Win: Caesar Rodney (4-0) Loss: John Niekro (4-8)
Save: Mike McCarthy (1)
Inning: 1 Arizona Kazuto Nakajo pitching. Courtney Portnoy hits a home run. Charlie Hajduk strikes out. Ray Niedenfuer walks. Larry Garciaparra walks. Junior Garbey pops out to the first baseman. Frank Difani grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Rudy Blauser pitching. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the third baseman. Tracy Nordbrook triples. Moose Edington singles past the second baseman. Tracy Nordbrook scores. Red Ochoa flies out to the left fielder. Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Joe Money singles to left field. Stephen Mix Mitchell strikes out. Rudy Blauser lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Courtney Portnoy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tim Boone strikes out. Keith James grounds out to the pitcher. Carl Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Charlie Hajduk flies out to the left fielder. Ray Niedenfuer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Carl Johnson. Larry Garciaparra singles to center field. Ray Niedenfuer scores. Junior Garbey singles to center field. Larry Garciaparra advances to third on the hit. Frank Difani strikes out. Joe Money walks. Stephen Mix Mitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Kazuto Nakajo grounds out to the third baseman. Sandy Rowland hits an infield single to the third baseman. Tracy Nordbrook flies out to the right fielder. Moose Edington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Rudy Blauser strikes out. Courtney Portnoy strikes out. Charlie Hajduk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Red Ochoa walks. Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Tim Boone strikes out. Keith James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Ray Niedenfuer singles to right field. Larry Garciaparra strikes out. Junior Garbey flies out to the left fielder. Frank Difani pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Carl Johnson singles to center field. Kazuto Nakajo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sandy Rowland doubles to left field. Carl Johnson scores. Tracy Nordbrook doubles to left field. Sandy Rowland scores. Moose Edington singles to center field. Tracy Nordbrook scores. Red Ochoa strikes out. Paul Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Joe Money flies out to the right fielder. Stephen Mix Mitchell strikes out. Rudy Blauser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tim Boone is hit by a pitch. Tim Boone gets picked off first. Keith James singles to right field. Carl Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Kazuto Nakajo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Courtney Portnoy grounds out to the shortstop. 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. Charlie Hajduk flies out to the left fielder. Ray Niedenfuer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland flies out to the right fielder. Tracy Nordbrook strikes out. Moose Edington grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Larry Garciaparra strikes out. Junior Garbey walks. Frank Difani flies out to the right fielder. Joe Money singles to right field. Junior Garbey advances to third on the hit. Joe Money steals second. Stephen Mix Mitchell hits a home run. Junior Garbey scores. Joe Money scores. Speed Veal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Chris is pinch hitting for Rudy Blauser. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rich Chris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Caesar Rodney pitching. Red Ochoa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Tim Boone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Courtney Portnoy strikes out. Charlie Hajduk walks. Ray Niedenfuer grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Hajduk advances to second on the play. Larry Garciaparra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Robinson is pinch hitting for Keith James. Bill Robinson singles to left field. Bill Robinson steals second. Carl Johnson singles to center field. Bill Robinson scores. Buddy Donahue is pinch hitting for Speed Veal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buddy Donahue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Johnson advances to second on the play. Sandy Rowland flies out to the left fielder. Tracy Nordbrook grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Arizona John Niekro pitching. Masatoshi Nishimura enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Robinson at C. Junior Garbey strikes out. Frank Difani grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Money flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Moose Edington flies out to the center fielder. Red Ochoa flies out to the center fielder. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Arizona Stephen Mix Mitchell singles to center field. Ed Pillette is pinch hitting for Caesar Rodney. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ed Pillette singles to right field. Courtney Portnoy walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Charlie Hajduk grounds into a fielders choice to the second baseman. Stephen Mix Mitchell is out at home. The defense is playing the infield in. Ray Niedenfuer flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Pillette scores. Larry Garciaparra flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Mike McCarthy pitching. Tim Boone singles to right field. Masatoshi Nishimura strikes out. Carl Johnson strikes out. Jay Schlueter is pinch hitting for John Niekro. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Boone is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Abernathie did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Fishburn improves in power_vs_lefty Lou Gray did not respond to coaching in control Jack Samuels improves in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rick Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Lefty Seybold improves in arm Larry Hurtado improves in arm Joel Ensberg improves in speed Bert Klinger did not respond to coaching in 2B