Win: Craig Grace (2-2) Loss: Neil Falkenberg (2-3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Pat Smith pitching. Chet Farr lines out to the third baseman. Bid Markle grounds out to the pitcher. Ivan Plodinec hits a home run. Joe Alomar singles to right field. Ryan Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Ossie Davidson pitching. Ozzie Grant doubles to center field. Jack Straw singles to right field. Jack Straw is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Keni Watanabe strikes out. Con McCall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Vic Britton lines out to the pitcher. Red Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Artie Fletcher pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Clayton Kane strikes out. Ryen Augustus strikes out. Wilson Bates grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ossie Davidson strikes out. Chet Farr flies out to the center fielder. Bid Markle singles to center field. Ivan Plodinec flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Joe Lowenstein strikes out. Pat Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ozzie Grant grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Alomar strikes out. Ryan Gonzalez walks. Vic Britton flies out to the left fielder. Red Hernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Jack Straw grounds out to the shortstop. Keni Watanabe hits a home run. Con McCall walks. Clayton Kane lines out to the shortstop. Ryen Augustus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Artie Fletcher strikes out. Ossie Davidson strikes out. Chet Farr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Wilson Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Lowenstein walks. Pat Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ozzie Grant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bid Markle walks. Bid Markle steals second. Ivan Plodinec walks. Joe Alomar strikes out. Ryan Gonzalez singles to center field. Bid Markle scores. Ivan Plodinec advances to third on the hit. Vic Britton singles to left field. Ivan Plodinec scores. Red Hernandez singles to center field. Ryan Gonzalez scores. Artie Fletcher strikes out. Ossie Davidson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Jack Straw singles to center field. Keni Watanabe flies out to the right fielder. Con McCall singles past the third baseman. Jack Straw is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Clayton Kane reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ryan Gonzalez. Ryen Augustus grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ernie Usher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chet Farr walks. Bid Markle walks. Ivan Plodinec singles to left field. Joe Alomar grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Chet Farr is out at home. Ryan Gonzalez doubles to center field. Bid Markle scores. Ivan Plodinec scores. Joe Alomar uses his aggressiveness and scores. Stan Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Britton singles to left field. Red Hernandez pops out to the second baseman. Artie Fletcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Bert McGinn is pinch hitting for Wilson Bates. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bert McGinn doubles to right field. Weldon Wheeler is pinch hitting for Joe Lowenstein. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Weldon Wheeler doubles to left field. Bert McGinn scores. Dustin Crenshaw is pinch hitting for Stan Pool. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dustin Crenshaw grounds out to the second baseman. Weldon Wheeler advances to third on the play. Ozzie Grant singles to right field. Weldon Wheeler scores. Jack Straw singles to center field. Ozzie Grant advances to third on the hit. Keni Watanabe singles to center field. Ozzie Grant scores. Jack Straw advances to third on the hit. John Richardson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Con McCall doubles to center field. Jack Straw scores. Keni Watanabe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clayton Kane reached on a fielding error by Chet Farr. The defense is playing the corners in. Ryen Augustus flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Con McCall scores. Bert McGinn walks. Weldon Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Eddy Wurlitzer pitching. Lou Taylor is pinch hitting for John Richardson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lou Taylor grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chet Farr singles to left field. Bid Markle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chet Farr is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ivan Plodinec flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Neil Falkenberg pitching. Dixon Gabrielson is pinch hitting for Eddy Wurlitzer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dixon Gabrielson walks. Ozzie Grant flies out to the right fielder. Jack Straw grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dixon Gabrielson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Straw is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Craig Grace pitching. Joe Alomar grounds out to the pitcher. Ryan Gonzalez strikes out. Vic Britton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Keni Watanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Con McCall singles to left field. Con McCall steals second. Clayton Kane strikes out. Ryen Augustus singles to center field. Con McCall scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Arizona total runners left on base: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Saier improves in range Cecil Johnson improves in contact_vs_lefty Jake Vina did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Val Lowdermilk did not respond to coaching in control
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Howser improves in velocity Doug Willis did not respond to coaching in control Lee Hernandez improves in control Paul Ho did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Oliver Henry did not respond to coaching in 2B