Win: Jim Hoover (3-0) Loss: Adam Boyland (2-1)
Save: Bobby Houser (17)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bugs King pitching. Leo Wilhelm singles to left field. Bob Sloan walks. Mike Quinn pops out to the third baseman. Leo Wilhelm is out trying to steal third. Bob Sloan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Cesar Shore pitching. Mark Fleming flies out to the left fielder. Larry Embrey flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Wyatt singles to center field. Snake Estrella flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Mercker strikes out. Ron Gryska flies out to the center fielder. Frank Rath singles past the second baseman. Oscar Peters pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jeff Etchison grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Milosevich flies out to the right fielder. Moises Dustal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Erik Sheldon walks. Cesar Shore lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leo Wilhelm grounds out to the second baseman. Erik Sheldon advances to third on the play. Bob Sloan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Derrin Pickering grounds out to the shortstop. Bugs King singles to center field. Bugs King is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mark Fleming walks. Larry Embrey singles to center field. Mark Fleming is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mike Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Mercker flies out to the right fielder. Ron Gryska strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Kevin Wyatt grounds out to the second baseman. Snake Estrella flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Etchison singles to center field. Junior Milosevich pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Frank Rath pops out to the third baseman. Oscar Peters grounds out to the second baseman. Erik Sheldon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Moises Dustal singles to center field. Derrin Pickering strikes out. Bugs King fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bugs King grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Cesar Shore singles to center field. Cesar Shore is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Leo Wilhelm singles to left field. Bob Sloan strikes out. Leo Wilhelm steals second. Mike Quinn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Mark Fleming strikes out. Larry Embrey strikes out. Kevin Wyatt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tim Mercker pops out to the first baseman. Ron Gryska flies out to the right fielder. Frank Rath strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Snake Estrella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Etchison singles past the second baseman. Junior Milosevich strikes out. Moises Dustal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Oscar Peters strikes out. Erik Sheldon strikes out. Cesar Shore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Sidney Lundstedt is pinch hitting for Derrin Pickering. Sidney Lundstedt strikes out. Bugs King grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Fleming pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Irv Austin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sidney Lundstedt at C. Leo Wilhelm flies out to the right fielder. Bob Sloan walks. Bob Sloan steals second. 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. Mike Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Tim Mercker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Larry Embrey lines out to the shortstop. Kevin Wyatt flies out to the left fielder. Snake Estrella singles to left field. Jeff Etchison singles to right field. Snake Estrella advances to third on the hit. Jim Hoover 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. Junior Milosevich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Ron Gryska triples. Jim Cummings is pinch hitting for Frank Rath. Jim Cummings strikes out. Oscar Peters singles to left field. Ron Gryska scores. Scott Nichol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Erik Sheldon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Atlanta Jeff Newman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Cummings at SS. Bobby Houser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Moises Dustal grounds out to the third baseman. Irv Austin singles to center field. Rollie Cline is pinch hitting for Scott Nichol. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rollie Cline strikes out. Mark Fleming singles to right field. Irv Austin advances to third on the hit. Larry Embrey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8
Batting:3B - Ron Gryska (2).GIDP - Erik Sheldon. Baserunning: SB - Leo Wilhelm (8), Bob Sloan (12).CS - Leo Wilhelm (5), Bob Sloan (8), Cesar Shore (2).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kevin Fries improves in speed Hank Ruether improves in range Pat Sutton improves in power_vs_lefty Enrique Erickson improves in range
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Louis Schmit improves in speed Gates Hamilton did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Durning did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rickey Akers improves in velocity