Win: Masanobu Nishitani (9-14) Loss: Koji Watanabe (7-14)
Inning: 1 Arizona Koji Watanabe pitching. Rich Seward grounds out to the shortstop. Chris McIntosh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Booe pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Masanobu Nishitani pitching. Oscar Fitzgerald pops out to the third baseman. Willie Zitzmann walks. Matt Weiters hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tony Boucher pops out to the first baseman. Carl Conwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Arizona Rafael Oldham singles to center field. Oscar Kester singles to center field. Rafael Oldham advances to third on the hit. Bill Snodgrass singles to center field. Rafael Oldham scores. Oscar Kester advances to third on the hit. Homer Tewksbury grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Snodgrass advances to second on the play. Keith Clark singles to center field. Oscar Kester scores. Bill Snodgrass scores. Masanobu Nishitani lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rich Seward hits a home run. Keith Clark scores. Chris McIntosh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Karl Fontenot pops out to the shortstop. Art Druhot grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Lugo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Jerry Booe flies out to the left fielder. Rafael Oldham grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Kester grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Koji Watanabe flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Willie Zitzmann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Bill Snodgrass singles to right field. Bill Snodgrass steals second. Homer Tewksbury lines out to the shortstop. Keith Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Snodgrass advances to third on the play. Masanobu Nishitani pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Matt Weiters flies out to the left fielder. Tony Boucher grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Conwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Duane Wakamatsu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Seward doubles to center field. Chris McIntosh flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Booe walks. Rafael Oldham grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Booe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Oscar Kester strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Karl Fontenot grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Art Druhot flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lugo singles to center field. Duane Wakamatsu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Bill Snodgrass grounds out to the third baseman. Homer Tewksbury singles to right field. Keith Clark grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Oscar Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Zitzmann grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Weiters grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Masanobu Nishitani strikes out. Rich Seward flies out to the left fielder. Chris McIntosh hits a home run. Gar Bethke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Booe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tony Boucher flies out to the right fielder. Carl Conwell grounds out to the shortstop. Karl Fontenot grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Rafael Oldham flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Kester singles to center field. Tripp Lopat is pinch hitting for Bill Snodgrass. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tripp Lopat strikes out. Homer Tewksbury strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Art Druhot grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Lugo doubles to left field. Rich Virgil is pinch hitting for Gar Bethke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rich Virgil flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona John Matheny pitching. Keith Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masanobu Nishitani grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rich Seward grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Willie Zitzmann lines out to the second baseman. Matt Weiters grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Boucher singles to left field. Carl Conwell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tony Boucher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 4 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Bertoia did not respond to coaching in control Len Jones did not respond to coaching in endurance Len Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Downs did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Feliz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Browning did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Pyle did not respond to coaching in velocity