Win: Elston Eischen (6-2) Loss: Jack Sweeney (5-4)
Save: Hal McCormick (15)
Inning: 1 Arizona Elston Eischen pitching. Ossie Powell walks. Buck Clabaugh strikes out. Mike Breining flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Harrell walks. Saburo Kato flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Sweeney pitching. Sid Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Moore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Joe Hargreaves doubles to left field. Jake Birtsas grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Bannon doubles to center field. Joe Hargreaves scores. Jack Sweeney strikes out. Ossie Powell singles to center field. Pete Bannon scores. Ossie Powell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Christian Moore walks. Ryan Stankard flies out to the right fielder. Bob Fohl singles past the first baseman. Christian Moore advances to third on the hit. Billy Elberfeld strikes out. Masahiko Somemiya singles to right field. Christian Moore scores. Elston Eischen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Masahiko Somemiya is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Buck Clabaugh strikes out. Mike Breining singles to right field. Mickey Harrell flies out to the left fielder. Saburo Kato grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Sid Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Ramirez triples. Jeff Moore walks. Christian Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Ramirez scores. Jeff Moore advances to second on the play. Ryan Stankard bunts for a base hit. Bob Fohl strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Joe Hargreaves strikes out. Jake Birtsas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pete Bannon walks. Jack Sweeney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Billy Elberfeld grounds out to the second baseman. Masahiko Somemiya singles to center field. Elston Eischen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sid Miller singles to center field. Masahiko Somemiya scores. Henry Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Ossie Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Clabaugh strikes out. Mike Breining pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jeff Moore bunts for a base hit. Christian Moore walks. Ryan Stankard walks. Bob Fohl hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jeff Moore scores. Rocky Schwind comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Elberfeld singles to left field. Christian Moore scores. Ryan Stankard scores. Masahiko Somemiya grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Fohl advances to third on the play. Elston Eischen singles to center field. Bob Fohl scores. Sid Miller grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Elston Eischen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Mickey Harrell grounds out to the shortstop. Saburo Kato hits a home run. Joe Hargreaves hits a home run. Eric Portugal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Birtsas pops out to the third baseman. Pete Bannon pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Henry Ramirez singles to left field. Jeff Moore grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Christian Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Marty Layne is pinch hitting for Rocky Schwind. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Marty Layne grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ossie Powell strikes out. Buck Clabaugh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh March Kaiser pitching. Ryan Stankard flies out to the right fielder. Bob Fohl doubles to center field. Billy Elberfeld pops out to the first baseman. Masahiko Somemiya singles to left field. Bob Fohl scores. Len Gingras is pinch hitting for Eric Portugal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Len Gingras flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Anthony North pitching. Mike Breining singles past the second baseman. Babe Andrews is pinch hitting for Mickey Harrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Babe Andrews pops out to the second baseman. Augie Thompson is pinch hitting for Saburo Kato. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Augie Thompson pops out to the shortstop. Joe Hargreaves singles to center field. Mike Breining is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Sid Miller strikes out. Rod Gowdy is pinch hitting for Henry Ramirez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rod Gowdy flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Moore triples. Christian Moore singles in front of the center fielder. Jeff Moore scores. Phenomenal Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Stankard singles to left field. Bob Fohl grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Jake Birtsas walks. Pete Bannon flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Kittridge is pinch hitting for Phenomenal Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Kittridge flies out to the center fielder. Ossie Powell singles to center field. Jake Birtsas advances to third on the hit. Buck Clabaugh singles to left field. Jake Birtsas scores. Ossie Powell advances to third on the hit. Hal McCormick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ossie Powell scores. Mike Breining grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Matt Bruce improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Fehring did not respond to coaching in control Bruno Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Cisco Fernandez did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Butler improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Alfonzo did not respond to coaching in control John Butler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty