Win: Pat Miller (4-3) Loss: Jace Ripken (5-2)
Save: Hisashi Nakatsu (14)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Jace Ripken pitching. Earl Schmidt strikes out. Bill Peffer strikes out. Ken Bell walks. Gus Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Bell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Pat Miller pitching. Greg Shirley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dana Hamelin grounds out to the pitcher. Jake Cutter doubles to right field. Rockee Balboni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Walt Griffin doubles to left field. Denny Felton grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Griffin advances to third on the play. Leslie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Griffin scores. Jim Romonosky walks. Pat Miller lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Setsuo Iizuka hits a home run. Hal Dunlap flies out to the center fielder. Dick Brucker singles to center field. Wilbur Sullivan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Earl Schmidt strikes out. Bill Peffer reached on a fielding error by Greg Shirley. Ken Bell doubles to left field. Bill Peffer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gus Davis strikes out. Walt Griffin singles to right field. Ken Bell scores. Denny Felton singles to right field. Walt Griffin advances to third on the hit. Leslie Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jace Ripken strikes out. Greg Shirley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dana Hamelin singles in front of the right fielder. Dana Hamelin steals second. Dana Hamelin steals third. Jake Cutter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Jim Romonosky doubles to right field. Pat Miller lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Earl Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Romonosky scores. Bill Peffer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Rockee Balboni grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Setsuo Iizuka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hal Dunlap grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Ken Bell walks. Gus Davis pops out to the first baseman. Walt Griffin singles to right field. Ken Bell advances to third on the hit. Denny Felton grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Dick Brucker strikes out. Wilbur Sullivan walks. Jace Ripken fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jace Ripken flies out to the right fielder. Wilbur Sullivan steals second. Greg Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Leslie Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Romonosky flies out to the left fielder. Pat Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Dana Hamelin strikes out. Jake Cutter flies out to the left fielder. Rockee Balboni triples. Setsuo Iizuka walks. Hal Dunlap walks. Dick Brucker singles to center field. Rockee Balboni scores. Setsuo Iizuka scores. Hal Dunlap advances to third on the hit. Dick Brucker steals second. Wilbur Sullivan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Earl Schmidt pops out to the third baseman. Bill Peffer singles to right field. Ken Bell lines out to the shortstop. Gus Davis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jackson Williams is pinch hitting for Jace Ripken. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jackson Williams walks. Greg Shirley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dana Hamelin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Joe Jones pitching. Walt Griffin strikes out. Humberto Blanco is pinch hitting for Denny Felton. Humberto Blanco singles to right field. Leslie Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Jess Rautzhan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Humberto Blanco at 3B. Jake Cutter singles to left field. Rockee Balboni strikes out. Setsuo Iizuka flies out to the center fielder. Jake Cutter is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Jim Romonosky flies out to the right fielder. Joe Lovelace is pinch hitting for Pat Miller. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Lovelace triples. Earl Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Lovelace scores. Bill Peffer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Hisashi Nakatsu pitching. Hal Dunlap hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dick Brucker flies out to the center fielder. Wilbur Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Jack Kingman is pinch hitting for Joe Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hal Dunlap steals second. Jack Kingman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 6 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Vic McKain did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bubba LaManna improves in velocity Buddy Olerud did not respond to coaching in control Hitoshi Nakayama improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Tyson improves in CF
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cherokee Mueller did not respond to coaching in control Katsumi Ri did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Collins improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Garagozzo improves in speed