Inning: 1 Atlanta Babe Regan pitching. George Arft lines out to the shortstop. Mark Graceless singles to center field. Clark Benton strikes out. Mike Shannon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Red Smith pitching. Bud Sweeney doubles to left field. Cozy Plunk strikes out. Sammy Blue grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Sweeney advances to third on the play. Randy Brucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta John Palmeiro singles to center field. Benny Archer walks. Gene Bejma strikes out. Kelly Pounds hits a home run. John Palmeiro scores. Benny Archer scores. Red Smith grounds out to the second baseman. George Arft flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bruce Candaele doubles to left field. John Heath grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Candaele advances to third on the play. Jim Meacham strikes out. Chris Wheelock singles to right field. Bruce Candaele scores. Babe Regan singles to center field. Bud Sweeney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Mark Graceless walks. Clark Benton flies out to the center fielder. Mike Shannon strikes out. John Palmeiro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Cozy Plunk pops out to the shortstop. Sammy Blue strikes out. Randy Brucker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Benny Archer doubles to center field. Gene Bejma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Archer advances to third on the play. Kelly Pounds walks. Red Smith singles to left field. Benny Archer scores. George Arft grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bruce Candaele flies out to the left fielder. John Heath pops out to the second baseman. Jim Meacham walks. Chris Wheelock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Mark Graceless singles to right field. Clark Benton strikes out. Mike Shannon flies out to the center fielder. John Palmeiro flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Babe Regan flies out to the left fielder. Bud Sweeney flies out to the center fielder. Cozy Plunk singles to right field. Sammy Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Benny Archer singles to center field. Gene Bejma hits a home run. Benny Archer scores. Cecil Kellett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kelly Pounds flies out to the left fielder. Red Smith grounds out to the pitcher. George Arft flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Randy Brucker grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Candaele reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Arft. John Heath pops out to the second baseman. Jim Meacham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Mark Graceless walks. Clark Benton hits a home run. Mark Graceless scores. Todd Weihe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Shannon strikes out. John Palmeiro singles to center field. Benny Archer grounds out to the second baseman. John Palmeiro advances to second on the play. Gene Bejma reached on a fielding error by Jim Meacham. Kelly Pounds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Lenny Anderson 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. Chris Wheelock grounds out to the shortstop. Glen Close is pinch hitting for Todd Weihe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Glen Close singles to center field. Glen Close is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bud Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Bill Milstead pitching. Bruce Cable is pinch hitting for Lenny Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce Cable doubles to right field. George Arft strikes out. Mark Graceless flies out to the left fielder. Clark Benton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Yoshimi Munechika pitching. Cozy Plunk grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Blue doubles to center field. Jack Hafey is pinch hitting for Randy Brucker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Hafey grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Blue advances to third on the play. Bruce Candaele grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Wilbur Blue is pinch hitting for Mike Shannon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wilbur Blue singles to right field. John Palmeiro grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wilbur Blue is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Palmeiro steals second. Benny Archer singles to left field. John Palmeiro scores. Gene Bejma strikes out. Colin Currie is pinch hitting for Kelly Pounds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Colin Currie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati John Heath pops out to the first baseman. Jim Meacham flies out to the left fielder. Earl Daniel is pinch hitting for Chris Wheelock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Earl Daniel singles to center field. Alvin Thornton is pinch hitting for Bill Milstead. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alvin Thornton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Benny Archer (8), Bruce Cable (1).HR - Clark Benton (7), Gene Bejma (5), Kelly Pounds (4).GIDP - George Arft. Baserunning: SB - John Palmeiro (3). Fielding: E - George Arft.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny Forster did not respond to coaching in range Quinn Kohlman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Glenn Cisar did not respond to coaching in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Dutch Bennett improves in velocity Al Tudor did not respond to coaching in speed John Tannehill did not respond to coaching in control Bob McArthur did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Stansbury improves in 3B