Inning: 1 Atlanta Tom Bluhm pitching. Danny Cox singles to left field. Chris Whaley grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Danny Cox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Syd Smith singles to center field. Mark Killefer strikes out. Joel Ensberg singles to center field. Chris Whaley is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Lou Skolnick pitching. Sandy Rowland strikes out. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Moose Edington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Cliff Buxtable singles to center field. Cliff Buxtable is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mel Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Scarritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Lefty Seybold grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Hidalgo singles to left field. Red Ochoa triples. Paul Hidalgo scores. Tim Boone singles to right field. Red Ochoa scores. Tim Boone gets picked off first. Augie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Lou Skolnick grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Cox flies out to the left fielder. Chris Whaley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tom Bluhm flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Rowland singles to center field. Larry Hurtado grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Syd Smith flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mark Killefer strikes out. Joel Ensberg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Moose Edington strikes out. Lefty Seybold singles to right field. Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Red Ochoa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lefty Seybold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Cliff Buxtable strikes out. Mel Bell reached on a fielding error by Red Ochoa. Harry Scarritt singles to center field. The catcher fields the ball and Mel Bell is thrown out at third. Harry Scarritt advances to second on the play. Harry Scarritt advances to second on the play. Danny Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tim Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Augie Smith singles in front of the center fielder. Tom Bluhm lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Augie Smith forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Sandy Rowland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Chris Whaley doubles to center field. Syd Smith strikes out. Mark Killefer grounds out to the third baseman. Joel Ensberg grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Larry Hurtado strikes out. Moose Edington strikes out. Lefty Seybold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Cliff Buxtable strikes out. Mel Bell flies out to the center fielder. Harry Scarritt walks. Orlando Sanchez is pinch hitting for Lou Skolnick. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Orlando Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sam Karlon pitching. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Red Ochoa hits a home run. Tim Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Augie Smith walks. Tom Bluhm grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Augie Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Danny Cox grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Whaley singles to center field. Syd Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dave Himes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sandy Rowland singles to center field. Sandy Rowland steals second. Larry Hurtado flies out to the left fielder. Moose Edington singles to right field. Sandy Rowland scores. Lefty Seybold grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Moose Edington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Mark Killefer strikes out. Steve Gonzalez 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. Joel Ensberg strikes out. Cliff Buxtable singles to right field. Mel Bell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cliff Buxtable is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Danny Cox is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Waugh improves in range Bill Ownbey did not respond to coaching in control Gary Bonds did not respond to coaching in velocity Tug Stottlemyre did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Niggeling improves in power_vs_righty Ben Mulligan improves in velocity Wayne Gutierrez improves in power_vs_righty Mike Niggeling did not respond to coaching in arm Wayne Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in CF