Win: Joe Taylor (13-12) Loss: Jeff Cater (4-6)
Save: Earl Rosen (33)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Jeff Cater pitching. Matty Krueger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Mattimore hits a home run. Babe Kirsch singles to left field. Bob Sauerbeck strikes out. Sam Wilson hits a home run. Babe Kirsch scores. Kevin Gullett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Joe Taylor pitching. Scott Hairston doubles to left field. Orlando Hudson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Hairston advances to third on the play. Damion Easley flies out to the left fielder. Sam Acker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Chad Tracy doubles to left field. Tom Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Joe Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Matty Krueger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Chris Snyder singles to center field. Chris Snyder is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Stephen Drew hits a home run. Eric Byrnes singles to right field. Carlos Quentin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Frank Mattimore strikes out. Babe Kirsch singles to left field. Bob Sauerbeck hits a home run. Babe Kirsch scores. Sam Wilson strikes out. Kevin Gullett singles to center field. Chad Tracy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Jeff Cater strikes out. Scott Hairston flies out to the left fielder. Orlando Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Tom Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Taylor strikes out. Matty Krueger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Damion Easley singles to left field. Sam Acker flies out to the center fielder. Chris Snyder strikes out. Stephen Drew grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Miguel Batista comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Mattimore singles to center field. Frank Mattimore is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Babe Kirsch flies out to the center fielder. Bob Sauerbeck reached on a 2-base fielding error by Sam Acker. Sam Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Eric Byrnes flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Quentin pops out to the third baseman. Miguel Batista reached on a fielding error by Tom Phillips. Scott Hairston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Kevin Gullett singles to center field. Chad Tracy reached on a fielding error by Orlando Hudson. Tom Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Joe Taylor lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Kevin Gullett is thrown out at third. Chad Tracy advances to second on the play. Chad Tracy advances to second on the play. Matty Krueger singles to center field. Chad Tracy scores. Frank Mattimore hits a home run. Joe Taylor scores. Matty Krueger scores. Babe Kirsch grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Orlando Hudson singles to left field. Orlando Hudson steals second. Tom Phillips throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Damion Easley grounds out to the shortstop. Orlando Hudson scores. Sam Acker singles to left field. Chris Snyder hits an infield single to the pitcher. Stephen Drew singles to center field. Sam Acker scores. Chris Snyder advances to third on the hit. Eric Byrnes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Bob Sauerbeck pops out to the first baseman. Sam Wilson strikes out. Kevin Gullett flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Carlos Quentin strikes out. Shawn Green is pinch hitting for Miguel Batista. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shawn Green grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Hairston reached on a 2-base throwing error by Matty Krueger. Robert Farrell is pinch hitting for Orlando Hudson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Robert Farrell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Jose Valverde pitching. Chad Tracy flies out to the left fielder. Francisco Bethea is pinch hitting for Tom Phillips. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Francisco Bethea flies out to the left fielder. Joe Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Damion Easley singles to center field. Sam Acker singles to right field. Chris Snyder pops out to the first baseman. Stephen Drew doubles to right field. Damion Easley scores. Eric Byrnes grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Acker scores. Stephen Drew advances to third on the play. Carlos Quentin doubles to left field. Stephen Drew scores. Yasutaka Nishida is pinch hitting for Jose Valverde. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yasutaka Nishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Jorge Julio pitching. Matty Krueger singles to left field. Frank Mattimore flies out to the center fielder. Babe Kirsch walks. Toru Fukuura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Sauerbeck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matty Krueger advances to third on the play. Babe Kirsch advances to second on the play. Sam Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Earl Rosen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Scott Hairston walks. Robert Farrell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Scott Hairston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Damion Easley flies out to the left fielder. Sam Acker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 5 Arizona total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Chad Tracy (27).HR - Frank Mattimore 2 (15), Bob Sauerbeck (23), Sam Wilson (19). Baserunning: CS - Frank Mattimore (7). Fielding: E - Matty Krueger, Tom Phillips 2.
Batting:2B - Scott Hairston (16), Stephen Drew (22), Carlos Quentin (1).HR - Stephen Drew (5).GIDP - Eric Byrnes, Carlos Quentin. Baserunning: SB - Orlando Hudson (31).CS - Chris Snyder (7). Fielding: E - Orlando Hudson, Sam Acker.
Game Notes Babe Kirsch is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Baez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Bernard improves in contact_vs_righty Al Lowry did not respond to coaching in arm Bobby Pierce did not respond to coaching in velocity George Altobelli did not respond to coaching in 3B
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pete Yates did not respond to coaching in velocity Derek White improves in power_vs_lefty Jeff DaVanon did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Gomez improves in power_vs_righty