Win: Danny Higgins (4-1) Loss: Joe Kellert (4-6)
Save: Ernesto Perez (30)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Merlin Hartley pitching. Frankie Feluette singles to center field. Kewpie Grostas flies out to the right fielder. Ryuji Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Wesley Fitzmorris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Don Coomer pitching. Jeff Rasmussen hits a home run. Matty Soderstrom singles to left field. Milt Thomas hits a home run. Matty Soderstrom scores. Roberto Ens grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Zauchin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Yo-Yo Catalanotto lines out to the shortstop. Mitch Sperring doubles to center field. Mike Fink grounds out to the second baseman. Mitch Sperring advances to third on the play. Hiroshi Hirose singles to right field. Mitch Sperring scores. Don Coomer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Bobby Becker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! John Sheldon bunts for a base hit. Merlin Hartley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Merlin Hartley flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Rasmussen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Frankie Feluette pops out to the shortstop. Kewpie Grostas walks. Ryuji Tanaka triples. Kewpie Grostas scores. Wesley Fitzmorris doubles to left field. Ryuji Tanaka scores. Yo-Yo Catalanotto flies out to the center fielder. Mitch Sperring doubles to center field. Wesley Fitzmorris scores. Mike Fink singles to right field. Mitch Sperring scores. Pete Tenace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroshi Hirose flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Matty Soderstrom grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Thomas strikes out. Roberto Ens pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Don Coomer flies out to the right fielder. Frankie Feluette singles to left field. Kewpie Grostas grounds out to the second baseman. Frankie Feluette advances to second on the play. Ryuji Tanaka pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Ray Zauchin walks. Joe Pena walks. Bobby Becker singles to left field. Ray Zauchin scores. John Sheldon walks. Pete Tenace singles to center field. Joe Pena scores. Jeff Rasmussen flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Becker scores. Matty Soderstrom pops out to the shortstop. Milt Thomas singles to left field. John Sheldon scores. Roberto Ens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Wesley Fitzmorris reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Becker. Yo-Yo Catalanotto singles to left field. Wesley Fitzmorris scores. Mitch Sperring singles to left field. Mike Fink hits a home run. Yo-Yo Catalanotto scores. Mitch Sperring scores. Jack Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroshi Hirose hits an infield single to the shortstop. Don Coomer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Don Coomer singles to center field. Hiroshi Hirose advances to third on the hit. Frankie Feluette singles to center field. Hiroshi Hirose scores. Kewpie Grostas flies out to the right fielder. Ryuji Tanaka strikes out. Wesley Fitzmorris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Ray Zauchin singles to right field. Don Weinert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Zauchin advances to second on the play. Bobby Becker singles to left field. Ray Zauchin scores. John Sheldon flies out to the center fielder. Jack Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Yo-Yo Catalanotto strikes out. Mitch Sperring grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Fink walks. Mike Fink steals second. Hiroshi Hirose singles to center field. Mike Fink scores. Tyson Banks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Howell is pinch hitting for Don Weinert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bob Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Roy Becker pitching. Jeff Rasmussen strikes out. Matty Soderstrom hits a home run. Milt Thomas strikes out. Roberto Ens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frankie Feluette grounds out to the second baseman. Kewpie Grostas flies out to the center fielder. Ryuji Tanaka doubles to center field. Wesley Fitzmorris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Ray Zauchin strikes out. Joe Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Becker lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the third baseman. Mitch Sperring strikes out. Mike Fink flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona John Sheldon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roy Becker. Mike Watkins is pinch hitting for Tyson Banks. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Watkins lines out to the second baseman. Jeff Rasmussen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John Sheldon advances to third on the play. Matty Soderstrom hits a home run. John Sheldon scores. Milt Thomas walks. Roberto Ens walks. Danny Higgins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Zauchin singles to left field. Milt Thomas is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Kellert pitching. Hiroshi Hirose doubles to center field. Bill Gamble is pinch hitting for Danny Higgins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bill Gamble grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Hirose advances to third on the play. Frankie Feluette grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Hirose scores. Kewpie Grostas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Ernesto Perez pitching. Joe Pena singles to center field. Bobby Becker strikes out. John Sheldon strikes out. Wally Slattery is pinch hitting for Joe Kellert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wally Slattery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Arizona total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Hermoso improves in speed Ali Allietta did not respond to coaching in velocity John Bowman did not respond to coaching in velocity Zip Rizo did not respond to coaching in range Paul Sowders did not respond to coaching in speed John Bowman did not respond to coaching in endurance Zip Rizo did not respond to coaching in 2B
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Womack did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Covington did not respond to coaching in control Sam Parrott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Parson Hollingsworth did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Arroyo did not respond to coaching in control Parson Hollingsworth did not respond to coaching in control Sam Parrott did not respond to coaching in 3B