Win: Bob Menendez (1-0) Loss: John Burns (0-1)
Save: Taketoshi Tsuchiya (1)
Inning: 1 San Diego John Burns pitching. Lee Murr singles to left field. Rhine O Beedle singles to center field. Lee Murr advances to third on the hit. Dahl Finn flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Lee Murr scores. Kit Ekat singles to center field. Rhine O Beedle advances to third on the hit. Guy Orrell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Rhine O Beedle is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Bob Menendez pitching. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Burleson hits a home run. Frank Arroyo strikes out. Johnny Primo singles to left field. Del Sunday singles past the shortstop. Kiyoshi Hikiji flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Diego Don Key grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Bordon doubles to center field. Salvador A. Mander strikes out. Bob Menendez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Jamie McCarver grounds out to the pitcher. Hector Andrews singles to center field. John Burns lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman lines out to the shortstop. Larry Burleson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Lee Murr singles to center field. Rhine O Beedle grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Murr advances to second on the play. Dahl Finn flies out to the center fielder. Kit Ekat singles to center field. Lee Murr scores. Guy Orrell singles in front of the left fielder. Kit Ekat advances to third on the hit. Don Key strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Frank Arroyo pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Primo strikes out. Del Sunday strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Carlos Bordon flies out to the left fielder. Salvador A. Mander singles to right field. Bob Menendez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Murr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Kiyoshi Hikiji pops out to the shortstop. Jamie McCarver doubles to center field. Hector Andrews walks. Jamie McCarver steals third. John Burns pops out to the third baseman. Hector Andrews gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Rhine O Beedle strikes out. Dahl Finn grounds out to the third baseman. Kit Ekat reached on a 2-base throwing error by Larry Burleson. Guy Orrell singles to right field. Kit Ekat scores. Guy Orrell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Joe Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Larry Burleson strikes out. Frank Arroyo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 San Diego Don Key singles to right field. Carlos Bordon strikes out. Salvador A. Mander flies out to the left fielder. Bob Menendez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Johnny Primo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Del Sunday reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dahl Finn. Del Sunday gets picked off second (1-4). Kiyoshi Hikiji singles to center field. Jamie McCarver grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego Lee Murr singles to left field. Rhine O Beedle pops out to the second baseman. Dahl Finn singles to right field. Ron Kuzava comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Kit Ekat flies out to the right fielder. Guy Orrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Hector Andrews singles to center field. Frank Hernandez is pinch hitting for Ron Kuzava. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Larry Burleson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Diego Reggie Freeman pitching. Don Key singles to left field. Carlos Bordon grounds out to the third baseman. Don Key advances to second on the play. Salvador A. Mander grounds out to the second baseman. Don Key advances to third on the play. Bob Menendez walks. Lee Murr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Frank Arroyo grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Primo singles to center field. Johnny Primo steals second. Del Sunday singles to right field. Johnny Primo scores. Kiyoshi Hikiji grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Diego Rhine O Beedle is hit by a pitch. Dahl Finn strikes out. Kit Ekat flies out to the right fielder. Guy Orrell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Taketoshi Tsuchiya comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jamie McCarver singles to left field. Hector Andrews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jamie McCarver advances to second on the play. Ryan Brewer is pinch hitting for Reggie Freeman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ryan Brewer strikes out. Joe Hoffman walks. Larry Burleson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 San Diego total runners LOB: 11 Arizona total runners LOB: 9
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Munns improves in velocity Moe Skeeto improves in velocity Blix Blox did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Smith improves in speed Shiro Kawano did not respond to coaching in SS
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wayne Striker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wayne Striker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Wiltse improves in control Don Bradley did not respond to coaching in control Bill Fulghum improves in CF