Inning: 1 Cincinnati Darold Matula pitching. Red Sojo triples. Mem Rooks strikes out. Gene Bejma walks. Scott Block strikes out. Glen Close walks. Dave Jones grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Red Sojo is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Atlanta Doc Halladay pitching. Joe Wynne walks. Mark Graceless grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Wynne is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Kaiserling pops out to the first baseman. Lenn Nieves lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jack Kay flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Cable walks. Doc Halladay lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Red Sojo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Benny Archer singles to center field. B Fredo flies out to the right fielder. Clark Benton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Benny Archer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Palmeiro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clark Benton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Mem Rooks strikes out. Gene Bejma pops out to the second baseman. Scott Block flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Darold Matula strikes out. Joe Wynne is hit by a pitch. Joe Wynne is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mark Graceless singles to right field. Bill Kaiserling strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Glen Close strikes out. Dave Jones flies out to the right fielder. Jack Kay flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Lenn Nieves strikes out. Benny Archer flies out to the right fielder. B Fredo singles to center field. B Fredo steals second. Clark Benton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bruce Cable grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Halladay grounds out to the second baseman. Red Sojo triples. Mem Rooks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta John Palmeiro strikes out. Darold Matula pops out to the second baseman. Joe Wynne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Gene Bejma singles to left field. Scott Block doubles to right field. Gene Bejma uses his aggressiveness and scores. Glen Close grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Jones flies out to the center fielder. Jack Kay singles to left field. Scott Block scores. Bruce Cable lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Mark Graceless hits a home run. Bill Kaiserling walks. Lenn Nieves is hit by a pitch. Benny Archer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Kaiserling advances to third on the play. B Fredo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Doc Halladay reached on a fielding error by Mark Graceless. Red Sojo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Halladay advances to second on the play. Mem Rooks strikes out. Gene Bejma walks. Scott Block grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Bejma is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Clark Benton singles to center field. Clark Benton steals second. John Palmeiro strikes out. George Arft is pinch hitting for Darold Matula. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Arft grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Wynne walks. Mark Graceless walks. Bill Kaiserling strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jim Hurtado pitching. Glen Close grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Kay doubles to left field. Bruce Cable grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Lenn Nieves flies out to the left fielder. Benny Archer flies out to the center fielder. B Fredo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Kelly Pounds is pinch hitting for Doc Halladay. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kelly Pounds strikes out. Red Sojo singles to right field. Passed ball. Red Sojo advances to second. Mem Rooks walks. Gene Bejma strikes out. Scott Block singles to center field. Red Sojo scores. Mem Rooks advances to third on the hit. Glen Close doubles to center field. Mem Rooks scores. Scott Block uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lenny Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Jim Gordon pitching. Clark Benton grounds out to the pitcher. John Palmeiro strikes out. Thomas Patrick is pinch hitting for Lenny Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Thomas Patrick pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8
Batting:HR - Mark Graceless (11).GIDP - Benny Archer.HBP - Joe Wynne (1), Lenn Nieves (1). Baserunning: SB - B Fredo (5), Clark Benton (4).CS - Joe Wynne (2). Fielding: E - Mark Graceless.PB - Clark Benton.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Clay Polcovich did not respond to coaching in control Dutch Bennett did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Farnsworth did not respond to coaching in control Claire Hammond improves in range Jake Jacobus did not respond to coaching in 3B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ivan Brown did not respond to coaching in arm Colin Currie did not respond to coaching in range Scott Allison did not respond to coaching in range Mario Stephenson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty