Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ernie Usher pitching. Jerome Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Farr strikes out. Ivan Plodinec grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Ossie Davidson pitching. Ozzie Grant hits a home run. Jack Straw walks. Keni Watanabe grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jack Straw is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Weldon Wheeler flies out to the right fielder. Clayton Kane grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Keni Watanabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Edgar Needham strikes out. Vic Britton singles to right field. Joe Alomar strikes out. Vic Britton steals second. Ryan Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Bert McGinn reached on a 2-base fielding error by Edgar Needham. Joe Lowenstein strikes out. Angel Vandagrift singles to left field. Bert McGinn scores. Ernie Usher 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 doubles to center field. Angel Vandagrift scores. Jack Straw walks. Keni Watanabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Red Hernandez hits an infield single to the third baseman. Ossie Davidson 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 strikes out. Chet Farr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Weldon Wheeler strikes out. Clayton Kane walks. Bert McGinn flies out to the center fielder. Joe Lowenstein singles past the second baseman. Angel Vandagrift grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ivan Plodinec flies out to the center fielder. Edgar Needham grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Britton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Ernie Usher flies out to the center fielder. Ozzie Grant strikes out. Jack Straw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Alomar strikes out. Ryan Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Red Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Keni Watanabe grounds out to the shortstop. Weldon Wheeler pops out to the third baseman. Clayton Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ossie Davidson singles to center field. Jerome Barnes doubles to center field. Ossie Davidson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chet Farr hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ivan Plodinec triples. Jerome Barnes scores. Chet Farr scores. Edgar Needham singles to left field. Ivan Plodinec scores. Vic Britton walks. Joe Alomar strikes out. Ryan Gonzalez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Bert McGinn pops out to the shortstop. Joe Lowenstein strikes out. Angel Vandagrift strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Stan Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Ossie Davidson grounds out to the second baseman. Jerome Barnes pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona 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 third baseman. Ozzie Grant strikes out. Jack Straw singles to right field. Keni Watanabe reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chet Farr. Weldon Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Eddy Wurlitzer pitching. Chet Farr flies out to the center fielder. Ivan Plodinec grounds out to the second baseman. Edgar Needham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Clayton Kane flies out to the center fielder. Bert McGinn doubles to right field. Al Klieman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Joe Lowenstein strikes out. Dixon Gabrielson is pinch hitting for Angel Vandagrift. Dixon Gabrielson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ryen Augustus enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dixon Gabrielson at RF. Vic Britton walks. Vic Britton steals second. Joe Alomar strikes out. Ryan Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Red Hernandez walks. Lou Taylor is pinch hitting for Al Klieman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lou Taylor walks. Jerome Barnes singles to right field. Vic Britton scores. Red Hernandez scores. Lou Taylor advances to third on the hit. Craig Grace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chet Farr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Jim Hutson pitching. Duke Viola is pinch hitting for Craig Grace. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Duke Viola walks. Ozzie Grant singles past the second baseman. Duke Viola advances to third on the hit. Jack Straw singles to right field. Duke Viola scores. Harry Kluszewski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keni Watanabe singles to right field. Ozzie Grant scores. Weldon Wheeler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Keni Watanabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. The defense is playing the corners in. Clayton Kane grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Arizona total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Ernie Usher is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Saier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Drees did not respond to coaching in range Barry Foster improves in contact_vs_lefty Jake Vina did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Arnie Davis improves in arm Jamie Erickson improves in control Jeff Herrera improves in contact_vs_lefty Jay Herbert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Oliver Henry did not respond to coaching in 2B