Win: Eric Portugal (17-4) Loss: Scott Righetti (4-16)
Inning: 1 Arizona Eric Portugal pitching. Mike Breining pops out to the first baseman. Otto James flies out to the left fielder. Milt White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Scott Righetti pitching. Sid Miller strikes out. Jeff Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ossie Powell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Pete Bannon grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hargreaves grounds out to the pitcher. John Goldstein reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ryan Stankard. Augie Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Brian Partenheimer singles to center field. Brian Partenheimer steals second. Ryan Stankard flies out to the right fielder. Christian Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Elberfeld grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Carlos Zimmerman singles to center field. Scott Righetti lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Breining grounds out to the third baseman. Otto James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Larry Aponte singles to right field. Eric Portugal fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eric Portugal flies out to the right fielder. Sid Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Aponte advances to second on the play. Jeff Moore singles to left field. Larry Aponte scores. Ossie Powell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Milt White strikes out. Pete Bannon grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hargreaves flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Brian Partenheimer flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Stankard doubles to right field. Passed ball. Ryan Stankard advances to third. Christian Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Stankard scores. Billy Elberfeld flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona John Goldstein walks. Augie Thompson lines out to the second baseman. Carlos Zimmerman strikes out. Scott Righetti walks. Mike Breining flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Larry Aponte grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Portugal singles to left field. Sid Miller walks. Jeff Moore walks. Ossie Powell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Eric Portugal scores. Brian Partenheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Otto James flies out to the center fielder. Milt White lines out to the first baseman. Pete Bannon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ryan Stankard singles to center field. Ryan Stankard steals second. Christian Moore singles to center field. Ryan Stankard scores. Willie Sanguillen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Christian Moore gets picked off first. Billy Elberfeld singles to center field. Larry Aponte singles to right field. Eric Portugal lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Billy Elberfeld is thrown out at third. Larry Aponte advances to second on the play. Larry Aponte advances to second on the play. Sid Miller walks. Jeff Moore singles to right field. Larry Aponte scores. Emmett Hatteberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ossie Powell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Arizona Rip Blankenship is pinch hitting for Joe Hargreaves. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rip Blankenship flies out to the center fielder. John Goldstein pops out to the second baseman. Augie Thompson walks. Carlos Zimmerman walks. Dick DiMaggio is pinch hitting for Emmett Hatteberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dick DiMaggio flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Phenomenal Smith pitching. Brian Partenheimer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ryan Stankard walks. Christian Moore singles to center field. Ryan Stankard advances to third on the hit. Billy Elberfeld singles to center field. Ryan Stankard scores. Christian Moore advances to third on the hit. Billy Elberfeld steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Christian Moore scores. Larry Aponte hits a home run. Billy Elberfeld scores. Eric Portugal singles to left field. Sid Miller walks. Jeff Moore walks. Ossie Powell doubles to center field. Eric Portugal scores. Sid Miller scores. Jeff Moore uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brian Partenheimer strikes out. Ryan Stankard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Mike Breining flies out to the left fielder. Otto James grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Milt White grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Christian Moore pops out to the catcher. Ron Bokina is pinch hitting for Billy Elberfeld. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Bokina flies out to the right fielder. Larry Aponte flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Pete Bannon pops out to the shortstop. Rip Blankenship grounds out to the third baseman. John Goldstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Ossie Powell (20), Ryan Stankard (17).HR - Larry Aponte (7).SF - Ossie Powell. Baserunning: SB - Brian Partenheimer (17), Ryan Stankard (9), Billy Elberfeld (5). Fielding: E - Ryan Stankard.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Peltier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bruno Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Martin improves in velocity Ted McAllister did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rod Gowdy improves in speed Larry Burke did not respond to coaching in endurance Jack Murphy did not respond to coaching in control Bob Fohl did not respond to coaching in 3B