Inning: 1 Pittsburgh D.T. Cruz pitching. Lu Keerl grounds out to the third baseman. Ollie Ballou doubles to left field. Jerry Surkont flies out to the center fielder. Art Croushore lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Pat Snover pitching. Bill Gaines grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Johnson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jerry Surkont. Tom Kennedy hits a home run. Bill Johnson scores. Bill Hoff pops out to the catcher. Ike Pavletich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Trillo flies out to the center fielder. Piggy Acker doubles to center field. Mark Bowers hits an infield single to the catcher. Cliff Sinatro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Piggy Acker scores. Mark Bowers advances to second on the play. Pat Snover strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Paul Mahler strikes out. Leif Elveford hits a home run. Cesar Swacina walks. D.T. Cruz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. D.T. Cruz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lu Keerl grounds out to the shortstop. Ollie Ballou flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Surkont grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Bill Gaines grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Art Croushore strikes out. John Trillo flies out to the right fielder. Piggy Acker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Bill Hoff strikes out. Ike Pavletich reached on a fielding error by John Trillo. Paul Mahler strikes out. Leif Elveford walks. Cesar Swacina pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mark Bowers doubles past the left fielder. Cliff Sinatro doubles to right field. Mark Bowers scores. Pat Snover lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lu Keerl strikes out. Ollie Ballou grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona D.T. Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Bill Gaines singles to center field. Bill Gaines is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jerry Surkont grounds out to the catcher. Art Croushore grounds out to the pitcher. John Trillo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Tom Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hoff pops out to the second baseman. Ike Pavletich hits a home run. Paul Mahler hits a home run. Dave Black 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. Leif Elveford hits a home run. Cesar Swacina walks. D.T. Cruz singles to center field. Bill Gaines flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Piggy Acker doubles to center field. Mark Bowers walks. Cliff Sinatro grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Mark Bowers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Berry is pinch hitting for Dave Black. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Frank Berry walks. Lu Keerl walks. Piggy Acker scores. Ollie Ballou singles to center field. Cliff Sinatro scores. Frank Berry is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Lu Keerl advances to third on the play. Joe Kilkenny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Surkont grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Bill Murray pitching. Bill Johnson singles to center field. Bill Johnson steals second. Tom Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hoff strikes out. Ike Pavletich walks. Paul Mahler walks. Leif Elveford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ivan Randall enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Hoff at LF. Art Croushore grounds out to the second baseman. John Trillo singles to center field. Piggy Acker flies out to the right fielder. John Trillo steals second. Mark Bowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Cesar Swacina strikes out. Jerrod Whitcher is pinch hitting for Joe Kilkenny. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerrod Whitcher walks. Dennis Whitby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Gaines flies out to the left fielder. Bill Johnson singles to left field. Jerrod Whitcher advances to third on the hit. Tom Kennedy flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ted Owens pitching. Cliff Sinatro singles to center field. Mark Walker is pinch hitting for Dennis Whitby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Walker flies out to the center fielder. Lu Keerl strikes out. Ollie Ballou grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cliff Sinatro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Arizona total runners left on base: 9
Batting:HR - Tom Kennedy (16), Ike Pavletich (15), Paul Mahler (20), Leif Elveford 2 (6).GIDP - D.T. Cruz. Baserunning: SB - Bill Johnson (24).CS - Bill Gaines (8).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brian Rodriguez improves in arm Larry Davey did not respond to coaching in range Charlie May did not respond to coaching in control Brian Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in arm Eric Bowman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Randy Demola improves in arm
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tippy Kingman improves in arm Curtis Killen improves in power_vs_righty Elbie Lee did not respond to coaching in control Tippy Kingman improves in contact_vs_righty Hugh Sellers improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Rommel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty