Win: Cal Watkins (5-2) Loss: Earl Neel (1-7)
Save: Red Smith (21)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Earl Neel pitching. Bruce Flohr flies out to the center fielder. Thomas Patrick grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Wynne pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Darold Matula pitching. Garrett Brecheen singles to left field. Mem Rooks flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Garrett Brecheen steals second. Walton Ramsey walks. Atsumi Inoue pops out to the pitcher. Grant Loudermilk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Mike Flynn singles to center field. Mark Graceless walks. Randy Howell lines out to the second baseman. B Fredo lines out to the shortstop. Clark Benton singles to right field. Mike Flynn scores. Mark Graceless advances to third on the hit. Darold Matula lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Alvin Thornton reached on a fielding error by Thomas Patrick. Keith Paskert flies out to the right fielder. Roy Jarvis strikes out. Earl Neel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alvin Thornton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Bruce Flohr flies out to the center fielder. Thomas Patrick strikes out. Joe Wynne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Garrett Brecheen strikes out. Mem Rooks singles to right field. Walton Ramsey grounds out to the pitcher. Mem Rooks advances to second on the play. Atsumi Inoue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Mike Flynn strikes out. Mark Graceless pops out to the third baseman. Randy Howell hits an infield single to the second baseman. B Fredo singles to center field. Clark Benton walks. Darold Matula strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Grant Loudermilk doubles to center field. Alvin Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Keith Paskert grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Roy Jarvis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Bruce Flohr grounds out to the pitcher. Thomas Patrick triples. Joe Wynne flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Thomas Patrick scores. Mike Flynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Earl Neel strikes out. Garrett Brecheen walks. Garrett Brecheen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mem Rooks walks. Mem Rooks steals second. Walton Ramsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Mark Graceless walks. Mark Graceless steals second. Randy Howell flies out to the left fielder. B Fredo strikes out. Clark Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Atsumi Inoue hits a home run. Grant Loudermilk hits a home run. Alvin Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Keith Paskert strikes out. Roy Jarvis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Darold Matula grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Flohr flies out to the center fielder. Thomas Patrick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Earl Neel singles to left field. Garrett Brecheen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earl Neel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mem Rooks grounds out to the third baseman. Garrett Brecheen advances to second on the play. Walton Ramsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Joe Wynne grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Flynn strikes out. Mark Graceless walks. Mark Graceless is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Atsumi Inoue grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Watkins 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. Grant Loudermilk lines out to the third baseman. Alvin Thornton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Randy Howell triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Ray Miller 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. B Fredo strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Clark Benton singles to right field. Randy Howell scores. Loren Burnett is pinch hitting for Cal Watkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Loren Burnett grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Red Smith pitching. Keith Paskert walks. Roy Jarvis flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Volpe is pinch hitting for Ray Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Keith Paskert steals second. Jerry Volpe flies out to the left fielder. Garrett Brecheen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Batting:3B - Thomas Patrick (4), Randy Howell (2).SF - Joe Wynne.GIDP - Loren Burnett. Baserunning: SB - Mark Graceless (9).CS - Mark Graceless (3). Fielding: E - Thomas Patrick.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Allison did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scott Allison improves in arm Robin Colman improves in range Johnny Forster did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Shannon did not respond to coaching in CF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Thompson improves in speed Jim Gordon did not respond to coaching in control Jake Jacobus improves in contact_vs_lefty Jake Jacobus improves in range Gene Bejma did not respond to coaching in LF