Win: Dick Carter (3-5) Loss: Wes Lidle (8-16)
Save: John Niekro (19)
Inning: 1 Arizona Kazuto Nakajo pitching. Ray Niedenfuer flies out to the center fielder. Junior Garbey walks. Junior Garbey steals second. Mark Sanford flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Hajduk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Wes Lidle pitching. Moose Edington singles to center field. Sandy Rowland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Red Ochoa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Courtney Portnoy reached on a 2-base fielding error by Paul Hidalgo. Larry Garciaparra grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Money grounds out to the shortstop. Stephen Mix Mitchell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tracy Nordbrook singles to right field. Tracy Nordbrook steals second. Larry Garciaparra throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Pete Chapman hits a home run. Tracy Nordbrook scores. Paul Hidalgo bunts for a base hit. Tim Boone grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Keith James pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Wes Lidle singles to center field. Ray Niedenfuer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Junior Garbey singles to center field. Junior Garbey steals second. Keith James throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Mark Sanford reached on a fielding error by Kazuto Nakajo. Junior Garbey scores. Charlie Hajduk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Kazuto Nakajo strikes out. Moose Edington walks. Sandy Rowland grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Courtney Portnoy walks. Larry Garciaparra flies out to the left fielder. Joe Money grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Red Ochoa strikes out. Tracy Nordbrook flies out to the center fielder. Pete Chapman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Stephen Mix Mitchell strikes out. Wes Lidle singles to left field. Ray Niedenfuer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wes Lidle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Junior Garbey singles to left field. Ray Niedenfuer advances to third on the hit. Mark Sanford hits a home run. Ray Niedenfuer scores. Junior Garbey scores. Charlie Hajduk triples. Courtney Portnoy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tim Boone strikes out. Keith James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Paul Hidalgo advances to second on the play. Kazuto Nakajo singles to center field. Paul Hidalgo scores. Moose Edington singles to center field. Kazuto Nakajo advances to third on the hit. Sandy Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Larry Garciaparra pops out to the second baseman. Joe Money grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stephen Mix Mitchell walks. Wes Lidle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Red Ochoa singles to left field. Tracy Nordbrook hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pete Chapman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Red Ochoa advances to third on the play. Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Dick Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ray Niedenfuer singles to left field. Junior Garbey strikes out. Ray Niedenfuer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mark Sanford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tim Boone strikes out. Keith James singles to right field. Bill Robinson is pinch hitting for Dick Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Robinson walks. Moose Edington singles to center field. Keith James scores. Bill Robinson advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jerry Beggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sandy Rowland doubles to center field. Bill Robinson scores. Moose Edington uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red Ochoa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sandy Rowland advances to third on the play. Tracy Nordbrook walks. Pete Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Speed Veal pitching. Charlie Hajduk lines out to the shortstop. Courtney Portnoy grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Garciaparra grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Boone flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Donahue is pinch hitting for Keith James. Buddy Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Masatoshi Nishimura enters the game as a defensive replacement for Buddy Donahue at C. John Niekro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Money grounds out to the second baseman. Stephen Mix Mitchell singles to center field. Jake Householder is pinch hitting for Jerry Beggs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jake Householder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5
Batting:3B - Charlie Hajduk (3).HR - Mark Sanford (5).GIDP - Ray Niedenfuer, Joe Money, Jake Householder. Baserunning: SB - Junior Garbey 2 (24).CS - Ray Niedenfuer (11). Fielding: E - Larry Garciaparra.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Joe Greene improves in control Tyson Selbach did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Greene did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Abernathie did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ben Mulligan improves in control Joel Ensberg improves in contact_vs_righty Ben Mulligan did not respond to coaching in control Lefty Seybold improves in contact_vs_righty Bert Klinger improves in 2B