Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Kelly Meridith pitching. Merv Ruffin flies out to the left fielder. Jumbo Walker walks. Shane Taveras lines out to the third baseman. Gene Kelly grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jumbo Walker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Bill Rapp pitching. Haruo Yamamura singles to center field. JD Phoenix pops out to the second baseman. Robert Zimmerman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols strikes out. Mike Garcia strikes out. Erv Foster grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Tony Webster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Sorrento strikes out. Clyde Evans grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Bare grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Rapp grounds out to the third baseman. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Jim Luskey strikes out. Omar Walker singles to center field. Kelly Meridith lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Omar Walker forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Haruo Yamamura singles to center field. JD Phoenix grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jumbo Walker lines out to the shortstop. Shane Taveras strikes out. Gene Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Robert Zimmerman singles past the first baseman. Tony Webster grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Robert Zimmerman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carlos Sorrento strikes out. Clyde Evans flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Garcia singles to right field. Erv Foster flies out to the right fielder. Jim Bare hits a home run. Mike Garcia scores. Bill Rapp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Jim Luskey pops out to the third baseman. Omar Walker strikes out. Kelly Meridith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Merv Ruffin pops out to the second baseman. Jumbo Walker flies out to the left fielder. Shane Taveras singles to center field. Shane Taveras steals second. Gene Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Haruo Yamamura flies out to the center fielder. JD Phoenix walks. JD Phoenix steals second. Robert Zimmerman strikes out. Tony Webster hits a home run. JD Phoenix scores. Carlos Sorrento strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols singles to left field. Mike Garcia walks. Erv Foster doubles to right field. Guillermo Nichols scores. Mike Garcia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Hock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bare grounds out to the shortstop. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bill Rapp grounds out to the pitcher. Merv Ruffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Clyde Evans is hit by a pitch. Jack Egan 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 1st. Jim Luskey hits a home run. Clyde Evans scores. Mel Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Omar Walker doubles to left field. Steve Hock lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Haruo Yamamura grounds out to the second baseman. Omar Walker scores. Ebba Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. JD Phoenix strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jumbo Walker walks. Shane Taveras hits a home run. Jumbo Walker scores. Gene Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Guillermo Nichols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Robert Zimmerman grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Webster flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Sorrento grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Erv Foster reached on a fielding error by Clyde Evans. Jim Bare singles to right field. Erv Foster advances to third on the hit. Fred Jestadt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Sloat is pinch hitting for Ebba Garcia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Sloat grounds out to the third baseman. Erv Foster scores. Jim Bare advances to second on the play. Merv Ruffin strikes out. Jumbo Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Juan DiSarcina pitching. Clyde Evans singles past the shortstop. Jim Luskey strikes out. Omar Walker walks. Paul Wendell is pinch hitting for Fred Jestadt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Wendell doubles to center field. Clyde Evans scores. Omar Walker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Woody Hampton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Haruo Yamamura walks. JD Phoenix grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Wendell advances to third on the play. Haruo Yamamura advances to second on the play. Robert Zimmerman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Dave Bildilli pitching. Shane Taveras lines out to the second baseman. Gene Kelly strikes out. Guillermo Nichols singles to right field. Mike Garcia singles to left field. Erv Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Arizona Tony Webster flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Sorrento singles to center field. Clyde Evans grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Jim Bare singles past the shortstop. A.J. Ferguson is pinch hitting for Woody Hampton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. A.J. Ferguson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Merv Ruffin strikes out. Jumbo Walker singles to left field. Shane Taveras singles to left field. Jim Bare scores. Jumbo Walker advances to third on the hit. Michel Padilla comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Kelly singles to right field. Jumbo Walker scores. Shane Taveras advances to third on the hit. Guillermo Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Arizona Spades Rath pitching. Jim Luskey strikes out. Omar Walker flies out to the right fielder. Dave Patterson is pinch hitting for Michel Padilla. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Arizona total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Conlan improves in speed Charlie Virtue did not respond to coaching in endurance Terry Connor improves in power_vs_lefty Terry Connor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tyson Layne did not respond to coaching in RF
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kurt Bates did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Deal did not respond to coaching in velocity Kip Wells improves in power_vs_righty Frank Papai did not respond to coaching in control