Win: Erik Cummings (5-4) Loss: Eddie King Henry (11-8)
Save: Jim Oliver (13)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Steve McFarland pitching. Rod Kracher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bret Konieczny hits a home run. Tex LaGrow strikes out. Cliff Dobb flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Eddie Henry pitching. Tom Bressoud grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Guerrero pops out to the shortstop. Bill Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Johnny Carter doubles to center field. Mort Tenney reached on a fielding error by Dick Guerrero. Lariel Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Mort Tenney advances to second on the play. Rod Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Henry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Arizona Bill Mitchell singles to right field. Fred Thomas strikes out. Eddie Chiozza strikes out. Tsuyoshi Yoshida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rod Kracher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bret Konieczny grounds out to the shortstop. Tex LaGrow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Dennis Clemente strikes out. Steve McFarland grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Bressoud grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Cliff Dobb walks. Johnny Carter strikes out. Mort Tenney singles to left field. Cliff Dobb advances to third on the hit. Lariel Washington walks. Erik Cummings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Rod Smith grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman. Cliff Dobb is out at home. Eddie Henry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Arizona Dick Guerrero grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Adams singles to center field. Bill Mitchell singles to right field. Bill Adams advances to third on the hit. Fred Thomas singles to center field. Bill Adams scores. Bill Mitchell advances to third on the hit. Eddie Chiozza grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mitchell scores. Fred Thomas advances to second on the play. Tsuyoshi Yoshida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rod Kracher flies out to the right fielder. Bret Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. Tex LaGrow walks. Cliff Dobb grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Dennis Clemente lines out to the shortstop. Erik Cummings strikes out. Tom Bressoud flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Johnny Carter strikes out. Mort Tenney singles to right field. Lariel Washington flies out to the center fielder. Rod Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mort Tenney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Dick Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Adams grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Eddie Henry strikes out. Rod Kracher flies out to the center fielder. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Fred Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Chiozza singles to right field. Eddie Chiozza is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tsuyoshi Yoshida strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tex LaGrow walks. Cliff Dobb walks. Johnny Carter grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Tex LaGrow advances to third on the play. Mort Tenney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Dennis Clemente strikes out. Pedro Peckinpaugh is pinch hitting for Erik Cummings. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pedro Peckinpaugh doubles to center field. Masao Fothergill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Tom Bressoud flies out to the center fielder. Dick Guerrero grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Oliver pitching. Lariel Washington strikes out. Rod Smith singles to left field. Danny Hare is pinch hitting for Masao Fothergill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Hare singles to left field. Rod Kracher walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Tex LaGrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11 Arizona total runners left on base: 3
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Norm Grabowski improves in contact_vs_righty Rusty McCleskey improves in power_vs_lefty Hal Abrams improves in velocity Dave Rice did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Rosenberg improves in velocity Rusty McCleskey improves in contact_vs_lefty Justin Rudi did not respond to coaching in 2B
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Cook improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Willson improves in speed Lew Isales did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Clarence Ayers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Billy Torborg did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Gertenrich did not respond to coaching in range