Win: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich (8-10) Loss: Denny Neagle (6-6)
Save: Dick Chapman (6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Wildfire Tommy Rich pitching. Lednier Molinet strikes out. Mike Easler strikes out. Hack Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Denny Neagle pitching. Bobby Schmitz walks. Bobby Schmitz steals second. Mike Rotunda triples. Bobby Schmitz scores. Hiram Callahan hits a home run. Mike Rotunda scores. Enrique Romo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Sandoval hits a home run. Bob Howard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kameshige Yufune strikes out. Mark Balboa singles to right field. Mario Pearce hits a home run. Mark Balboa scores. Wildfire Tommy Rich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Damon Giles pops out to the second baseman. Lou Martin reached on a fielding error by Bob Howard. Sam Evans grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Bobby Schmitz strikes out. Mike Rotunda singles to left field. Hiram Callahan singles in front of the left fielder. Mike Rotunda advances to third on the hit. Bill Sandoval grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Steve Nicosia flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Merced flies out to the left fielder. Enrique Romo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Bob Howard strikes out. Kameshige Yufune pops out to the shortstop. Mark Balboa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Lednier Molinet pops out to the third baseman. Mike Easler singles to center field. Hack Moore flies out to the right fielder. Damon Giles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Mario Pearce doubles to center field. Kent Tekulve comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Wildfire Tommy Rich fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wildfire Tommy Rich grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Schmitz singles to left field. Bobby Schmitz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Rotunda flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lou Martin strikes out. Sam Evans doubles to center field. Steve Nicosia grounds out to the shortstop. Orlando Merced grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Hiram Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Sandoval flies out to the center fielder. Bob Howard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kent Tekulve pops out to the shortstop. Lednier Molinet strikes out. Mike Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Kameshige Yufune flies out to the left fielder. Mark Balboa flies out to the left fielder. Mario Pearce grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hack Moore grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Damon Giles pops out to the shortstop. Lou Martin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Wildfire Tommy Rich grounds out to the shortstop. Sandy Swift comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bobby Schmitz singles to right field. Mike Rotunda singles to right field. Bobby Schmitz advances to third on the hit. Mike Rotunda steals second. Hiram Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Schmitz scores. Bill Sandoval grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Sam Evans strikes out. Steve Nicosia singles to right field. Orlando Merced grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Nicosia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sandy Swift flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Bob Howard grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Andre Pechiney is pinch hitting for Kameshige Yufune. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andre Pechiney strikes out. Mark Balboa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Lednier Molinet doubles to right field. Mike Easler hits a home run. Lednier Molinet scores. Hack Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Art Crabtree is pinch hitting for Damon Giles. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Art Crabtree walks. Lou Martin walks. Sam Evans flies out to the center fielder. Steve Nicosia doubles to left field. Art Crabtree scores. Lou Martin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Chapman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Orlando Merced singles to center field. Steve Nicosia scores. Buddy Johnson is pinch hitting for Sandy Swift. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Buddy Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Arizona total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Mario Pearce (7).3B - Mike Rotunda (3).HR - Hiram Callahan (17), Bill Sandoval (19), Mario Pearce (7).SF - Hiram Callahan.GIDP - Bill Sandoval. Baserunning: SB - Bobby Schmitz (31), Mike Rotunda (16).CS - Bobby Schmitz (14). Fielding: E - Bob Howard.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: McKay Caldwell improves in arm Jim Gott did not respond to coaching in control Art Skowron did not respond to coaching in control Tony Balas improves in speed
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Conrad Roy did not respond to coaching in arm Tony Kinslow did not respond to coaching in control Joe Gullett improves in velocity Damon Stroner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jackie Mueller improves in 2B