Win: Vern Minor (7-6) Loss: Jose Valverde (4-3)
Save: Benji Williams (48)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bob Tankersley pitching. Jack Fitzke flies out to the right fielder. Charles Warnock hits a home run. Alexander Otano strikes out. Akihito Kitani lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Bob Rusch pitching. Cam Madden bunts for a base hit. Gordy Ferrarese grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lee Tannehill singles to left field. Tom Elliott pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Matt Hughes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Touchstone grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Wada grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona John Cabrera flies out to the center fielder. Paul Coulter hits a home run. John Holly walks. Rick Fluhrer grounds out to the third baseman. John Holly advances to second on the play. Bob Tankersley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bob Clancy singles to center field. Bob Rusch lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Fitzke flies out to the center fielder. Charles Warnock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Cam Madden singles to right field. Gordy Ferrarese grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cam Madden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gordy Ferrarese is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lee Tannehill walks. Lee Tannehill is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Alexander Otano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akihito Kitani grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Matt Hughes singles to left field. Matt Hughes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Tom Elliott strikes out. John Cabrera flies out to the right fielder. Paul Coulter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Scott Touchstone flies out to the right fielder. Hiroshi Wada grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Clancy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona John Holly singles to right field. Rick Fluhrer singles to center field. Bob Tankersley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cam Madden singles to right field. John Holly scores. Rick Fluhrer scores. Gordy Ferrarese strikes out. Lee Tannehill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Rusch singles to center field. Jack Fitzke walks. Charles Warnock pops out to the second baseman. Alexander Otano doubles to left field. Bob Rusch scores. Jack Fitzke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Akihito Kitani grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alexander Otano advances to third on the play. Matt Hughes singles to left field. Alexander Otano scores. Scott Touchstone singles to center field. Hiroshi Wada grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Scott Touchstone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Tom Elliott strikes out. John Cabrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Coulter hits a home run. John Holly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dick Field comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Clancy strikes out. Ernie Lown is pinch hitting for Bob Rusch. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ernie Lown grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Fitzke singles to left field. Charles Warnock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Vern Minor pitching. Tom Niemiec is pinch hitting for Rick Fluhrer. Tom Niemiec hits a home run. Horace Wickersham is pinch hitting for Dick Field. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Horace Wickersham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cam Madden grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Gordy Ferrarese flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Ed Killian pitching. Rich Kittridge enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Niemiec at C. Alexander Otano strikes out. Akihito Kitani flies out to the center fielder. Matt Hughes hits a home run. Jackie Silverio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Touchstone hits an infield single to the shortstop. Hiroshi Wada walks. Al Honeycutt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Clancy singles to left field. Scott Touchstone scores. Hiroshi Wada advances to third on the hit. Masao Miyazato is pinch hitting for Vern Minor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masao Miyazato strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Shintaro Hashimoto pitching. Lee Tannehill grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. John Cabrera singles to center field. Paul Coulter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jack Fitzke singles past the third baseman. Rube Manning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charles Warnock doubles to right field. Jack Fitzke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alexander Otano walks. Akihito Kitani singles to right field. Charles Warnock scores. Matt Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Scott Touchstone flies out to the left fielder. Hiroshi Wada grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Akihito Kitani is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Benji Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Holly singles to center field. Rich Kittridge grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rube Manning grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Arizona total runners LOB: 4
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Robby Speier improves in range Kid Distefano improves in contact_vs_lefty Sakae Otsuka did not respond to coaching in control Yoshiyuki Koyama did not respond to coaching in velocity
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Statz improves in arm Jimmy Lynn did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Statz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jimmy Lynn did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Miller did not respond to coaching in 3B