Win: Bobby Walker (19-3) Loss: Johnny Covington (9-7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Covington pitching. Red Garcia doubles to right field. Wesley Fitzmorris reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bruce Loucks. Red Garcia scores. Ryuji Tanaka singles to right field. Wesley Fitzmorris scores. Rich Sheely walks. Zip Rizo grounds out to the pitcher. Ryuji Tanaka advances to third on the play. Rich Sheely advances to second on the play. Mitch Sperring singles to left field. Ryuji Tanaka scores. Rich Sheely scores. Mike Fink singles to left field. Bernie Bailey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Fink is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Arizona Bobby Walker pitching. Hector Washburn singles to right field. Hector Washburn steals second. Ray Zauchin strikes out. Jodie Skopec grounds out to the pitcher. Brett Kamieniecki lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Red Garcia pops out to the second baseman. Wesley Fitzmorris singles to left field. Ryuji Tanaka singles to left field. Rich Sheely triples. Wesley Fitzmorris scores. Ryuji Tanaka scores. Zip Rizo grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Sheely scores. Ray Rollins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitch Sperring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Pete Mattingly strikes out. Bruce Loucks flies out to the center fielder. John Sheldon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mike Fink grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Bailey strikes out. Bobby Walker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Bob Layton grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Rollins flies out to the center fielder. Hector Washburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Red Garcia hits a home run. Wesley Fitzmorris flies out to the right fielder. Ryuji Tanaka doubles to center field. Rich Sheely hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rich Sheely steals second. Zip Rizo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryuji Tanaka scores. Rich Sheely advances to third on the play. Mitch Sperring walks. Mike Fink reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Rollins. Rich Sheely scores. Bernie Bailey walks. Bobby Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Arizona Ray Zauchin singles to center field. Jodie Skopec singles to center field. Brett Kamieniecki flies out to the right fielder. Pete Mattingly grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Zauchin advances to third on the play. Jodie Skopec advances to second on the play. Bruce Loucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Red Garcia singles past the third baseman. Wesley Fitzmorris singles to center field. Red Garcia advances to third on the hit. Ryuji Tanaka flies out to the right fielder. Rich Sheely flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Red Garcia is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona John Sheldon flies out to the right fielder. Bob Layton flies out to the left fielder. Ray Rollins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Zip Rizo reached on a fielding error by Bruce Loucks. Mitch Sperring flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Zip Rizo steals second. Mike Fink strikes out. Bernie Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Hector Washburn grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Zauchin flies out to the left fielder. Jodie Skopec singles to left field. Jodie Skopec is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bobby Walker pops out to the second baseman. Red Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Wesley Fitzmorris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Brett Kamieniecki flies out to the left fielder. Pete Mattingly lines out to the shortstop. Bruce Loucks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ryuji Tanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Sheely grounds out to the shortstop. Zip Rizo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pete Mattingly. Matt Wetzel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mitch Sperring doubles to right field. Zip Rizo scores. Mike Fink pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona George Miller is pinch hitting for John Sheldon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Layton flies out to the left fielder. Lou Regan is pinch hitting for Matt Wetzel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lou Regan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh George Tinker pitching. Bernie Bailey flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Walker flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Red Garcia singles to center field. Red Garcia steals second. Wesley Fitzmorris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Hector Washburn walks. Ray Zauchin singles to left field. Scrappy Chouinard is pinch hitting for Jodie Skopec. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Scrappy Chouinard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hector Washburn advances to third on the play. Don Coomer 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. Hack Spencer is pinch hitting for Brett Kamieniecki. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hack Spencer singles past the shortstop. Hector Washburn scores. Hack Spencer steals second. Pete Mattingly singles to center field. Hack Spencer scores. Bruce Loucks pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Arizona total runners LOB: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Garvin improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Dotson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Urbani improves in power_vs_lefty Toshiyuki Mori did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Cotter improves in contact_vs_lefty Alex Cotter did not respond to coaching in range
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim McMullen improves in power_vs_righty Jim McMullen did not respond to coaching in speed Nino Hermoso did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Zeke Hennigan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Glinatsis did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Smith improves in power_vs_righty Rich Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B