. Herb Burns advances to third on the hit. Shigeo Shibata singles to left field. Herb Burns scores. Dave Blair advances to third on the hit. Frank Stanton walks. Jim Uecker doubles past the third baseman. Dave Blair scores. Shigeo Shibata scores. Frank Stanton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Lobert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marv Sasser strikes out. Al Flick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Brent Neale grounds out to the pitcher. Toshio Ichiba strikes out. Mike Wine singles to left field. Mike Zachary strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Wayne Bannister flies out to the right fielder. Scott Kosman triples. Herb Burns grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scott Kosman scores. Dave Blair doubles to center field. Shigeo Shibata hits a home run. Dave Blair scores. Tommy Lambert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Stanton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jason Shaw grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Lambert grounds out to the pitcher. Dominic Guillen singles to center field. Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jim Uecker grounds out to the shortstop. Marv Sasser grounds out to the shortstop. Al Flick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Scott Shevlin flies out to the left fielder. Brent Neale singles to left field. Toshio Ichiba singles to left field. Mike Wine singles to center field. Brent Neale scores. Toshio Ichiba advances to third on the hit. Mike Zachary strikes out. Jason Shaw doubles to left field. Toshio Ichiba scores. Tommy Lambert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Wayne Bannister hits a home run. Scott Kosman strikes out. Herb Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Blair singles to right field. Shigeo Shibata grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Blair is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen grounds out to the second baseman. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Shevlin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Frank Stanton singles to right field. Jim Uecker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Marv Sasser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Brent Neale grounds out to the third baseman. Toshio Ichiba strikes out. Mike Wine singles to left field. Mike Zachary grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Al Flick flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Bannister strikes out. Scott Kosman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jason Shaw strikes out. Sheldon Rogers is pinch hitting for Tommy Lambert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Sheldon Rogers strikes out. Dominic Guillen singles past the shortstop. Jeffrey Gerken singles to left field. Junior Cordero 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. Scott Shevlin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Fred Lidle pitching. Herb Burns singles to center field. Dave Blair pops out to the catcher. Herb Burns is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Shigeo Shibata flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Brent Neale walks. Toshio Ichiba grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Brent Neale advances to second on the play. Mike Wine grounds out to the second baseman. Brent Neale advances to third on the play. Mike Zachary walks. Jason Shaw lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Frank Stanton strikes out. Jim Uecker reached on a fielding error by Toshio Ichiba. Junior Cordero fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Junior Cordero strikes out. Al Flick walks. Wayne Bannister flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Lyman Robinson is pinch hitting for Fred Lidle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lyman Robinson singles past the shortstop. Dominic Guillen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lyman Robinson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jeffrey Gerken walks. Scott Shevlin strikes out. Brent Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 11 Atlanta total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Dave Blair (21), Jim Uecker (3).3B - Scott Kosman (8).HR - Wayne Bannister (17), Shigeo Shibata (27).GIDP - Jim Uecker. Baserunning: CS - Herb Burns (6).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sammy Hickey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sammy Hickey improves in power_vs_lefty George Withrow improves in arm Sammy Hickey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Ray did not respond to coaching in control Rick Bell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Atz improves in speed Jim Bruckmiller did not respond to coaching in control C.J. Dustal did not respond to coaching in SS