Win: Bill Ralston (6-12) Loss: Woodie Howard (2-6)
Inning: 1 Arizona Woodie Howard pitching. Jeff Matias grounds out to the shortstop. Les Almada lines out to the second baseman. Lester Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Bill Ralston pitching. Roy Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Hughes singles past the second baseman. Rich Caudill flies out to the center fielder. Bob Black grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Hughes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Tim Earley singles in front of the left fielder. Graeme Irvine walks. James Reid reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dennis Holly. Tim Earley scores. Travis Miller walks. March Shumaker singles to left field. Graeme Irvine scores. James Reid scores. Travis Miller advances to third on the hit. Bill Ralston singles to right field. Travis Miller scores. March Shumaker advances to third on the hit. Jeff Matias singles to right field. March Shumaker scores. Bill Ralston advances to third on the hit. Jeff Matias steals second. Les Almada singles to left field. Bill Ralston scores. Jeff Matias scores. Lester Jones reached on a 2-base throwing error by Woodie Howard. Tim Earley singles to right field. Les Almada scores. Lester Jones scores. Tim Earley steals second. Graeme Irvine grounds out to the third baseman. James Reid grounds out to the shortstop. Travis Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Don Gazella flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Holly strikes out. Jason Metz walks. Bernie York strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona March Shumaker grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Ralston strikes out. Jeff Matias hits a home run. Les Almada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Woodie Howard flies out to the right fielder. Roy Decker walks. Dave Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Rich Caudill singles to center field. Roy Decker advances to third on the hit. Bob Black flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Lester Jones singles to center field. Tim Earley singles past the third baseman. Lester Jones advances to third on the hit. Graeme Irvine strikes out. James Reid singles to right field. Lester Jones scores. Travis Miller walks. March Shumaker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tim Earley scores. Bill Ralston walks. Jeff Matias strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 New York Don Gazella grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Holly pops out to the catcher. Jason Metz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Don Senerchia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Les Almada strikes out. Lester Jones flies out to the left fielder. Tim Earley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bernie York grounds out to the third baseman. Don Senerchia reached on a fielding error by Bill Ralston. Roy Decker doubles to left field. Don Senerchia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Hughes hits a home run. Roy Decker scores. Rich Caudill strikes out. Bob Black grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Graeme Irvine flies out to the center fielder. James Reid strikes out. Travis Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Don Gazella grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Holly strikes out. Jason Metz lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona March Shumaker doubles to left field. The catcher fields the ball and March Shumaker is thrown out at third. Jeff Matias grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Ralston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Les Almada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Bernie York flies out to the center fielder. Well Hung is pinch hitting for Don Senerchia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Well Hung flies out to the left fielder. Roy Decker doubles to left field. Dave Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Ron Parrish pitching. Lester Jones flies out to the center fielder. Tim Earley pops out to the second baseman. Andy Pierce is pinch hitting for Graeme Irvine. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Rich Caudill strikes out. Bob Black doubles to center field. Don Gazella singles to left field. Bob Black is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Dennis Holly hits a home run. Don Gazella scores. Jason Metz hits a home run. Bernie York grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona James Reid strikes out. Travis Miller flies out to the center fielder. March Shumaker doubles to right field. Bill Ralston singles to right field. March Shumaker scores. Jack Santana is pinch hitting for Jeff Matias. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Santana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 New York Joe Fischer is pinch hitting for Ron Parrish. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Fischer walks. Joe Fischer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Roy Decker singles to center field. Dave Hughes walks. Rich Caudill strikes out. Bob Black walks. Don Gazella lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Arizona total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - March Shumaker 2 (12).HR - Jeff Matias (5).SF - March Shumaker. Baserunning: SB - Jeff Matias (21), Tim Earley (19). Fielding: E - Bill Ralston.
Batting:2B - Roy Decker 2 (19), Bob Black (13).HR - Dave Hughes (13), Dennis Holly (3), Jason Metz (8). Baserunning: CS - Joe Fischer (2). Fielding: E - Dennis Holly, Woodie Howard.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hank Robinson improves in contact_vs_lefty Terry Harper did not respond to coaching in arm Rupe Edler improves in arm Hank Robinson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rupe Edler improves in speed Terry Harper did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ricardo Nash did not respond to coaching in velocity Vern Bare improves in power_vs_lefty Gus Durant improves in arm Vern Bare improves in range Dave Smith did not respond to coaching in range Glenn Kennedy did not respond to coaching in velocity Elmer Brock did not respond to coaching in LF