Win: Bob Lowe (2-1) Loss: Dave Leon (6-2)
Save: Phil Powell (7)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Tom Bluhm pitching. Ramon Carew grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jeff Hannah walks. Pete Layden pops out to the first baseman. Paul Waugh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jed Isringhausen pitching. Sandy Rowland flies out to the left fielder. Tim Boone singles past the shortstop. Moose Edington flies out to the left fielder. Larry Hurtado pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Joel Ensberg strikes out. Mark Killefer lines out to the first baseman. Vance Madden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Lefty Seybold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Niggeling pops out to the third baseman. Rollie Lyons reached on a fielding error by Mark Killefer. Red Ochoa singles to center field. Rollie Lyons advances to third on the hit. Tom Bluhm flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Danny Cox walks. Jed Isringhausen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ramon Carew flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Hannah flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland strikes out. Tim Boone flies out to the center fielder. Moose Edington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Pete Layden singles to center field. Paul Waugh strikes out. Joel Ensberg singles to right field. Mark Killefer grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Layden advances to third on the play. Joel Ensberg advances to second on the play. Vance Madden strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Larry Hurtado flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Seybold walks. Lefty Seybold steals second. Mike Niggeling flies out to the right fielder. Rollie Lyons doubles to center field. Lefty Seybold scores. Red Ochoa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Danny Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Jed Isringhausen grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Carew flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tom Bluhm strikes out. Sandy Rowland singles to right field. Tim Boone walks. Moose Edington walks. Larry Hurtado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sandy Rowland scores. Tim Boone advances to third on the play. Moose Edington advances to second on the play. Lefty Seybold flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jeff Hannah singles past the third baseman. Pete Layden hits a home run. Jeff Hannah scores. Paul Waugh lines out to the second baseman. Joel Ensberg strikes out. Mark Killefer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Niggeling grounds out to the third baseman. Rollie Lyons lines out to the first baseman. Red Ochoa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Tony Davanon is pinch hitting for Vance Madden. Tony Davanon flies out to the left fielder. Danny Cox flies out to the right fielder. Jed Isringhausen singles to center field. Ramon Carew singles to center field. Jeff Hannah strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Pete Chapman is pinch hitting for Tom Bluhm. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pete Chapman grounds out to the third baseman. Sandy Rowland singles to right field. Sandy Rowland steals second. Tim Boone strikes out. Moose Edington pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Dave Leon pitching. Pete Layden walks. Paul Waugh grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pete Layden is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joel Ensberg grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob Lowe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Lefty Seybold flies out to the center fielder. Mike Niggeling strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Mark Killefer singles to right field. Tony Davanon singles to left field. Danny Cox grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tony Davanon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. The defense is playing the infield in. Ty Kennedy is pinch hitting for Bob Lowe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ty Kennedy hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mark Killefer scores. Ramon Carew flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Hannah grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Phil Powell pitching. Ken Masteller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Layden at CF. Rollie Lyons strikes out. Red Ochoa singles to left field. Paul Hidalgo is pinch hitting for Dave Leon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Hidalgo pops out to the third baseman. Sandy Rowland grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Red Ochoa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jorge Garciaparra improves in power_vs_righty Hugo Glass did not respond to coaching in arm Otis Anderson improves in arm Leon Palmeiro improves in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Hentgen improves in velocity Buster Schepner improves in arm Bob Hentgen did not respond to coaching in endurance Shorty Allen improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Thevenow did not respond to coaching in CF