Win: Mickey Jantzen (3-9) Loss: Les Littrell (3-7)
Save: Al Klieman (2)
Inning: 1 Arizona Mickey Jantzen pitching. Ozzie Grant flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jack Straw grounds out to the second baseman. Keni Watanabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Les Littrell pitching. Jerome Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chet Farr hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ivan Plodinec hits a home run. Chet Farr scores. Edgar Needham walks. Vic Britton flies out to the right fielder. Joe Alomar singles to right field. Edgar Needham advances to third on the hit. Ryan Gonzalez triples. Edgar Needham scores. Joe Alomar scores. Red Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Con McCall singles to right field. Clayton Kane flies out to the left fielder. Con McCall steals second. Ryen Augustus strikes out. Wilson Bates reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ryan Gonzalez. Con McCall scores. Joe Lowenstein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mickey Jantzen singles past the second baseman. Jerome Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Chet Farr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Les Littrell grounds out to the second baseman. Ozzie Grant pops out to the second baseman. Jack Straw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ivan Plodinec flies out to the left fielder. Edgar Needham hits a home run. Vic Britton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Alomar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Keni Watanabe flies out to the left fielder. Con McCall flies out to the center fielder. Clayton Kane grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ryan Gonzalez singles to right field. Red Hernandez is hit by a pitch. Mickey Jantzen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerome Barnes singles past the first baseman. Ryan Gonzalez scores. Red Hernandez scores. Ernie Usher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chet Farr grounds out to the second baseman. Jerome Barnes advances to second on the play. Ivan Plodinec singles to center field. Jerome Barnes is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Ryen Augustus grounds out to the third baseman. Wilson Bates grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Lowenstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Edgar Needham grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Britton singles to left field. Joe Alomar flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Vic Britton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Ernie Usher strikes out. Ozzie Grant singles to left field. Ozzie Grant steals second. Jack Straw lines out to the second baseman. Keni Watanabe singles past the first baseman. Con McCall singles to left field. Ozzie Grant scores. Keni Watanabe advances to third on the hit. Clayton Kane grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Red Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Jantzen singles past the shortstop. Jerome Barnes strikes out. Chet Farr singles to center field. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Hiram Smith is pinch hitting for Ryen Augustus . Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hiram Smith strikes out. Bert McGinn is pinch hitting for Wilson Bates. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bert McGinn grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Lowenstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Edgar Needham pops out to the shortstop. Vic Britton walks. Joe Alomar grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Vic Britton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ryan Gonzalez singles to right field. Joe Alomar advances to third on the hit. Red Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Dustin Crenshaw is pinch hitting for Ernie Usher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dustin Crenshaw strikes out. Ozzie Grant singles to center field. Jack Straw pops out to the second baseman. Keni Watanabe hits a home run. Ozzie Grant scores. Neil Falkenberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Con McCall singles to right field. Clayton Kane singles to right field. Hiram Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Stan Pool pitching. Manuel Robertson is pinch hitting for Neil Falkenberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Manuel Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Jerome Barnes pops out to the shortstop. Chet Farr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Jim Hutson pitching. Bert McGinn singles to center field. Joe Lowenstein is hit by a pitch. Dixon Gabrielson is pinch hitting for Stan Pool. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dixon Gabrielson walks. Ozzie Grant singles past the shortstop. Bert McGinn scores. Joe Lowenstein scores. Al Klieman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Weldon Wheeler is pinch running for Dixon Gabrielson on 2nd base. Jack Straw pops out to the shortstop. Keni Watanabe pops out to the catcher. Con McCall pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Arizona total runners left on base: 7 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Wilson Bates is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jamie Erickson did not respond to coaching in control Doug Willis did not respond to coaching in velocity Jamie Erickson did not respond to coaching in control Daniel Abney did not respond to coaching in velocity Oliver Henry did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bub Lopez improves in range Charlie Saier improves in contact_vs_lefty Robert Oliva improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.