Win: Lorenzo Ibanez (1-0) Loss: Joe White (0-1)
Save: Mel Williams (1)
Inning: 1 Arizona Lorenzo Ibanez pitching. Walter Rickert lines out to the third baseman. Buddy Finnvold singles to center field. Buddy Finnvold steals second. Jose Knight hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jose Knight is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Darren Beltran is hit by a pitch. Jack Conkley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe White pitching. Hector Polonia walks. Jack Collins walks. Hiroyuki Matsui singles to left field. Hector Polonia scores. Jack Collins advances to third on the hit. Hiroyuki Matsui steals second. Harley Rafter lines out to the third baseman. Don Penson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Collins scores. Bert Gwynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Bill Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Roy Auerbach grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Macwhorter walks. Joe White walks. Walter Rickert walks. Buddy Finnvold flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Arturo Cuellar triples. Hank Moss strikes out. Lorenzo Ibanez grounds out to the shortstop. Arturo Cuellar scores. Hector Polonia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Jose Knight walks. Darren Beltran strikes out. Jack Conkley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jack Collins hits a home run. Hiroyuki Matsui flies out to the right fielder. Harley Rafter grounds out to the second baseman. Don Penson singles to center field. Bert Gwynn walks. Arturo Cuellar grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bert Gwynn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Bill Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Auerbach walks. Jim Macwhorter grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Roy Auerbach is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe White grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Macwhorter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hank Moss strikes out. Lorenzo Ibanez strikes out. Hector Polonia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Walter Rickert grounds out to the third baseman. Buddy Finnvold singles to right field. Jose Knight is hit by a pitch. Darren Beltran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Finnvold advances to third on the play. Jose Knight advances to second on the play. Jack Conkley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jack Collins flies out to the center fielder. Hiroyuki Matsui strikes out. Harley Rafter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Bill Gonzalez doubles to center field. Roy Auerbach singles to right field. Bill Gonzalez scores. Jim Macwhorter walks. Joe White lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Walter Rickert singles to right field. Roy Auerbach scores. Jim Macwhorter is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Mel Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Rickert is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Don Penson flies out to the right fielder. Bert Gwynn pops out to the shortstop. Arturo Cuellar singles to center field. Hank Moss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Buddy Finnvold strikes out. Jose Knight grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Darren Beltran singles to left field. Jack Conkley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mel Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Polonia singles to center field. Jack Collins grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hector Polonia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hiroyuki Matsui singles to right field. Jack Collins advances to third on the hit. Harley Rafter doubles to left field. Jack Collins scores. Hiroyuki Matsui uses his aggressiveness and scores. Don Penson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Doc Hilley is pinch hitting for Bill Gonzalez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Doc Hilley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Aurelio Castle is pinch hitting for Roy Auerbach. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Aurelio Castle grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Macwhorter singles to left field. Joe White pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bert Gwynn singles to center field. Arturo Cuellar singles to center field. Bert Gwynn advances to third on the hit. Arturo Cuellar steals second. Hank Moss strikes out. Mickey Foulke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mel Williams strikes out. Hector Polonia grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Walter Rickert lines out to the shortstop. Buddy Finnvold strikes out. Larry DeBerry is pinch hitting for Jose Knight. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry DeBerry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners left on base: 10 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Bill Gonzalez (1).GIDP - Jack Conkley.HBP - Jose Knight (1), Darren Beltran (1). Baserunning: SB - Buddy Finnvold (1).CS - Walter Rickert (1), Jose Knight (1).
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeffrey Knapp did not respond to coaching in velocity Rafael Dee improves in velocity Rafael Dee did not respond to coaching in velocity Shinichi Miyamoto improves in contact_vs_righty Shinichi Miyamoto did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ronny Asencio did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Leo Conigliaro did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Bednar did not respond to coaching in control Jose Kloza improves in speed