Win: Tom Danforth (3-0) Loss: Bill Cyborg (3-4)
Save: Johnny Edwards (15)
Inning: 1 Arizona Jace Ripken pitching. Dixie Peterson grounds out to the shortstop. Henry Dugey flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Curtis singles to right field. Gene Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Jeff Charboneau pitching. Ed Constable singles to center field. Ed Constable steals second. Greg Shirley singles to left field. Ed Constable scores. Dana Hamelin strikes out. Rockee Balboni pops out to the second baseman. Setsuo Iizuka triples. Greg Shirley scores. Jack Kingman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Bill Kelly flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mike Long flies out to the center fielder. Mike Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Hal Dunlap flies out to the center fielder. Jose Manduley flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jace Ripken strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Tim Connatser flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Charboneau strikes out. Dixie Peterson doubles to right field. Henry Dugey singles to right field. Dixie Peterson scores. Chuck Curtis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ed Constable flies out to the left fielder. Greg Shirley singles to center field. Greg Shirley steals second. Dana Hamelin flies out to the right fielder. Rockee Balboni flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Gene Davis strikes out. Bill Kelly walks. Bill Kelly is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Long hits a home run. Mike Grover is hit by a pitch. Tim Connatser walks. Jeff Charboneau flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Setsuo Iizuka walks. Jack Kingman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Setsuo Iizuka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hal Dunlap singles to center field. Jack Kingman advances to third on the hit. Hal Dunlap steals second. Gene Davis throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jack Kingman scores. Jose Manduley singles to left field. Hal Dunlap scores. Jace Ripken lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Dixie Peterson strikes out. Henry Dugey singles to left field. Chuck Curtis singles to center field. Henry Dugey advances to third on the hit. Gene Davis reached on a fielding error by Jose Manduley. Henry Dugey scores. Bill Kelly grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ed Constable singles to right field. Greg Shirley hits a home run. Ed Constable scores. Dana Hamelin strikes out. Rockee Balboni strikes out. Setsuo Iizuka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Mike Long doubles to center field. Mike Grover pops out to the third baseman. Tim Connatser walks. Jeff Charboneau fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Charboneau pops out to the pitcher. Dixie Peterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jack Kingman grounds out to the pitcher. Hal Dunlap walks. Jose Manduley flies out to the left fielder. Jackson Williams is pinch hitting for Jace Ripken. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jackson Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Guy Kennedy pitching. Henry Dugey strikes out. Chuck Curtis singles past the second baseman. Chuck Curtis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gene Davis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Ed Constable walks. Ed Constable steals second. Greg Shirley strikes out. Dana Hamelin grounds out to the pitcher. Rockee Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Bill Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Mike Long grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Grover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Setsuo Iizuka grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Kingman walks. Hal Dunlap flies out to the center fielder. Jose Manduley walks. Tom Danforth 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. Jake Cutter is pinch hitting for Guy Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jake Cutter walks. Ed Constable lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Arizona Bill Cyborg pitching. Tim Connatser strikes out. Sad N. Blue is pinch hitting for Tom Danforth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sad N. Blue flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Peterson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jack Kingman. Henry Dugey singles to right field. Dixie Peterson scores. Chuck Curtis walks. Gene Davis hits a home run. Henry Dugey scores. Chuck Curtis scores. Bill Kelly singles to right field. Mike Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Johnny Edwards pitching. Greg Shirley flies out to the left fielder. Dana Hamelin strikes out. Rockee Balboni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Dixie Peterson (15), Mike Long (4).HR - Gene Davis (14), Mike Long (13).GIDP - Bill Kelly.HBP - Mike Grover (1). Baserunning: CS - Chuck Curtis (5), Bill Kelly (5). Fielding: E - Gene Davis.
Game Notes Mike Grover is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Clarence McHenry improves in endurance Verle Wooten improves in arm Roy Souza did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Darrell Haddix did not respond to coaching in control Neal Burns did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brock Murphy did not respond to coaching in velocity Rusty Walsh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rob Stack did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Gomez did not respond to coaching in range