Inning: 1 Atlanta Doc Hanford pitching. Mike Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. George Arft strikes out. B Fredo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Matt Fields pitching. Sammy Blue hits a home run. Bud Sweeney walks. Bruce Candaele strikes out. Claire Hammond flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Cable reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Palmeiro. Chris Wheelock flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Clark Benton grounds out to the pitcher. John Palmeiro grounds out to the shortstop. Thomas Patrick walks. Thomas Patrick steals second. Benny Archer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Alvin Thornton grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Pounds hits a home run. Doc Hanford walks. Sammy Blue grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doc Hanford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bud Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Winn Dixie singles to left field. Matt Fields fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Matt Fields strikes out. Mike Shannon walks. George Arft singles to right field. Winn Dixie is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Mike Shannon advances to third on the play. B Fredo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bruce Candaele singles to center field. Claire Hammond grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bruce Candaele is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Claire Hammond steals second. Bruce Cable singles to center field. Chris Wheelock walks. Alvin Thornton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Clark Benton singles past the shortstop. Clark Benton steals second. John Palmeiro hits an infield single to the pitcher. Thomas Patrick triples. Clark Benton scores. John Palmeiro scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Benny Archer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Thomas Patrick scores. Winn Dixie grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Fields flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Kelly Pounds flies out to the left fielder. Doc Hanford strikes out. Sammy Blue flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Mike Shannon reached on a fielding error by Kelly Pounds. George Arft strikes out. B Fredo pops out to the second baseman. Clark Benton walks. John Palmeiro grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Clark Benton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bud Sweeney singles to right field. Bruce Candaele flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Claire Hammond strikes out. Bruce Cable flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Thomas Patrick singles to center field. Benny Archer hits a home run. Thomas Patrick scores. Mike Stanton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Winn Dixie flies out to the center fielder. Matt Fields grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Shannon walks. George Arft walks. B Fredo walks. Clark Benton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Chris Wheelock is hit by a pitch. Alvin Thornton pops out to the third baseman. Kelly Pounds lines out to the shortstop. Mike Stanton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chris Wheelock is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta John Palmeiro grounds out to the third baseman. Thomas Patrick pops out to the third baseman. Benny Archer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sammy Blue hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bud Sweeney bunts for a base hit. Bruce Candaele singles to right field. Claire Hammond flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Cable grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Winn Dixie grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Graceless is pinch hitting for Matt Fields. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mark Graceless flies out to the right fielder. Mike Shannon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tug Suter pitching. Joe Wynne enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Palmeiro at 3B. Gene Bejma is pinch hitting for Chris Wheelock. Gene Bejma walks. Alvin Thornton grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gene Bejma is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kelly Pounds strikes out. Vic Alvis is pinch hitting for Mike Stanton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vic Alvis doubles to right field. Sammy Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Frank Dressler pitching. George Hardy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Bejma at RF. George Arft flies out to the right fielder. B Fredo flies out to the center fielder. Clark Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bud Sweeney flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Candaele strikes out. Claire Hammond flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 11
Batting:3B - Thomas Patrick (5).HR - Benny Archer (20).SF - Benny Archer. Baserunning: SB - Clark Benton (19), Thomas Patrick (11). Fielding: E - John Palmeiro.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Glenn Cisar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Forster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Howie Barajas did not respond to coaching in speed Ches Behenna did not respond to coaching in control
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Willie Hack did not respond to coaching in velocity Bennie Slattery improves in speed Bennie Slattery improves in range Joe Muniz did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Tudor did not respond to coaching in 1B