Win: Red Smith (16-5) Loss: Sherman Chappell (3-22)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Sherman Chappell pitching. Mike Shannon strikes out. George Arft singles to right field. B Fredo grounds out to the shortstop. George Arft advances to second on the play. Clark Benton singles to left field. George Arft scores. John Palmeiro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Red Smith pitching. Glen Close singles to left field. Sammy Blue flies out to the center fielder. Randy Brucker pops out to the catcher. Bud Sweeney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Glen Close is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Thomas Patrick singles to left field. Thomas Patrick gets picked off first. Benny Archer flies out to the left fielder. Winn Dixie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bruce Candaele singles to right field. Claire Hammond reached on a fielding error by Thomas Patrick. Bruce Cable grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Claire Hammond is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Wheelock strikes out. Sherman Chappell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Red Smith singles to right field. Mike Shannon flies out to the right fielder. George Arft strikes out. B Fredo lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Glen Close grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Blue grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Randy Brucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Clark Benton walks. John Palmeiro hits a home run. Clark Benton scores. Thomas Patrick strikes out. Benny Archer grounds out to the third baseman. Winn Dixie doubles to center field. Red Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bud Sweeney grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Candaele strikes out. Claire Hammond grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Mike Shannon singles to center field. George Arft flies out to the center fielder. B Fredo grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Shannon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clark Benton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bruce Cable hits a home run. Chris Wheelock strikes out. Sherman Chappell strikes out. Glen Close singles to center field. Sammy Blue doubles to left field. Glen Close uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Brucker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta John Palmeiro walks. Thomas Patrick strikes out. Benny Archer strikes out. Winn Dixie hits a home run. John Palmeiro scores. Mike Stanton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bud Sweeney walks. Bruce Candaele strikes out. Claire Hammond strikes out. Bruce Cable grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Mike Shannon strikes out. George Arft triples. B Fredo hits a home run. George Arft scores. Frank Dressler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clark Benton singles to center field. John Palmeiro flies out to the center fielder. Clark Benton steals second. Thomas Patrick walks. Benny Archer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Hurtado 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. Chris Wheelock grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Bejma is pinch hitting for Frank Dressler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Bejma flies out to the center fielder. Glen Close walks. Sammy Blue flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Bill Milstead pitching. Mike Flynn is pinch hitting for Winn Dixie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Flynn singles to center field. Mark Graceless is pinch hitting for Jim Hurtado. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Graceless hits a home run. Mike Flynn scores. Bernie Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Shannon grounds out to the pitcher. George Arft grounds out to the pitcher. B Fredo walks. Clark Benton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. B Fredo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati George Mills pitching. Randy Brucker singles to right field. Bud Sweeney singles to right field. Bruce Candaele flies out to the left fielder. Claire Hammond singles past the second baseman. Bruce Cable grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta John Palmeiro strikes out. Scott Allison is pinch hitting for Thomas Patrick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Allison singles to center field. Colin Currie is pinch hitting for Benny Archer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scott Allison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Colin Currie grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati George Hardy is pinch hitting for Chris Wheelock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Hardy doubles to center field. Kelly Pounds is pinch hitting for Bernie Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kelly Pounds strikes out. Glen Close reached on a fielding error by George Arft. Sammy Blue singles to right field. George Hardy scores. Glen Close advances to third on the hit. Randy Brucker flies out to the center fielder. Bud Sweeney singles to center field. Glen Close scores. Sammy Blue advances to third on the hit. Bruce Candaele grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Winn Dixie (11).3B - George Arft (6).HR - B Fredo (24), John Palmeiro (15), Winn Dixie (3), Mark Graceless (15). Baserunning: SB - Clark Benton (18).CS - Scott Allison (1). Fielding: E - George Arft, Thomas Patrick.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Howie Barajas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnny Forster did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Johnny Forster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Ducey did not respond to coaching in speed
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bennie Slattery improves in arm Earl Daniel improves in contact_vs_righty John Heath improves in arm George Malmberg did not respond to coaching in speed Al Tudor did not respond to coaching in 1B