Win: Bobby Abernathie (4-0) Loss: Bob Lowe (2-2)
Save: Lena Sturdy (6)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bob Lowe pitching. Sandy Rowland flies out to the right fielder. Larry Hurtado walks. Moose Edington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Hurtado advances to second on the play. Red Ochoa walks. Rollie Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Bobby Abernathie pitching. Vance Madden strikes out. Joel Ensberg flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Carew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Boone hits a home run. Pete Chapman flies out to the center fielder. Masakazu Ishikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Abernathie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Paul Waugh grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Layden grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Masteller singles past the shortstop. Jeff Hannah grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Larry Hurtado grounds out to the second baseman. Moose Edington pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Danny Cox strikes out. Bob Lowe strikes out. Vance Madden walks. Joel Ensberg singles to right field. Ramon Carew walks. Paul Waugh strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Red Ochoa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rollie Lyons singles to right field. Rollie Lyons is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tim Boone hits a home run. Pete Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Pete Layden grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Masteller grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Hannah grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Masakazu Ishikawa walks. Bobby Abernathie lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sandy Rowland singles to left field. Sandy Rowland steals second. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Moose Edington strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Danny Cox flies out to the left fielder. Bob Lowe strikes out. Vance Madden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Red Ochoa reached on a 2-base fielding error by Vance Madden. Rollie Lyons strikes out. Tim Boone pops out to the second baseman. Pete Chapman doubles to right field. Red Ochoa scores. Joe Maddox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Masakazu Ishikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Joel Ensberg hits a home run. Ramon Carew flies out to the center fielder. Paul Waugh pops out to the second baseman. Pete Layden singles to right field. Ken Masteller doubles to right field. Pete Layden uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeff Hannah strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bobby Abernathie grounds out to the shortstop. Sandy Rowland singles past the third baseman. Sandy Rowland steals second. Larry Hurtado doubles past the center fielder. Sandy Rowland scores. Moose Edington walks. Red Ochoa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Danny Cox strikes out. Mark Killefer is pinch hitting for Joe Maddox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Killefer strikes out. Vance Madden singles past the second baseman. Joel Ensberg walks. Ramon Carew strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dave Himes pitching. Rollie Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Tim Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Chapman singles to center field. Masakazu Ishikawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Paul Waugh singles in front of the left fielder. Pete Layden grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Waugh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Leon 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. Ken Masteller singles to left field. Pete Layden is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jeff Hannah flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Stephen Mix Mitchell is pinch hitting for Dave Leon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stephen Mix Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Hurtado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Lena Sturdy pitching. Danny Cox grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tony Davanon is pinch hitting for Dave Himes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tony Davanon singles to left field. Kid Manning is pinch hitting for Vance Madden. Kid Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Davanon advances to second on the play. Joel Ensberg pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7 Atlanta total runners LOB: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Mejias did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Thevenow did not respond to coaching in arm Danny Mabry improves in contact_vs_lefty Kazuo Yamada did not respond to coaching in range Chris Ciardi did not respond to coaching in SS
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hugo Glass did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Otis Anderson improves in arm Axl Campanile did not respond to coaching in control Axl Campanile did not respond to coaching in control