Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bob Lowe pitching. Sandy Rowland hits a home run. Larry Hurtado flies out to the left fielder. Moose Edington lines out to the second baseman. Red Ochoa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Gary Nordyke pitching. Danny Cox grounds out to the pitcher. Rimp Jimenez pops out to the shortstop. Joel Ensberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Boone walks. Lefty Seybold walks. Paul Hidalgo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tim Boone advances to third on the play. Masakazu Ishikawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Gene Saier strikes out. Mark Killefer pops out to the first baseman. Phil Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Gary Nordyke strikes out. Sandy Rowland doubles to right field. Larry Hurtado hits a home run. Sandy Rowland scores. Moose Edington grounds out to the second baseman. Red Ochoa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jim Loucks grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Scarritt singles to center field. Bob Lowe lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Danny Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tim Boone pops out to the third baseman. Lefty Seybold singles to left field. Paul Hidalgo flies out to the left fielder. Masakazu Ishikawa hits a home run. Lefty Seybold scores. Ed Morgan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Nordyke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Rimp Jimenez strikes out. Joel Ensberg doubles to left field. Gene Saier doubles to center field. Joel Ensberg scores. Mark Killefer strikes out. Phil Reis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Larry Hurtado singles to left field. Moose Edington walks. Red Ochoa strikes out. Tim Boone hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lefty Seybold hits a home run. Larry Hurtado scores. Moose Edington scores. Tim Boone scores. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Jim Loucks flies out to the center fielder. Harry Scarritt grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Masakazu Ishikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Nordyke singles to center field. Sandy Rowland walks. Larry Hurtado flies out to the center fielder. Moose Edington walks. Red Ochoa hits a home run. Gary Nordyke scores. Sandy Rowland scores. Moose Edington scores. Tim Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Danny Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Rimp Jimenez hits a home run. Joel Ensberg grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Saier grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dave Himes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Lefty Seybold flies out to the center fielder. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masakazu Ishikawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Mark Killefer strikes out. Phil Reis singles to left field. Phil Reis steals second. Jim Loucks singles to center field. Phil Reis scores. Harry Scarritt strikes out. Tony Davanon is pinch hitting for Dave Himes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Davanon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Don Thomas pitching. Gary Nordyke grounds out to the third baseman. Sandy Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Larry Hurtado singles to right field. Moose Edington grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Danny Cox singles to left field. Rimp Jimenez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joel Ensberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Red Ochoa pops out to the first baseman. Bert Klinger is pinch hitting for Tim Boone. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bert Klinger singles to left field. Bert Klinger is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lefty Seybold singles to center field. Paul Hidalgo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta John Niekro 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. Gene Saier grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Killefer strikes out. Phil Reis flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 3 Atlanta total runners LOB: 3
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Poindexter improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Niggeling did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ben Mulligan did not respond to coaching in control Frank Mejias improves in speed Roy Thevenow did not respond to coaching in SS
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Vance Madden did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Simmons improves in power_vs_righty Jorge Garciaparra improves in power_vs_righty Jimmy Fryzel did not respond to coaching in velocity