Win: Wayne McLish (13-10) Loss: Manuel Merriman (14-11)
Save: Mitch Ancker (20)
Inning: 1 Colorado Wayne McLish pitching. Kid Gant grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey McDermott singles to center field. Joe Turnbow flies out to the left fielder. Jeffrey Peek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Manuel Merriman pitching. Ryan Milligan singles to left field. Creighton Wilson singles to center field. Ryan Milligan advances to third on the hit. Dave Irwin grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Milligan scores. Creighton Wilson advances to second on the play. Frank Heredia grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Higginson hits a home run. Creighton Wilson scores. Curtis Morrisette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Sam Fairley walks. Jack Oliva walks. Doug Attreau grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sam Fairley is out at third base. Guy Dilone flies out to the center fielder. Manuel Merriman lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Arizona Tom Fisher pops out to the first baseman. Gates Gaffke pops out to the shortstop. Wayne McLish flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Kid Gant pops out to the second baseman. Mickey McDermott strikes out. Joe Turnbow grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Ryan Milligan doubles to right field. Creighton Wilson strikes out. Dave Irwin grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Heredia pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Jeffrey Peek grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Fairley singles to center field. Jack Oliva strikes out. Doug Attreau grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sam Fairley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Ramon Higginson flies out to the right fielder. Curtis Morrisette grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Guy Dilone lines out to the second baseman. Manuel Merriman flies out to the center fielder. Kid Gant singles to right field. Mickey McDermott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Gates Gaffke singles to left field. Gates Gaffke steals second. Wayne McLish lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ryan Milligan strikes out. Creighton Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Joe Turnbow walks. Jeffrey Peek pops out to the second baseman. Sam Fairley flies out to the left fielder. Joe Turnbow is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Dave Irwin flies out to the center fielder. Frank Heredia doubles to left field. Ramon Higginson grounds out to the pitcher. Curtis Morrisette grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Jack Oliva flies out to the right fielder. Doug Attreau walks. Doug Attreau is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Guy Dilone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Tom Fisher hits a home run. Gates Gaffke strikes out. Nate Ignasiak is pinch hitting for Wayne McLish. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Nate Ignasiak singles to center field. Ryan Milligan singles to center field. Nate Ignasiak advances to third on the hit. Creighton Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Nate Ignasiak scores. Ramon Quesada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Irwin walks. Frank Heredia walks. Ramon Higginson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Colorado George Stewart pitching. Pedro Castro is pinch hitting for Ramon Quesada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pedro Castro strikes out. Kid Gant pops out to the third baseman. Mickey McDermott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Pep Curtis pitching. Curtis Morrisette hits a home run. Tom Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Gates Gaffke strikes out. George Bowles is pinch hitting for George Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Bowles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Jake Volz pitching. Joe Turnbow grounds out to the second baseman. Jeffrey Peek doubles to center field. Sam Fairley hits a home run. Jeffrey Peek scores. Jim Bilbrey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Oliva walks. Doug Attreau singles to center field. Mitch Ancker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Guy Dilone flies out to the left fielder. Dick Thurman is pinch hitting for Pep Curtis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Thurman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Colorado total runners left on base: 7 Arizona total runners left on base: 6
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Vic Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Vitko improves in power_vs_lefty John Riggs did not respond to coaching in arm Dennis Nunn improves in range
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wayne Burton improves in control Bill Baez improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Clark did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Burton improves in control Fred Say did not respond to coaching in 3B