Win: Hiroyasu Nishiyama (1-0) Loss: Bill Mulleavy (0-1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Jose Bluejacket pitching. John Tepedino singles to center field. Herman Hoffman walks. Tom Snow flies out to the center fielder. Ivy Busby grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Bill Mathews pitching. Bucky Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Purdy walks. Hideaki Sekimoto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clyde Purdy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Brown walks. John Woodling hits a home run. Hideaki Sekimoto scores. Paul Brown scores. Steve Hitchcock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jay Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Ed Rogers walks. Mike Coveleski grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Babe Leary singles to center field. Koichi Oyane singles to center field. Jose Bluejacket lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bucky Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Purdy walks. Hideaki Sekimoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Eddie Carr flies out to the right fielder. Bill Mathews strikes out. John Tepedino singles to center field. Herman Hoffman doubles to right field. John Tepedino uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Snow doubles to left field. Herman Hoffman scores. Ivy Busby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Paul Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Woodling strikes out. Steve Hitchcock singles to left field. Babe Leary pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jay Sanchez strikes out. Ed Rogers strikes out. Mike Coveleski walks. Eddie Carr lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Koichi Oyane singles to right field. Koichi Oyane steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jose Bluejacket grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Koichi Oyane scores. Bucky Sullivan strikes out. Clyde Purdy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bill Mathews reached on a fielding error by Steve Hitchcock. John Tepedino singles to center field. Herman Hoffman reached on a fielding error by Steve Hitchcock. Tom Snow singles past the shortstop. Bill Mathews scores. John Tepedino scores. Herman Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Ivy Busby walks. Jay Sanchez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Herman Hoffman scores. Tom Snow advances to third on the play. Ed Rogers walks. Mike Coveleski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Hideaki Sekimoto pops out to the shortstop. Paul Brown grounds out to the shortstop. John Woodling singles to left field. Steve Hitchcock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Eddie Carr grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Mathews flies out to the right fielder. John Tepedino pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Babe Leary grounds out to the second baseman. Koichi Oyane walks. Koichi Oyane steals second. Jose Bluejacket strikes out. Bucky Sullivan flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Herman Hoffman grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Snow lines out to the pitcher. Ivy Busby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Carlos Mitterwald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clyde Purdy flies out to the left fielder. Hideaki Sekimoto lines out to the first baseman. Paul Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jay Sanchez pops out to the second baseman. Ed Rogers strikes out. Mike Coveleski singles to right field. Eddie Carr singles to right field. Ernie Duzen 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. Frank Staley is pinch hitting for Carlos Mitterwald. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Staley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Bill Mulleavy pitching. John Woodling flies out to the center fielder. Steve Hitchcock hits a home run. Babe Leary singles to left field. Koichi Oyane grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati John Tepedino grounds out to the third baseman. Herman Hoffman strikes out. Tom Snow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Rick Buehrle is pinch hitting for Ernie Duzen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rick Buehrle flies out to the center fielder. Bucky Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Clyde Purdy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Hiroyasu Nishiyama pitching. Ivy Busby walks. Jay Sanchez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ed Rogers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Atlanta Hideaki Sekimoto flies out to the left fielder. Paul Brown pops out to the shortstop. John Woodling flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Mike Coveleski strikes out. Eddie Carr grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Mulleavy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Atlanta Steve Hitchcock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Leary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Koichi Oyane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Cincinnati John Tepedino strikes out. Herman Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Tom Snow singles to right field. Tom Snow is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Atlanta Takayuki Azuma is pinch hitting for Hiroyasu Nishiyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Takayuki Azuma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bucky Sullivan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clyde Purdy hits a home run. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Harris improves in power_vs_righty Johnny Woodend did not respond to coaching in control Brian Marion improves in range Bob Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Butch Chervinko did not respond to coaching in speed Archi Yett did not respond to coaching in velocity Kaiser Gabrielson improves in range Kaiser Gabrielson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Butch Chervinko did not respond to coaching in SS