Win: Tom LaPoint (14-8) Loss: Luke McCarty (6-16)
Save: Carl Tunfisk (7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tom LaPoint pitching. Brad Jones flies out to the left fielder. Keith Iarussi grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Reiniger singles to right field. Gene Betcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Luke McCarty pitching. Rickie Wood strikes out. Hershey Smores strikes out. Ken Buddin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Fumihiro Harai singles to center field. Buddy Andrew singles to left field. Sammy Behrman pops out to the second baseman. Al Pulsipher grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Ross Hiatt grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Linke lines out to the second baseman. Wayne Gastright grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Luke McCarty flies out to the right fielder. Brad Jones flies out to the left fielder. Keith Iarussi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Hal Buddie singles to center field. Andy Tillotson flies out to the center fielder. Tom LaPoint lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Rickie Wood grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom LaPoint is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Randy Reiniger singles to left field. Gene Betcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Reiniger advances to second on the play. Fumihiro Harai strikes out. Buddy Andrew strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Hershey Smores strikes out. Ken Buddin pops out to the first baseman. Ross Hiatt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sammy Behrman strikes out. Al Pulsipher singles to right field. Luke McCarty lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brad Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Tom Linke strikes out. Wayne Gastright walks. Hal Buddie strikes out. Wayne Gastright steals second. Andy Tillotson walks. Tom LaPoint flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Keith Iarussi doubles to center field. Randy Reiniger singles past the third baseman. Keith Iarussi is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Gene Betcher strikes out. Fumihiro Harai singles to center field. Randy Reiniger advances to third on the hit. Buddy Andrew grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Rickie Wood singles to left field. Hershey Smores strikes out. Ken Buddin singles to left field. Rickie Wood advances to third on the hit. Ken Buddin steals second. Ross Hiatt grounds out to the shortstop. Rickie Wood scores. Ken Buddin advances to third on the play. Tom Linke grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Sammy Behrman strikes out. Al Pulsipher walks. Sam Bagby is pinch hitting for Luke McCarty. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Sam Bagby singles to left field. Windy Day comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brad Jones pops out to the second baseman. Keith Iarussi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Joey Lee pitching. Wayne Gastright flies out to the right fielder. Hal Buddie singles to center field. Andy Tillotson walks. John Latimer is pinch hitting for Windy Day. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Latimer singles to right field. Hal Buddie is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Andy Tillotson advances to third on the play. John Latimer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Carl Tunfisk pitching. Randy Reiniger strikes out. Gene Betcher flies out to the left fielder. Fumihiro Harai pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Rickie Wood hits a home run. Hershey Smores strikes out. Ken Buddin grounds out to the shortstop. Ross Hiatt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Buddy Andrew grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Behrman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Pulsipher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Arizona total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pete Pazik did not respond to coaching in range Skel Reynolds did not respond to coaching in arm Jake Rowe improves in contact_vs_righty George Sicking improves in contact_vs_lefty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnny Erickson did not respond to coaching in control Matt Minchey did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Erickson did not respond to coaching in control Hal Knorr did not respond to coaching in control Barney Hendricks did not respond to coaching in C