Win: Bob Lowe (1-1) Loss: Otto Bruckmiller (1-2)
Save: Jeff Swingle (1)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Cy Sebra pitching. Vance Madden singles to center field. Tony Davanon reached on a fielding error by Red Ochoa. Danny Cox pops out to the second baseman. Passed ball. Vance Madden advances to third. Tony Davanon advances to second. Gene Saier strikes out. Mark Killefer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bob Lowe pitching. Sandy Rowland doubles to right field. Sandy Rowland is out trying to steal third. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Moose Edington grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ken Masteller pops out to the second baseman. Jim Loucks pops out to the second baseman. Ramon Carew singles to right field. Bob Lowe singles to center field. Ramon Carew advances to third on the hit. Vance Madden singles to center field. Ramon Carew scores. Tony Davanon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Red Ochoa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tim Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Seybold grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Danny Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Saier lines out to the shortstop. Mark Killefer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Mike Niggeling pops out to the first baseman. Cy Sebra flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ken Masteller pops out to the third baseman. Jim Loucks doubles to right field. Ramon Carew doubles to center field. Jim Loucks scores. Bob Lowe grounds out to the third baseman. Vance Madden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Moose Edington walks. Red Ochoa doubles to center field. Moose Edington uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tim Boone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Tony Davanon flies out to the center fielder. Danny Cox singles to center field. Gene Saier flies out to the right fielder. Mark Killefer singles to center field. Ken Masteller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Killefer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Lefty Seybold strikes out. Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Mike Niggeling reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Killefer. Cy Sebra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jim Loucks strikes out. Ramon Carew walks. Bob Lowe fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bob Lowe grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland hits a home run. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Moose Edington flies out to the center fielder. Red Ochoa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Kid Manning is pinch hitting for Vance Madden. Kid Manning grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Davanon pops out to the shortstop. Danny Cox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Chris Whaley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kid Manning at 3B. Tim Boone walks. Tim Boone steals second. Lefty Seybold flies out to the left fielder. Paul Hidalgo walks. Mike Niggeling grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tim Boone is out at third base. Bill Robinson is pinch hitting for Cy Sebra. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bill Robinson doubles to center field. Paul Hidalgo scores. Mike Niggeling uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Otto Bruckmiller pitching. Gene Saier hits a home run. Mark Killefer singles to right field. Phil Reis is pinch hitting for Ken Masteller. Phil Reis walks. Jim Loucks strikes out. Ramon Carew grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Killefer advances to third on the play. Phil Reis advances to second on the play. Joel Ensberg is pinch hitting for Bob Lowe. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joel Ensberg singles to right field. Mark Killefer scores. Steve Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Whaley doubles past the first baseman. Phil Reis scores. Joel Ensberg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tony Davanon doubles to left field. Chris Whaley scores. Danny Cox walks. Gene Saier triples. Tony Davanon scores. Danny Cox scores. Mark Killefer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tom Lush pitching. Pete Layden enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Reis at CF. Larry Hurtado singles to left field. Moose Edington grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Hurtado advances to second on the play. Red Ochoa singles to center field. Larry Hurtado scores. Tim Boone flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Seybold doubles to center field. Red Ochoa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Himes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Pete Layden grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Loucks walks. Ramon Carew flies out to the left fielder. Rimp Jimenez is pinch hitting for Dave Himes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rimp Jimenez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jeff Swingle pitching. Mike Niggeling singles to center field. Bert Klinger is pinch hitting for Steve Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bert Klinger grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Niggeling advances to second on the play. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 9 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Chris Whaley (2), Tony Davanon (6), Jim Loucks (5), Ramon Carew (1).3B - Gene Saier (2).HR - Gene Saier (9).GIDP - Bob Lowe. Fielding: E - Mark Killefer.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jimmy Fryzel did not respond to coaching in control Elton Patterson improves in velocity Topsy Dibble improves in power_vs_righty Al Womack improves in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Ciardi improves in contact_vs_lefty George McGah did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dale Petrick did not respond to coaching in arm Carl Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Thevenow did not respond to coaching in SS