Win: Al Mayer (8-15) Loss: Tommy Freeman (10-13)
Save: Joe Burkett (2)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Tommy Freeman pitching. Jose Hicks hits an infield single to the pitcher. Anibal Pestano doubles to right field. Jose Hicks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Keiichi Matsushima grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Reynolds singles to center field. Rocky Brooks strikes out. Will Herrin singles to left field. Anibal Pestano scores. Ralph Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Todd Dade strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 San Diego Al Mayer pitching. Roy Kearns strikes out. Allan Rodriguez doubles to center field. Jim Reed singles to center field. Allan Rodriguez scores. Jim Reed steals second. Roy Ramsdell singles to left field. Jim Reed scores. Larry Gross is hit by a pitch. Footsie Witte grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Ramsdell advances to third on the play. Larry Gross advances to second on the play. Henry Gilmore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Christy Higuera doubles to center field. Al Mayer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Mayer strikes out. Jose Hicks hits a home run. Christy Higuera scores. Oscar Stump comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Anibal Pestano walks. Keiichi Matsushima walks. Ralph Reynolds singles to right field. Anibal Pestano scores. Mike Echols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rocky Brooks flies out to the right fielder. Will Herrin doubles to left field. Keiichi Matsushima scores. Ralph Reynolds uses his aggressiveness and scores. Todd Dade walks. Christy Higuera grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Todd Dade is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Diego Pedro Borrero grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Echols flies out to the right fielder. Roy Kearns walks. Allan Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Al Mayer singles to left field. Jose Hicks walks. Anibal Pestano singles to center field. Keiichi Matsushima walks. Al Mayer scores. Ralph Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Jesse Gregory comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rocky Brooks flies out to the left fielder. Will Herrin doubles to right field. Jose Hicks scores. Anibal Pestano scores. Keiichi Matsushima uses his aggressiveness and scores. Todd Dade flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 San Diego Jim Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Ramsdell singles to left field. Larry Gross strikes out. Footsie Witte flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Christy Higuera strikes out. Al Mayer grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Hicks singles to left field. Anibal Pestano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Hicks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Henry Gilmore strikes out. Pedro Borrero grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jesse Gregory strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Keiichi Matsushima walks. Keiichi Matsushima steals second. Ralph Reynolds doubles to left field. Keiichi Matsushima scores. Rocky Brooks grounds out to the third baseman. Will Herrin strikes out. Todd Dade strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Roy Kearns strikes out. Allan Rodriguez walks. Jim Reed hits a home run. Allan Rodriguez scores. Roy Ramsdell flies out to the center fielder. Larry Gross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Glendon Perez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Christy Higuera grounds out to the shortstop. Al Mayer grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Hicks singles in front of the left fielder. Anibal Pestano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Footsie Witte pops out to the second baseman. Henry Gilmore flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Borrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Keiichi Matsushima flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Reynolds walks. Tony Veras is pinch hitting for Rocky Brooks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Veras strikes out. Will Herrin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Phil Casey is pinch hitting for Glendon Perez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Phil Casey is hit by a pitch. Roy Kearns hits an infield single to the second baseman. Allan Rodriguez singles to center field. Phil Casey scores. Roy Kearns advances to third on the hit. Joe Burkett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Allan Rodriguez steals second. Jim Reed pops out to the shortstop. Roy Ramsdell grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Kearns scores. Allan Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Larry Gross walks. Footsie Witte grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Tony Counsell pitching. Todd Dade grounds out to the third baseman. Christy Higuera grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Burkett pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Henry Gilmore flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Borrero singles to right field. Tony Counsell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Kearns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Jose Hicks singles to left field. Anibal Pestano hits a home run. Jose Hicks scores. Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Ralph Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Veras flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Allan Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Reed singles to right field. Roy Ramsdell flies out to the center fielder. Larry Gross lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 9 San Diego total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Will Herrin is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Doug Lauzerique improves in speed Junie Lowell improves in arm Harry Cogan improves in range Chris Holland improves in speed John Matula did not respond to coaching in 2B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Garcia improves in power_vs_righty Ron Weber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Filer improves in contact_vs_lefty Vern Heffner improves in arm Ed Goldsmith did not respond to coaching in C