Win: Gene Oquendo (4-10) Loss: Don Williams (5-7)
Save: Jerry Groth (8)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh William Wright pitching. Tommy Huenke singles to center field. Tommy Huenke steals second. Jack Perisho singles to left field. Tommy Huenke is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Mark Johnson grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jack Perisho is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jamie Kruger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Lou Volz pitching. Jose Kusnyer bunts for a base hit. Dan Toporcer pops out to the third baseman. Joe Zahniser walks. Joe Lawless strikes out. Jim McDaniel walks. John Hathaway strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ed Talbot flies out to the center fielder. Al Mokan singles to center field. Al Mokan steals second. Dee Beck flies out to the right fielder. Neal McClure pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Tom Hanley hits a home run. Scott Walters grounds out to the second baseman. William Wright singles to right field. Jose Kusnyer grounds out to the second baseman. William Wright advances to second on the play. Dan Toporcer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lou Volz strikes out. Tommy Huenke grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Perisho strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Joe Zahniser singles to center field. Joe Lawless pops out to the shortstop. Jim McDaniel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Zahniser advances to second on the play. John Hathaway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mark Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Jamie Kruger walks. Ed Talbot singles to left field. Jamie Kruger advances to third on the hit. Al Mokan pops out to the shortstop. Ed Talbot steals second. Dee Beck flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Tom Hanley singles to right field. Scott Walters flies out to the left fielder. William Wright lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Kusnyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Neal McClure grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Volz singles to left field. Tommy Huenke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Volz advances to second on the play. Jack Perisho hits a home run. Lou Volz scores. Mark Johnson walks. Mark Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Dan Toporcer grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Zahniser singles to left field. Joe Lawless walks. Jim McDaniel flies out to the left fielder. John Hathaway grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jamie Kruger walks. Ed Talbot strikes out. Al Mokan strikes out. Dee Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Tom Hanley hits a home run. Scott Walters grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! William Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Kusnyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Neal McClure flies out to the center fielder. Lou Volz pops out to the shortstop. Tommy Huenke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Dan Toporcer strikes out. Joe Zahniser flies out to the left fielder. Joe Lawless pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Grant Porter 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. Jack Perisho pops out to the third baseman. Mark Johnson strikes out. Jamie Kruger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Jim McDaniel strikes out. John Hathaway grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Hanley singles to center field. Scott Walters strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ed Talbot strikes out. Al Mokan strikes out. Dee Beck singles to left field. Neal McClure grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dee Beck is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Gene Oquendo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nick McNamara is pinch hitting for Grant Porter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Nick McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Jose Kusnyer pops out to the pitcher. Dan Toporcer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Larry Anderson pitching. Gene Oquendo singles to center field. Tommy Huenke walks. Jack Perisho strikes out. Mark Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tommy Huenke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jamie Kruger walks. Ed Talbot pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Arizona Joe Zahniser grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Lawless flies out to the left fielder. Jim McDaniel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Al Mokan singles to center field. Dee Beck singles to center field. Neal McClure flies out to the right fielder. Gene Oquendo pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Tommy Huenke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Arizona John Hathaway grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Hanley walks. Scott Walters pops out to the first baseman. Roland Miles is pinch hitting for Larry Anderson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Roland Miles walks. Jose Kusnyer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Don Williams pitching. Jack Perisho singles to left field. Mark Johnson strikes out. Jamie Kruger reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim McDaniel. Ed Talbot singles to right field. Jack Perisho scores. Jamie Kruger scores. Ed Talbot is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Al Mokan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Arizona Dan Toporcer flies out to the center fielder. Joe Zahniser singles to center field. Jerry Groth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Lawless strikes out. Jim McDaniel singles to center field. John Hathaway strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Arizona total runners LOB: 13
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Kinder did not respond to coaching in arm Rip Williams improves in speed Fred Sojo did not respond to coaching in control Danny Kinder improves in contact_vs_lefty Rip Williams did not respond to coaching in 2B
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Dobbek did not respond to coaching in arm Walt Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Ned Chism improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy Haas improves in speed Emil Nixon did not respond to coaching in C