Win: Jay McGuire (1-1) Loss: Eliecer Ramirez (0-1)
Inning: 1 Arizona Eliecer Ramirez pitching. Ozzie Grant singles to center field. Joe Lowenstein strikes out. Ryen Augustus flies out to the center fielder. Bert McGinn hits a home run. Ozzie Grant scores. Stan Coles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jay McGuire pitching. Ivan Plodinec singles to left field. Edgar Needham strikes out. Ivan Plodinec is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Vic Britton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Jack Straw flies out to the left fielder. Dustin Crenshaw flies out to the center fielder. Con McCall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Alomar doubles to left field. Ryan Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Red Hernandez strikes out. Bid Markle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Jay McGuire pops out to the shortstop. Ozzie Grant singles to left field. Joe Lowenstein walks. Ryen Augustus strikes out. Bert McGinn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Willy Kubenka strikes out. Eliecer Ramirez singles to left field. Ivan Plodinec grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eliecer Ramirez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Edgar Needham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Stan Coles flies out to the right fielder. Jack Straw hits a home run. Dustin Crenshaw doubles past the first baseman. Con McCall doubles to left field. Dustin Crenshaw scores. Jay McGuire strikes out. Ozzie Grant singles to center field. Con McCall scores. John Richardson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Lowenstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Vic Britton strikes out. Joe Alomar strikes out. Ryan Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Ryen Augustus grounds out to the shortstop. Bert McGinn strikes out. Stan Coles singles to center field. Jack Straw walks. Dustin Crenshaw grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Straw is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Red Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bid Markle doubles to left field. Willy Kubenka grounds out to the second baseman. Bid Markle advances to third on the play. John Richardson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Con McCall flies out to the right fielder. Jay McGuire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ozzie Grant walks. Joe Lowenstein singles to left field. Ozzie Grant aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ryen Augustus singles to center field. Ozzie Grant scores. Harry Kluszewski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert McGinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ivan Plodinec flies out to the right fielder. Edgar Needham strikes out. Vic Britton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Oliver Henry is pinch hitting for Stan Coles. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Oliver Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Straw flies out to the center fielder. Dustin Crenshaw walks. Con McCall doubles to right field. Jay McGuire strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Alomar grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Red Hernandez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Ozzie Grant walks. Weldon Wheeler is pinch hitting for Joe Lowenstein. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Weldon Wheeler singles to left field. Hiram Smith is pinch hitting for Ryen Augustus . Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hiram Smith strikes out. Bert McGinn walks. Oliver Henry grounds out to the third baseman. Ozzie Grant scores. Weldon Wheeler advances to third on the play. Bert McGinn advances to second on the play. Jack Straw walks. Dustin Crenshaw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bid Markle singles to right field. Willy Kubenka walks. Manuel Robertson is pinch hitting for Harry Kluszewski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Manuel Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Bid Markle advances to third on the play. Willy Kubenka advances to second on the play. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Edgar Needham hits a home run. Bid Markle scores. Willy Kubenka scores. Vic Britton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Neil Falkenberg pitching. Con McCall singles to center field. Dixon Gabrielson is pinch hitting for Jay McGuire. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dixon Gabrielson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ozzie Grant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Stan Pool pitching. Keni Watanabe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dustin Crenshaw at SS. Joe Alomar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Lou Taylor is pinch hitting for Red Hernandez. Lou Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners LOB: 12 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 3
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jamie Erickson improves in velocity Jeff Herrera improves in range Daniel Abney did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Usher did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Barry Foster improves in speed Jake Vina improves in power_vs_lefty Alex Fisk improves in arm Darryl McCloskey improves in contact_vs_lefty