Win: Dickie White (2-2) Loss: Joe Burkett (2-5)
Save: Hector Weilman (2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Joe Burkett pitching. Jeff King flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Buttbucks grounds out to the second baseman. Stoney Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Chance McNally pitching. Christy Higuera grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Don Fallon hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ralph Reynolds singles to left field. Don Fallon advances to third on the hit. Rocky Brooks singles to right field. Don Fallon scores. Ralph Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Will Herrin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Alex Martinez singles to right field. Dick Spurt strikes out. Juan Young walks. Tom Rivera hits an infield single to the pitcher. Oscar Ford flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Martinez scores. Chance McNally walks. Jeff King singles to right field. Juan Young scores. Tom Rivera scores. Chance McNally advances to third on the hit. Buddy Buttbucks singles past the second baseman. Chance McNally scores. Jeff King advances to third on the hit. Stoney Taylor singles to center field. Jeff King scores. Buddy Buttbucks advances to third on the hit. Ed Knox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Martinez singles to center field. Buddy Buttbucks scores. Stoney Taylor advances to third on the hit. Dick Spurt singles to center field. Stoney Taylor scores. Alex Martinez advances to third on the hit. Dick Spurt steals second. Juan Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Anibal Pestano strikes out. Jack Smith singles to center field. Ed Knox lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Christy Higuera grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tom Rivera singles to center field. Oscar Ford hits a home run. Tom Rivera scores. Chance McNally singles to left field. Jeff King flies out to the left fielder. Joe Dougherty 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. Buddy Buttbucks singles to center field. Stoney Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Alex Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Bill Jones singles to right field. Don Fallon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ralph Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dick Spurt flies out to the center fielder. Juan Young grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Rivera pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Rocky Brooks singles to right field. Will Herrin walks. Anibal Pestano singles to center field. Rocky Brooks scores. Will Herrin advances to third on the hit. Jack Smith strikes out. Todd Dade is pinch hitting for Joe Dougherty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Anibal Pestano steals second. Todd Dade singles past the third baseman. Will Herrin scores. Anibal Pestano scores. Christy Higuera pops out to the shortstop. Bill Jones reached on a 2-base throwing error by Oscar Ford. Don Fallon grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Emil Scheer pitching. Oscar Ford flies out to the center fielder. Chance McNally grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff King walks. Buddy Buttbucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ralph Reynolds walks. Rocky Brooks doubles to center field. Ralph Reynolds uses his aggressiveness and scores. Will Herrin pops out to the shortstop. Anibal Pestano hits a home run. Rocky Brooks scores. Dickie White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Smith strikes out. Emil Scheer walks. Christy Higuera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Emil Scheer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Stoney Taylor reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Smith. Stoney Taylor is out trying to steal third. Alex Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Spurt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Bill Jones flies out to the right fielder. Don Fallon singles in front of the right fielder. Ralph Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Don Fallon advances to second on the play. Rocky Brooks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Juan Young flies out to the center fielder. Tom Rivera grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Ford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ray Joyner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stoney Taylor at LF. Will Herrin is hit by a pitch. Anibal Pestano strikes out. Jack Smith strikes out. Emil Scheer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bill Adkins is pinch hitting for Dickie White. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Adkins doubles past the right fielder. Jeff King flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Buttbucks strikes out. Ray Joyner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Jean-Pierre Gallagher pitching. Christy Higuera grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jones walks. Don Fallon grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jones advances to second on the play. Ralph Reynolds walks. Rocky Brooks singles to center field. Bill Jones scores. Ralph Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Hector Weilman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Will Herrin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Alex Martinez strikes out. Dick Spurt grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Young grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Anibal Pestano flies out to the left fielder. Jack Smith pops out to the shortstop. Tony Veras is pinch hitting for Emil Scheer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tony Veras flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6 Atlanta total runners LOB: 10
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Earl Distaso did not respond to coaching in velocity Jake Arellanes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Stan Wade did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Bradford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Herman Baker did not respond to coaching in control Archie Clarke did not respond to coaching in control Norm Geier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Archie Clarke did not respond to coaching in control John Matula improves in 2B