Win: Willie English (1-0) Loss: Jim Ramazzotti (0-1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Willie English pitching. Moose Edington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tim Boone singles past the third baseman. Larry Hurtado flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Seybold flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Jim Ramazzotti pitching. Ramon Carew flies out to the center fielder. Kid Manning strikes out. Vance Madden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Niggeling grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Thevenow singles to center field. Bert Klinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ken Masteller grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Layden doubles to left field. Mark Killefer strikes out. Jeff Hannah singles to right field. Pete Layden scores. Joel Ensberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Jim Ramazzotti grounds out to the shortstop. Moose Edington flies out to the right fielder. Tim Boone walks. Larry Hurtado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Willie English strikes out. Ramon Carew flies out to the right fielder. Kid Manning singles to left field. Vance Madden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lefty Seybold strikes out. Sandy Rowland strikes out. Mike Niggeling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ken Masteller hits a home run. Pete Layden flies out to the center fielder. Mark Killefer pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Hannah strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Roy Thevenow strikes out. Bert Klinger singles to left field. Jim Ramazzotti fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Ramazzotti singles past the shortstop. Bert Klinger advances to third on the hit. Moose Edington flies out to the left fielder. Tim Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Joel Ensberg singles past the third baseman. Willie English fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Willie English strikes out. Ramon Carew singles to left field. Joel Ensberg advances to third on the hit. Kid Manning walks. Vance Madden hits a home run. Joel Ensberg scores. Ramon Carew scores. Kid Manning scores. Ken Masteller singles to center field. Pete Layden grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ken Masteller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Layden steals second. Mark Killefer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Larry Hurtado walks. Lefty Seybold flies out to the right fielder. Larry Hurtado steals second. Sandy Rowland strikes out. Mike Niggeling singles to right field. Larry Hurtado scores. Mike Niggeling steals second. Roy Thevenow singles to left field. Mike Niggeling scores. Roy Thevenow steals second. Bert Klinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jeff Hannah singles to left field. Joel Ensberg grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Hannah advances to second on the play. Tony Davanon is pinch hitting for Willie English. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tony Davanon flies out to the center fielder. Otto Bruckmiller 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. Ramon Carew pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Charlie Richter pitching. Paul Hidalgo is pinch hitting for Otto Bruckmiller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Hidalgo doubles to right field. Moose Edington flies out to the center fielder. Tim Boone grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Hurtado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Takeshi Murakami pitching. Kid Manning reached on a fielding error by Tim Boone. Vance Madden singles past the second baseman. Ken Masteller grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kid Manning advances to third on the play. Pete Layden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lefty Seybold doubles to center field. Lefty Seybold steals third. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Seybold scores. Mike Niggeling strikes out. Roy Thevenow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Mark Killefer singles to right field. Jeff Hannah grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Killefer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joel Ensberg grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Hannah advances to second on the play. Ty Kennedy is pinch hitting for Charlie Richter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ty Kennedy singles to right field. Jeff Hannah scores. Ty Kennedy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Len Neagle pitching. Bert Klinger grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Nordbrook is pinch hitting for Takeshi Murakami. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tracy Nordbrook pops out to the shortstop. Moose Edington lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 Atlanta total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Lefty Seybold (1), Paul Hidalgo (1). Baserunning: SB - Larry Hurtado (4), Lefty Seybold (1), Mike Niggeling (2), Roy Thevenow (1). Fielding: E - Tim Boone.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Hentgen did not respond to coaching in control Vic Jackson improves in arm Gene Poindexter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tony Hughes did not respond to coaching in control Bennie Bell did not respond to coaching in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alexander Haynes did not respond to coaching in arm Jorge Garciaparra did not respond to coaching in arm Nels Doyle improves in power_vs_lefty Topsy Dibble did not respond to coaching in speed