2006 ATL - Terry Priest, 1971 CIN - Rick Tharp
Game 1 - Atl 11, Cin 0
The Reds and Braves opened their seasons on a hot, humid Atlanta afternoon. Gary Nolan and John Smoltz took the hill for their respective teams. The weather would keep either starter from going deep in the game. The Braves opened the scoring with a single run in the 2nd inning. After a 58 minute rain delay the Braves broke out the bats and when all was done had an 11-0 shutout. Nolan pitched into the 5th inning while Smoltz scattered 6 hits across 6 innings to pick up the win. Edgar Renteria went 4 for 4 at the plate and Wilson Betemit hit a pinch hit 2-run homer in the 7th. Tommy Helms and Bernie Carbo each had 2 hits for Cincinnati.
Atlanta took the lead in the 2nd and added 2 more runs for a 3-0 lead after 3 innnings. In the 7th the Bravos tacked on 5 runs at the expense of Joe Gibbon to put the game out of reach.
The Atlanta offense would be the game's MVP. Edgar Renteria was 4 for 4 and while Chipper Jones and Brian McCann were each 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs.
Game 1 - Atl 11, Cin 0The Reds and Braves opened their seasons on a hot, humid Atlanta afternoon. Gary Nolan and John Smoltz took the hill for their respective teams. The weather would keep either starter from going deep in the game. The Braves opened the scoring with a single run in the 2nd inning. After a 58 minute rain delay the Braves broke out the bats and when all was done had an 11-0 shutout. Nolan pitched into the 5th inning while Smoltz scattered 6 hits across 6 innings to pick up the win. Edgar Renteria went 4 for 4 at the plate and Wilson Betemit hit a pinch hit 2-run homer in the 7th. Tommy Helms and Bernie Carbo each had 2 hits for Cincinnati.
Atlanta took the lead in the 2nd and added 2 more runs for a 3-0 lead after 3 innnings. In the 7th the Bravos tacked on 5 runs at the expense of Joe Gibbon to put the game out of reach.
The Atlanta offense would be the game's MVP. Edgar Renteria was 4 for 4 and while Chipper Jones and Brian McCann were each 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs.
Game 2 - Atl 4, Cin 3
Game 2 started out looking like a shoot-out in the making. The 71 Reds scored 3 runs in the top
of the 1st off of Braves starter Chuck James. Pete Rose led off the game with a homerun and Johnny Bench added another solo shot later in the inning to stake Cincy to a 3-0 lead. However the Bravos answered in the bottom of the inning with 4 runs of their own, highlighted by an RBI from Chipper Jones and 2 more from Brian McCann. Interestingly that would all of the scoring as Don Gullett and James settled down and goose eggs were posted the rest of the way. Cincy had a runner aboard in the 9th but Bob Wickman recorded the last two outs to preserve the win and notch his first save of the season.
The turning point occurred when Andruw Jones picked up an RBI in the bottom of the 1st that gave Atlanta a 4-3 lead and capped the scoring for the day.
Marcus Giles picked up game MVP honors going 3 for 4 and sparking the Braves rally in the 1st.
Game 2 started out looking like a shoot-out in the making. The 71 Reds scored 3 runs in the top
of the 1st off of Braves starter Chuck James. Pete Rose led off the game with a homerun and Johnny Bench added another solo shot later in the inning to stake Cincy to a 3-0 lead. However the Bravos answered in the bottom of the inning with 4 runs of their own, highlighted by an RBI from Chipper Jones and 2 more from Brian McCann. Interestingly that would all of the scoring as Don Gullett and James settled down and goose eggs were posted the rest of the way. Cincy had a runner aboard in the 9th but Bob Wickman recorded the last two outs to preserve the win and notch his first save of the season.The turning point occurred when Andruw Jones picked up an RBI in the bottom of the 1st that gave Atlanta a 4-3 lead and capped the scoring for the day.
Marcus Giles picked up game MVP honors going 3 for 4 and sparking the Braves rally in the 1st.
Game 3 - Cin 3, Atl 0
The series moved to the Queen City and Cincinnati quickly returned the home-opening favor to the visiting Atlanta team. Jim McGlothlin and the Reds shut out the Braves on 5 hits. George Foster gave the hometown fans something to cheer about with an RBI in the bottom of the 2nd to put Cincy up 1 - 0. Tim Hudson pitched 7 innings for the Bravos but McGlothlin was even better with his 7 innings of shut out ball.
The turning point of the game occurred when Hudson gave way to Ken Ray in the 8th. Tony Perez and Lee May greeted Ray with back-to-back solo homeruns. Clay Carroll made the 3 - 0 lead stand up to pick up his first save. The star of the day was McGlothlin as he frustrated the Atlanta hitters and help the Reds get into the win column.
The series moved to the Queen City and Cincinnati quickly returned the home-opening favor to the visiting Atlanta team. Jim McGlothlin and the Reds shut out the Braves on 5 hits. George Foster gave the hometown fans something to cheer about with an RBI in the bottom of the 2nd to put Cincy up 1 - 0. Tim Hudson pitched 7 innings for the Bravos but McGlothlin was even better with his 7 innings of shut out ball.The turning point of the game occurred when Hudson gave way to Ken Ray in the 8th. Tony Perez and Lee May greeted Ray with back-to-back solo homeruns. Clay Carroll made the 3 - 0 lead stand up to pick up his first save. The star of the day was McGlothlin as he frustrated the Atlanta hitters and help the Reds get into the win column.
Game 4 - ATL 4, CIN 2
In a game where 4 of the 6 runs were provided by solo homers the Braves were able to capture
the win. Horacio Ramirez and Ross Grimsley squared off in the fourth game of the series and each pitched well going 7 and 8 innings respectively. Andruw Jones, Marcus Giles and Adam LaRoche each hit solo homers for the Bravos and George Foster had a solo shot of his own for the Reds. Bob Wickman entered the game with 2 out and a runner on second in the bottom of the ninth. He recorded the final out earning his second save of the season and the win for Ramirez. The game was tied 2-2 after 5 innings when LaRoche deposited a Grimsley fastball into the rightfield seats to give the lead to Atlanta and the game's MVP honors to himself. --subitted by Terry Priest--
In a game where 4 of the 6 runs were provided by solo homers the Braves were able to capture
the win. Horacio Ramirez and Ross Grimsley squared off in the fourth game of the series and each pitched well going 7 and 8 innings respectively. Andruw Jones, Marcus Giles and Adam LaRoche each hit solo homers for the Bravos and George Foster had a solo shot of his own for the Reds. Bob Wickman entered the game with 2 out and a runner on second in the bottom of the ninth. He recorded the final out earning his second save of the season and the win for Ramirez. The game was tied 2-2 after 5 innings when LaRoche deposited a Grimsley fastball into the rightfield seats to give the lead to Atlanta and the game's MVP honors to himself. --subitted by Terry Priest--
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