Inning: 1 Atlanta Carlos Miller pitching. Jim Neumeier grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy McClellan grounds out to the shortstop. Spoke Ranew grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Travis Howell pitching. Doug Heflin grounds out to the second baseman. Drungo Bartee strikes out. Lance Parrish singles to right field. Dave Connors reached on a fielding error by Jim Neumeier. Dave Backman walks. Bob Salvo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Atlanta Gil Dorgan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Vernon grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Wieghaus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Carlos Werts pops out to the second baseman. Kiyoshi Seto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Carlos Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Brian Hendricks singles to center field. Elmer Hamlin grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Hendricks advances to second on the play. Travis Howell grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Neumeier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doug Heflin singles past the second baseman. Drungo Bartee walks. Lance Parrish grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Heflin advances to third on the play. Drungo Bartee advances to second on the play. Dave Connors strikes out. Dave Backman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Jimmy McClellan singles to left field. Jimmy McClellan steals second. Spoke Ranew reached on a 2-base throwing error by Doug Heflin. Jimmy McClellan scores. Gil Dorgan flies out to the left fielder. Hal Vernon hits a home run. Spoke Ranew scores. Tom Wieghaus flies out to the center fielder. Brian Hendricks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Salvo grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Werts is hit by a pitch. Kiyoshi Seto strikes out. Carlos Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Werts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Elmer Hamlin strikes out. Travis Howell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Neumeier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Doug Heflin bunts for a base hit. Drungo Bartee flies out to the center fielder. Lance Parrish walks. Dave Connors flies out to the left fielder. Dave Backman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jimmy McClellan flies out to the center fielder. Spoke Ranew pops out to the catcher. Gil Dorgan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Salvo grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Werts strikes out. Kiyoshi Seto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Hal Vernon walks. Tom Wieghaus flies out to the center fielder. Brian Hendricks grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Hal Vernon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Elmer Hamlin reached on a fielding error by Dave Backman. Travis Howell singles to left field. Brian Hendricks scores. Elmer Hamlin advances to third on the hit. Jim Neumeier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Carlos Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Heflin strikes out. Drungo Bartee hits a home run. Lance Parrish flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Jimmy McClellan singles to center field. Yui Doi 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 1st. Spoke Ranew grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy McClellan advances to second on the play. Gil Dorgan strikes out. Hal Vernon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dave Connors walks. Dave Backman walks. Kent Kenworthy 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. Bob Salvo walks. Carlos Werts singles in front of the center fielder. Dave Connors scores. Dave Backman scores. Bob Salvo advances to third on the hit. Kiyoshi Seto grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Werts advances to second on the play. She Taylor is pinch hitting for Yui Doi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. She Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Salvo scores. Carlos Werts advances to third on the play. Doug Heflin walks. Drungo Bartee walks. Lance Parrish singles to left field. Carlos Werts scores. Doug Heflin scores. Drungo Bartee advances to third on the hit. Yorkis Tomer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Connors flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Daryl Boitano pitching. Tom Wieghaus singles to right field. Brian Hendricks walks. Elmer Hamlin walks. German Fornieles is pinch hitting for Yorkis Tomer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. German Fornieles flies out to the center fielder. Jim Neumeier triples. Tom Wieghaus scores. Brian Hendricks scores. Elmer Hamlin scores. Yukiichi Shimada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy McClellan singles to center field. Jim Neumeier scores. Spoke Ranew grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Roger Cammack pitching. Dave Backman flies out to the right fielder. Bob Salvo triples. Carlos Werts hits a home run. Bob Salvo scores. Slick Listach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kiyoshi Seto flies out to the center fielder. Ed Bean is pinch hitting for Yukiichi Shimada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Bean singles to center field. Doug Heflin singles to left field. Ed Bean advances to third on the hit. Drungo Bartee singles to center field. Ed Bean scores. Atlanta total runners left on base: 4 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Travis Howell is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ryan Voyles did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Noonan did not respond to coaching in velocity Don McMillan improves in power_vs_righty Gene Cole improves in velocity Dee Cramer improves in arm Don Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Andy Blackwell improves in contact_vs_righty Niles Harper did not respond to coaching in speed John McNair improves in speed Niles Harper improves in range Rafael Aber did not respond to coaching in control Ed Klimkowski did not respond to coaching in control