Win: Ben Aarons (11-11) Loss: Garry Castner (10-16)
Save: Dave Kennedy (38)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ben Aarons pitching. Chet Farr doubles to left field. Ron Zabala flies out to the right fielder. Brad Daley singles to left field. Chet Farr scores. Brad Daley steals second. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Manuel Robertson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Garry Castner pitching. Hiram Smith flies out to the center fielder. Benito Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Alvin Moren hits a home run. Ronaldo Jeva hits a home run. Oliver Henry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Luis Kowitz strikes out. Willy Kubenka strikes out. Edgar Needham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Dixon Gabrielson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Rosenthal flies out to the center fielder. Lee Hathaway strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Garry Castner strikes out. Chet Farr flies out to the center fielder. Ron Zabala strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Ben Aarons walks. Hiram Smith lines out to the second baseman. Benito Smith strikes out. Alvin Moren flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Brad Daley flies out to the left fielder. Ivan Plodinec pops out to the second baseman. Manuel Robertson singles to left field. Luis Kowitz grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Manuel Robertson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Ronaldo Jeva hits a home run. Oliver Henry flies out to the center fielder. Dixon Gabrielson strikes out. Bob Rosenthal pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Willy Kubenka hits a home run. Edgar Needham grounds out to the second baseman. Garry Castner strikes out. Chet Farr singles to left field. Ron Zabala grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chet Farr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Lee Hathaway strikes out. Ben Aarons reached on a fielding error by Ron Zabala. Hiram Smith singles to center field. Ben Aarons advances to third on the hit. Benito Smith strikes out. Hiram Smith steals second. Alvin Moren grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Brad Daley flies out to the center fielder. Ivan Plodinec singles to right field. Manuel Robertson lines out to the pitcher. Luis Kowitz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ivan Plodinec is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Ronaldo Jeva strikes out. Oliver Henry strikes out. Dixon Gabrielson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Willy Kubenka strikes out. Edgar Needham singles to right field. Shigeru Yasui is pinch hitting for Garry Castner. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Edgar Needham gets picked off first. Shigeru Yasui singles to center field. Chet Farr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Kelly Leek pitching. Bob Rosenthal grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Hathaway singles to center field. Ben Aarons lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Lee Hathaway forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Hiram Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ron Zabala strikes out. Brad Daley strikes out. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Benito Smith hits an infield single to the pitcher. Alvin Moren flies out to the center fielder. Ronaldo Jeva grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dave Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Manuel Robertson strikes out. Luis Kowitz singles to center field. Willy Kubenka singles to center field. Edgar Needham strikes out. Kelly Leek strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Arizona total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Willy Kubenka is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Richardson improves in velocity Bid Markle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ossie Davidson improves in velocity John Richardson did not respond to coaching in velocity
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Weldon Wheeler did not respond to coaching in speed Craig Grace did not respond to coaching in control Craig Grace did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay McGuire did not respond to coaching in velocity