Win: Si Arnovich (1-0) Loss: JJ McPherson (0-1)
Save: Mike Francis (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh JJ McPherson pitching. Tony Wetherby grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Marty grounds out to the pitcher. Oliver Beamon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Si Arnovich pitching. Charlie Maxwell strikes out. Ricky Sheldon grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jay Quellin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Red Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Ponder grounds out to the shortstop. Art Barnowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Sixto Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Fields flies out to the left fielder. George Gumbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Brook Williams flies out to the center fielder. John Ames grounds out to the second baseman. Si Arnovich pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Ed Chambers pops out to the catcher. Lynn Encarnacion strikes out. JJ McPherson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tony Wetherby strikes out. Matt Marty doubles to center field. Oliver Beamon pops out to the first baseman. Red Ray lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Charlie Maxwell grounds out to the third baseman. Ricky Sheldon grounds out to the pitcher. Jay Quellin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Heinie Ponder doubles to left field. Art Barnowski grounds out to the pitcher. Brook Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Ponder advances to third on the play. John Ames flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Sixto Rodriguez strikes out. Johnny Fields singles to right field. Johnny Fields steals second. George Gumbert flies out to the center fielder. Ed Chambers pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Si Arnovich flies out to the center fielder. Tony Wetherby doubles to right field. Matt Marty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Wetherby advances to third on the play. Oliver Beamon singles to right field. Tony Wetherby scores. Red Ray singles to center field. Oliver Beamon advances to third on the hit. Heinie Ponder singles to right field. Oliver Beamon scores. Art Barnowski lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Lynn Encarnacion doubles to left field. JJ McPherson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Maxwell lines out to the shortstop. Ricky Sheldon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Brook Williams grounds out to the third baseman. John Ames flies out to the center fielder. Vince Peters comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Si Arnovich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Jay Quellin lines out to the shortstop. Sixto Rodriguez hits a home run. Johnny Fields reached on a fielding error by Matt Marty. George Gumbert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Wetherby strikes out. Matt Marty grounds out to the second baseman. Oliver Beamon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Clyde Kiecker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Marty at C. Mike Francis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rudy Joshua is pinch hitting for Ed Chambers. Rudy Joshua strikes out. Lynn Encarnacion flies out to the right fielder. Dick Howell is pinch hitting for Vince Peters. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Howell walks. Ken January is pinch running for Dick Howell on 1st base. Charlie Maxwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Keck pitching. Red Ray walks. Heinie Ponder walks. Art Barnowski flies out to the center fielder. Brook Williams singles to center field. Red Ray scores. Heinie Ponder advances to third on the hit. John Ames walks. Mike Francis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Ricky Sheldon walks. Jay Quellin singles to right field. Sixto Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jay Quellin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Fields strikes out. George Gumbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Arizona total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Si Arnovich is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. JJ McPherson is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Milt Earley did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Conatser did not respond to coaching in range Dave McGaffigan improves in speed Ken Powell improves in contact_vs_righty Ray Waddell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Virgil Howard improves in contact_vs_lefty Ruden Vega did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Omar Gaspar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Waddell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave McGaffigan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Willie Mickelson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ted Treadway did not respond to coaching in velocity Royce Camp improves in contact_vs_righty Blair Capinoli improves in power_vs_lefty Harvey Williams did not respond to coaching in arm Blair Capinoli did not respond to coaching in arm Heathcliff See improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Gordon improves in velocity Charlie McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity Luis Blair did not respond to coaching in control Jetson Darby improves in contact_vs_righty Jacinto Mayo did not respond to coaching in 1B