Win: Davey Kerr (4-6) Loss: Bill Gross (1-6)
Save: Phil Merkle (16)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Ivan Watt pitching. Jimmie Linke triples. Robert Pattison grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jimmie Linke scores. Jack Scudder strikes out. Ed Crook strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Florida Bud Gibson pitching. Hirofumi Hoshino triples. Rick Darby strikes out. Jorge Roser singles to center field. Hirofumi Hoshino scores. Al Cain strikes out. Tony Farley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bill Marion is hit by a pitch. Bill Marion steals second. Brian Hendricks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Marion advances to third on the play. Chuck Beltre flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Marion scores. Ross Medlinger walks. Bud Gibson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Florida Alexei Poll flies out to the left fielder. Arquimedez Tannehill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jimmie Linke flies out to the center fielder. Robert Pattison strikes out. Jack Scudder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Florida Ivan Watt flies out to the right fielder. Hirofumi Hoshino grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Darby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ed Crook pops out to the second baseman. Bill Marion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Hendricks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Florida Jorge Roser grounds out to the second baseman. Al Cain singles past the second baseman. Tony Farley walks. Alexei Poll strikes out. Arquimedez Tannehill singles to left field. Al Cain scores. Tony Farley advances to third on the hit. Arquimedez Tannehill steals second. Ed Bell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Chuck Beltre grounds out to the second baseman. Ross Medlinger singles to right field. Bud Gibson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jimmie Linke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Florida Ivan Watt pops out to the third baseman. Hirofumi Hoshino strikes out. Rick Darby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Robert Pattison strikes out. Jack Scudder grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Crook singles to left field. Bill Marion grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Florida Jorge Roser lines out to the first baseman. Al Cain grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Farley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Brian Hendricks doubles to center field. Chuck Beltre strikes out. Ross Medlinger singles to right field. Brian Hendricks scores. Bud Gibson lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Jimmie Linke grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bud Gibson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Florida Alexei Poll walks. Arquimedez Tannehill walks. Bill Gross 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. Ed Bell flies out to the left fielder. Jack Coan is pinch hitting for Ivan Watt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Coan strikes out. Hirofumi Hoshino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Davey Kerr pitching. Robert Pattison strikes out. Jack Scudder flies out to the left fielder. Ed Crook singles to center field. Bill Marion singles to center field. Ed Crook advances to third on the hit. Brian Hendricks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Florida Rick Darby walks. Jorge Roser singles to right field. Al Cain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Darby advances to third on the play. Jorge Roser advances to second on the play. Tony Farley doubles to left field. Rick Darby scores. Jorge Roser scores. Brad Malkmus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alexei Poll grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Farley advances to third on the play. Arquimedez Tannehill walks. Arquimedez Tannehill gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Phil Merkle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chuck Beltre strikes out. Ross Medlinger grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Gil Dorgan is pinch hitting for Brad Malkmus. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gil Dorgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6 Florida total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Ross Medlinger is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Brower improves in contact_vs_lefty German Fornieles improves in power_vs_righty Hal Vernon improves in power_vs_righty German Fornieles improves in power_vs_lefty Roger Cammack did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Upham did not respond to coaching in arm
Florida Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Miguel Gulley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roger Williams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Miguel Gulley did not respond to coaching in arm Kohei Kurimoto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hal Garcia did not respond to coaching in velocity Yuki Nagatomi did not respond to coaching in arm