Win: Tim Espy (1-1) Loss: Ben Leslie (0-1)
Save: Bartolo Cox (1)
Inning: 1 Philadelphia Ben Leslie pitching. Greg Gillespie strikes out. Mark Banks strikes out. Fresco Zink grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Tim Espy pitching. Luke Madden triples. Hal Freese flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Luke Madden scores. Tarrik Ford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Kohlman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Jeremi Brecheen grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Bruener grounds out to the shortstop. Emmanuel Sanders walks. Rich Higgins walks. Mark Roberts grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Emmanuel Sanders is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Rich Shirley strikes out. Steve Power grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Chris Booth pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Philadelphia Tim Espy singles past the shortstop. Greg Gillespie flies out to the center fielder. Mark Banks lines out to the first baseman. Fresco Zink grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Paul Valdes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ben Leslie singles to center field. Luke Madden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ben Leslie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hal Freese singles to left field. Luke Madden advances to third on the hit. Tarrik Ford walks. Mark Kohlman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Jeremi Brecheen singles to left field. Mark Bruener walks. Emmanuel Sanders singles to right field. Jeremi Brecheen scores. Mark Bruener is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Rich Higgins singles to center field. Mark Roberts doubles to center field. Emmanuel Sanders scores. Tim Espy singles to right field. Rich Higgins scores. Mark Roberts scores. Jeff Johnstone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Espy is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Greg Gillespie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Rich Shirley grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Power grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Booth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Mark Banks strikes out. Fresco Zink strikes out. Jeremi Brecheen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Paul Valdes singles to center field. Jeff Johnstone lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Paul Valdes forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Luke Madden flies out to the right fielder. Hal Freese walks. Tarrik Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Mark Bruener grounds out to the second baseman. Emmanuel Sanders flies out to the center fielder. Rich Higgins singles to left field. Mark Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Mark Kohlman strikes out. Rich Shirley strikes out. Steve Power flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Tim Espy grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Gillespie singles to right field. Mark Banks grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Chris Booth flies out to the right fielder. Paul Valdes walks. Bud Carrasquel 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. Jeff Johnstone lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luke Madden hits a home run. Paul Valdes scores. Hal Freese singles to center field. Tarrik Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Fresco Zink singles to right field. Jeremi Brecheen strikes out. Mark Bruener singles to center field. Fresco Zink advances to third on the hit. Emmanuel Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fresco Zink scores. Mark Bruener advances to second on the play. Claude Knott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Higgins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Mark Kohlman doubles to right field. Rich Shirley strikes out. Steve Power flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Chris Booth reached on a 2-base fielding error by Emmanuel Sanders. Mark Kohlman scores. Paul Valdes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Mark Roberts walks. Bud Carrasquel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Greg Gillespie grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mark Banks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Denis Figueroa is pinch hitting for Claude Knott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denis Figueroa singles past the first baseman. Ruben Alvarez is pinch running for Denis Figueroa on 1st base. Ruben Alvarez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Luke Madden pops out to the shortstop. Bartolo Cox 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. Hal Freese singles to left field. Tarrik Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 6 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Rescigno did not respond to coaching in control Ruben Thompson did not respond to coaching in endurance Ruben Thompson did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Piersall improves in contact_vs_righty George Beck did not respond to coaching in 3B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Aaron Wood improves in control Tom Alexander improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Stanfield did not respond to coaching in range Angel Dean did not respond to coaching in arm