Win: Doug Stratton (3-3) Loss: John Niekro (2-8)
Save: Charlie Banks (4)
Inning: 1 Arizona Rick Garcia pitching. Stephen Mix Mitchell flies out to the center fielder. Ken Duncan flies out to the center fielder. Derek Derry hits a home run. Larry Garciaparra singles to center field. Courtney Portnoy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bobby Abernathie pitching. Sandy Rowland grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Moose Edington flies out to the left fielder. Red Ochoa doubles to center field. Lefty Seybold flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Hal Goodman singles to center field. Hal Goodman steals second. Ken Brown walks. Lou Rollins grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Hal Goodman advances to third on the play. Bobby Abernathie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Tim Boone doubles to right field. Masakazu Ishikawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Stephen Mix Mitchell strikes out. Ken Duncan singles to center field. Derek Derry pops out to the shortstop. Larry Garciaparra grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ken Duncan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Rick Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Rowland walks. Moose Edington flies out to the right fielder. Red Ochoa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Courtney Portnoy singles to left field. Hal Goodman flies out to the center fielder. Ken Brown strikes out. Lou Rollins doubles to right field. Courtney Portnoy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Abernathie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lefty Seybold hits a home run. Paul Hidalgo walks. Larry Hurtado singles to right field. Paul Hidalgo advances to third on the hit. Larry Hurtado steals second. Tim Boone strikes out. Masakazu Ishikawa strikes out. Rick Garcia pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Stephen Mix Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Ken Duncan singles to center field. Derek Derry strikes out. Larry Garciaparra grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ken Duncan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland singles to center field. Sandy Rowland steals second. Moose Edington singles to right field. Sandy Rowland scores. Red Ochoa strikes out. Lefty Seybold flies out to the right fielder. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Courtney Portnoy walks. Hal Goodman singles to right field. Courtney Portnoy advances to third on the hit. Ken Brown grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Courtney Portnoy scores. Lou Rollins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Larry Hurtado flies out to the right fielder. Tim Boone pops out to the catcher. Masakazu Ishikawa singles to right field. Rick Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Bobby Abernathie strikes out. Stephen Mix Mitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Duncan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland walks. Moose Edington hits a home run. Sandy Rowland scores. Red Ochoa flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Seybold strikes out. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Otto Bruckmiller 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. Derek Derry grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Garciaparra hits a home run. Courtney Portnoy singles to right field. Courtney Portnoy steals second. Hal Goodman flies out to the right fielder. Ken Brown walks. Lou Rollins strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Doug Stratton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Larry Hurtado strikes out. Tim Boone walks. Masakazu Ishikawa singles to center field. Bill Robinson is pinch hitting for Otto Bruckmiller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Boone advances to third on the play. Masakazu Ishikawa advances to second on the play. Sandy Rowland strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona John Niekro pitching. Bob Shantz is pinch hitting for Doug Stratton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Shantz walks. Stephen Mix Mitchell singles past the third baseman. Ken Duncan singles to right field. The defense is playing the infield in. Derek Derry walks. Bob Shantz scores. Larry Garciaparra walks. Stephen Mix Mitchell scores. Steve Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Courtney Portnoy strikes out. Hal Goodman grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Ken Duncan is out at home. Ken Brown pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Charlie Banks pitching. Moose Edington hits an infield single to the shortstop. Red Ochoa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lefty Seybold walks. Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 10 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Bennett did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave Bennett did not respond to coaching in control Corky Black improves in speed Tom Thurman improves in contact_vs_lefty Luke Torres did not respond to coaching in RF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carlos Wentz improves in velocity Roy Thevenow improves in range Rube Kerr improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Wentz did not respond to coaching in control Chris Ciardi did not respond to coaching in SS