Win: Lucas Farley (1-1) Loss: Kevin Nordhagen (0-2)
Save: Julio Brown (2)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Kevin Nordhagen pitching. Mark Fleming grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Embrey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kevin Wyatt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lucas Farley pitching. Wesley Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Leo Wilhelm singles to left field. Bob Sloan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Snake Estrella flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Etchison grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Milosevich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Mike Quinn doubles to center field. Tim Mercker grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Newman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Quinn advances to third on the play. Ron Gryska flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Rollie Cline grounds out to the third baseman. Derrin Pickering flies out to the right fielder. Lucas Farley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Frank Rath strikes out. Kevin Nordhagen grounds out to the third baseman. Wesley Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Mark Fleming flies out to the center fielder. Larry Embrey walks. Kevin Wyatt strikes out. Larry Embrey steals second. Snake Estrella singles to left field. Jeff Etchison singles to left field. Larry Embrey scores. Junior Milosevich singles to center field. Snake Estrella scores. Rollie Cline flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Leo Wilhelm singles to right field. Leo Wilhelm is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Sloan triples. Mike Quinn lines out to the pitcher. Tim Mercker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Derrin Pickering flies out to the right fielder. Lucas Farley flies out to the center fielder. Mark Fleming strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jeff Newman grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Gryska singles to left field. Frank Rath grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Larry Embrey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Wyatt pops out to the first baseman. Snake Estrella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Kevin Nordhagen strikes out. Wesley Shannon singles to center field. Leo Wilhelm reached on a fielding error by Rollie Cline. Bob Sloan strikes out. Wesley Shannon steals third. Mike Quinn walks. Tim Mercker strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jeff Etchison strikes out. Junior Milosevich doubles to left field. Rollie Cline pops out to the second baseman. Derrin Pickering singles past the third baseman. Junior Milosevich scores. Lucas Farley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jeff Newman grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Gryska singles to left field. Frank Rath strikes out. Kevin Nordhagen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Mark Fleming strikes out. Larry Embrey flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Wyatt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill Henley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Snake Estrella at CF. Wesley Shannon doubles to right field. Adam Boyland 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 2nd. Jim Cummings is pinch hitting for Leo Wilhelm. Jim Cummings grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Sloan walks. Mike Quinn grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Sloan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tim Mercker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Otto Christiansen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Henley grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Etchison flies out to the left fielder. Junior Milosevich grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Julio Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jeff Newman reached on a fielding error by Rollie Cline. Ron Gryska grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Newman advances to second on the play. Frank Rath grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Noce is pinch hitting for Otto Christiansen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clarence Noce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 3 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Wesley Shannon (1), Mike Quinn (1).3B - Bob Sloan (1).GIDP - Bob Sloan, Frank Rath. Baserunning: SB - Wesley Shannon (1).CS - Leo Wilhelm (1).
Game Notes Otto Christiansen is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Larry Walker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Durning did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Goolsby improves in power_vs_lefty Oscar Ujdur improves in power_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hank Ruether improves in power_vs_righty Enrique Erickson improves in arm Irv Batsch improves in speed Ed Burns improves in range