Win: Alan Conway (3-2) Loss: Adrian Little (3-1)
Save: Rodney Kranepool (9)
Inning: 1 Arizona Adrian Little pitching. Nate Ignasiak grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Irwin hits an infield single to the pitcher. Frank Heredia grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Irwin advances to second on the play. Danger Manduley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Jim Bilbrey pitching. Mickey McDermott strikes out. Kid Gant singles to center field. Heinie Slaton doubles to left field. Kid Gant uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Turnbow flies out to the center fielder. Jeffrey Peek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Carlos Main singles to center field. Tom Fisher grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Gates Gaffke hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ramon Higginson singles to center field. Gates Gaffke advances to third on the hit. Jim Bilbrey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Chick Smith singles to center field. Jimmy Bressoud strikes out. Doug Attreau flies out to the left fielder. Adrian Little strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Nate Ignasiak grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Irwin strikes out. Frank Heredia singles to right field. Frank Heredia steals second. Danger Manduley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Mickey McDermott flies out to the right fielder. Kid Gant strikes out. Heinie Slaton lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Carlos Main strikes out. Tom Fisher grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gates Gaffke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Joe Turnbow pops out to the second baseman. Jeffrey Peek flies out to the center fielder. Chick Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Ramon Higginson walks. Jim Bilbrey pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ramon Higginson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Nate Ignasiak flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Jimmy Bressoud strikes out. Doug Attreau strikes out. Adrian Little singles to left field. Mickey McDermott walks. Kid Gant strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Dave Irwin strikes out. Frank Heredia pops out to the shortstop. Danger Manduley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Heinie Slaton flies out to the left fielder. Joe Turnbow doubles to right field. Jeffrey Peek flies out to the center fielder. Chick Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Carlos Main strikes out. Tom Fisher triples. Gates Gaffke flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Fisher scores. Ramon Higginson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Jimmy Bressoud flies out to the left fielder. Doug Attreau grounds out to the shortstop. Adrian Little grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Ryan Milligan is pinch hitting for Jim Bilbrey. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ryan Milligan strikes out. Nate Ignasiak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Irwin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Alan Conway pitching. Mickey McDermott grounds out to the pitcher. Kid Gant flies out to the center fielder. Heinie Slaton walks. Joe Turnbow grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Heinie Slaton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Frank Heredia walks. Danger Manduley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Heredia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carlos Main grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Jeffrey Peek grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chick Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Bressoud flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Arizona Tom Fisher singles to left field. Gates Gaffke singles to center field. Tom Fisher advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Pep Curtis 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. Ramon Higginson singles to left field. Tom Fisher scores. Gates Gaffke advances to third on the hit. George Bowles is pinch hitting for Alan Conway. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ramon Higginson steals second. George Bowles flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Gates Gaffke scores. Nate Ignasiak singles to left field. Ramon Higginson scores. Dave Irwin walks. Yandy Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Heredia grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Ignasiak advances to third on the play. Dave Irwin advances to second on the play. Danger Manduley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Colorado Rodney Kranepool pitching. Creighton Wilson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Nate Ignasiak at C. Dick Thurman is pinch hitting for Doug Attreau. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Thurman doubles to center field. Guy Dilone is pinch hitting for Yandy Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Guy Dilone singles to center field. Dick Thurman scores. Mickey McDermott walks. Kid Gant grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Guy Dilone advances to third on the play. Heinie Slaton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 6 Colorado total runners LOB: 7
Batting:3B - Tom Fisher (1).SF - Gates Gaffke, George Bowles.GIDP - Carlos Main, Tom Fisher. Baserunning: SB - Frank Heredia (8), Ramon Higginson (6).CS - Ramon Higginson (2).
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Norm Squires did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Wojna did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Wojna improves in power_vs_righty Jim Wojna did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Baez did not respond to coaching in 2B
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vic Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Lance Hacker improves in range Dave Vitko improves in power_vs_lefty Earl Nieson improves in power_vs_righty