Win: Bobby Reuschel (20-9) Loss: George Kane (12-11)
Inning: 1 Atlanta George Kane pitching. Wayne Bannister grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Kosman grounds out to the third baseman. Pierce Pearson walks. Katsumi Mise grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pierce Pearson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bobby Reuschel pitching. Jeffrey Gerken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Bauer singles to left field. Brent Neale hits an infield single to the first baseman. Mike Zachary doubles to right field. Bill Bauer scores. Brent Neale is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Mike Wine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bill Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Ray Heffner singles past the shortstop. Jason Belcher reached on a fielding error by Mike Zachary. Angel Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Reuschel singles to right field. Wayne Bannister singles to center field. Ray Heffner scores. Jason Belcher scores. Bobby Reuschel advances to third on the hit. Scott Kosman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen singles in front of the center fielder. Herman Claset pops out to the second baseman. Alan Olson walks. George Kane lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Pierce Pearson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Katsumi Mise strikes out. Bill Bradley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bill Bauer grounds out to the shortstop. Brent Neale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Zachary walks. Mike Wine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ray Heffner doubles to center field. Jason Belcher doubles to center field. Ray Heffner scores. Angel Murphy strikes out. Bobby Reuschel strikes out. Wayne Bannister grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dominic Guillen grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Claset walks. Alan Olson pops out to the third baseman. George Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Scott Kosman walks. Pierce Pearson flies out to the center fielder. Katsumi Mise hits a home run. Scott Kosman scores. Bill Bradley pops out to the third baseman. Ray Heffner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jeffrey Gerken flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bauer strikes out. Brent Neale grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jason Belcher flies out to the left fielder. Angel Murphy pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Reuschel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Zachary singles to right field. Mike Zachary steals second. Mike Wine strikes out. Dominic Guillen flies out to the right fielder. Herman Claset grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Steve Graves 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. Wayne Bannister pops out to the shortstop. Scott Kosman grounds out to the shortstop. Pierce Pearson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Alan Olson strikes out. Scott Shevlin is pinch hitting for Steve Graves. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Scott Shevlin flies out to the right fielder. Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Frank Lobert pitching. Katsumi Mise flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bradley walks. Ray Heffner grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Bradley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jason Belcher walks. Angel Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Von Dawson 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. Bill Bauer grounds out to the second baseman. Brent Neale strikes out. Mike Zachary singles to right field. Mike Wine walks. Dominic Guillen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Von Dawson strikes out. Wayne Bannister singles in front of the right fielder. Scott Kosman singles past the third baseman. Pierce Pearson grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Bannister advances to third on the play. Scott Kosman advances to second on the play. Katsumi Mise strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Herman Claset lines out to the shortstop. Alan Olson singles past the shortstop. Shingo Okaji is pinch hitting for Frank Lobert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Shingo Okaji walks. Jeffrey Gerken strikes out. Bill Bauer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Lindstrom did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tex Wadsworth did not respond to coaching in control Andy DeBerry did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Johnson did not respond to coaching in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Bell improves in contact_vs_righty Billy Roberts improves in range Josh Cannell improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Bargar did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Winkelman did not respond to coaching in 1B