Win: Barry Saverine (3-6) Loss: Dave Himes (2-5)
Save: John Niekro (14)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dave Himes pitching. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the shortstop. Moose Edington hits a home run. Red Ochoa strikes out. Lefty Seybold strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Barry Saverine pitching. Mark Killefer flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Buxtable singles to right field. Ken Masteller singles to left field. Joel Ensberg singles to center field. Cliff Buxtable scores. Ken Masteller advances to third on the hit. Syd Smith pops out to the first baseman. Danny Cox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo doubles to center field. Larry Hurtado walks. Tim Boone strikes out. Augie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Hidalgo advances to third on the play. Larry Hurtado advances to second on the play. Barry Saverine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jim Loucks pops out to the second baseman. Phil Reis flies out to the center fielder. Dave Himes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland flies out to the left fielder. Moose Edington grounds out to the third baseman. Red Ochoa singles to center field. Lefty Seybold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Mark Killefer grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Buxtable grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Masteller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Hurtado pops out to the shortstop. Tim Boone doubles to left field. Augie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Joel Ensberg reached on a 2-base throwing error by Barry Saverine. Syd Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Cox singles past the second baseman. Joel Ensberg scores. Jim Loucks grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Barry Saverine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sandy Rowland reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Killefer. Moose Edington hits a home run. Sandy Rowland scores. Red Ochoa grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Seybold flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Phil Reis singles to left field. Dave Himes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dave Himes pops out to the second baseman. Mark Killefer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Phil Reis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cliff Buxtable singles to center field. Ken Masteller singles to center field. Mark Killefer is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Hurtado singles to left field. Tim Boone flies out to the left fielder. Augie Smith singles to center field. Larry Hurtado advances to third on the hit. Barry Saverine pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Joel Ensberg grounds out to the second baseman. Syd Smith lines out to the first baseman. Danny Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland grounds out to the shortstop. Moose Edington singles past the shortstop. Red Ochoa strikes out. Moose Edington steals second. Lefty Seybold hits a home run. Moose Edington scores. Whitey Dexter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jim Loucks flies out to the right fielder. Phil Reis flies out to the left fielder. Mike Yuhas is pinch hitting for Whitey Dexter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Yuhas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Don Thomas pitching. Larry Hurtado singles past the second baseman. Larry Hurtado steals second. Tim Boone flies out to the right fielder. Augie Smith flies out to the left fielder. Barry Saverine grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Mark Killefer flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Buxtable grounds out to the shortstop. 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. Ken Masteller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland grounds out to the third baseman. Moose Edington flies out to the center fielder. Red Ochoa singles to right field. Lefty Seybold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta John Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joel Ensberg walks. Syd Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joel Ensberg advances to second on the play. Danny Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Loucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 4
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bert Klinger improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Niggeling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Carl Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Poindexter improves in power_vs_righty Wayne Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in CF
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Waugh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Len Neagle did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Damrau improves in contact_vs_righty Devon Devereaux did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty