Each team called up a starter not on their current roster for the doubleheader. The Braves let Tony Brizzolara make his second start of the year while the Reds went with Andy McGaffigan. Neither was particularly good...
Atlanta went up big in the top of the first. Gerald Perry led of with a homer, Dale Murphy plated Randy Johnson with a double and then scored on a two-run bomb from Chris Chambliss and the Braves were up 4-0 with only one out in the game.
Fast forward to the top of the eighth and the Braves still had a 7-4 lead. That's when Johnson launched a ball into the left field stands for three more runs and the final nail in the coffin.
Winning Pitcher - Tony Brizzolara
Losing Pitcher - Andy McGaffigan
Player of the Game - Randy Johnson, 4-5, 2B, HR, 4RBI, 2R's
Game #624 - Atlanta Braves, 0 @ Cincinnati Reds, 2
The Reds spent up a lot of their long relief in the first game of the doubleheader, so they needed Mario Soto to have a strong start. He didn't disappoint! Cincinnati got a run in the bottom of the first when Gary Redus doubled, went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Eddie Milner, and then scampered home on a Cesar Cedeno single. That's all Soto would need. He went all nine innings only giving up three hits and two walks while striking out an impressive ten Braves.
Winning Pitcher - Mario Soto
Losing Pitcher - Rick Camp
Player of the Game - Mario Soto
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