Win: Juan Cruz (3-6) Loss: Sakae Otsuka (2-2)
Save: Jose Valverde (19)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Miguel Batista pitching. Jack Fitzke grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Lown doubles to right field. Roger Rico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Lown advances to third on the play. Matt Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Sakae Otsuka pitching. Chad Tracy walks. Chad Tracy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Orlando Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Green reached on a 2-base fielding error by Yoshinori Wako. Chris Young singles to center field. Shawn Green scores. Damion Easley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Clancy reached on a fielding error by Chad Tracy. Yoshinori Wako pops out to the first baseman. Tug Leiper reached on a fielding error by Stephen Drew. Milt Chipman lines out to the third baseman. Sakae Otsuka singles to right field. Bob Clancy scores. Jack Fitzke walks. Ernie Lown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Arizona Stephen Drew strikes out. Chris Snyder singles to center field. Chris Snyder steals second. Carlos Quentin flies out to the left fielder. Miguel Batista grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Roger Rico flies out to the left fielder. Matt Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Clancy flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Chad Tracy grounds out to the shortstop. Orlando Hudson walks. Shawn Green lines out to the third baseman. Chris Young flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Yoshinori Wako strikes out. Tug Leiper pops out to the third baseman. Milt Chipman doubles to right field. Sakae Otsuka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Damion Easley flies out to the center fielder. Stephen Drew strikes out. Chris Snyder walks. Carlos Quentin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jack Fitzke singles to center field. Jack Fitzke steals second. Ernie Lown grounds out to the third baseman. Roger Rico flies out to the center fielder. Matt Hughes hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bob Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Miguel Batista grounds out to the third baseman. Chad Tracy flies out to the center fielder. Orlando Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Yoshinori Wako flies out to the right fielder. Tug Leiper walks. Milt Chipman strikes out. Sakae Otsuka pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Shawn Green strikes out. Chris Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damion Easley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jack Fitzke walks. Ernie Lown walks. Juan Cruz 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. Roger Rico grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Fitzke advances to third on the play. Ernie Lown advances to second on the play. Matt Hughes strikes out. Bob Clancy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Stephen Drew singles to right field. Chris Snyder singles to center field. Stephen Drew aggressively advances to third on the hit. Chris Snyder steals second. Carlos Quentin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Stephen Drew scores. Chris Snyder advances to third on the play. Jason Smith is pinch hitting for Juan Cruz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jason Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Snyder scores. Chad Tracy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jorge Julio pitching. Yoshinori Wako reached on a fielding error by Stephen Drew. Tug Leiper strikes out. Milt Chipman flies out to the left fielder. Robby Speier is pinch hitting for Sakae Otsuka. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Robby Speier singles to center field. Jack Fitzke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona George Wegman pitching. Orlando Hudson singles to right field. Shawn Green strikes out. Orlando Hudson steals second. Chris Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Orlando Hudson advances to third on the play. Damion Easley singles to center field. Orlando Hudson scores. Stephen Drew pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jose Valverde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ernie Lown strikes out. Roger Rico grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Matt Hughes walks. Bob Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 13 Arizona total runners left on base: 5
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Beirne did not respond to coaching in endurance Maury Berkman did not respond to coaching in control Pete Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Miller improves in velocity Coco Hearn did not respond to coaching in 3B
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Konuszewski improves in control Jeff Salazar improves in range Amos Strunk improves in contact_vs_lefty Justin Upton improves in contact_vs_righty Amos Strunk did not respond to coaching in CF