Win: Tatsuhito Kaneda (2-0) Loss: Juan Sturgeon (2-4)
Save: Jason Cypert (1)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Juan Sturgeon pitching. Fred Fowlkes strikes out. Chikara Yamashita grounds out to the shortstop. Al Pittman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Tatsuhito Kaneda pitching. Bill Brown walks. Al Williams strikes out. Dave Silvestri strikes out. Ed Kolb grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jose Klopp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Verdel pops out to the second baseman. Roy Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Katsunori Muranishi singles to center field. Ramon Stubbs grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Slicker Serad singles past the second baseman. Mike Weatherly singles to left field. Juan Sturgeon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Vic Eggert singles to left field. Ed Conroy strikes out. Tatsuhito Kaneda lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Vic Eggert forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Fowlkes hits a home run. Tatsuhito Kaneda scores. Chikara Yamashita doubles to center field. Al Pittman singles to left field. Al Pittman steals second. Jose Klopp singles to left field. Chikara Yamashita scores. Al Pittman scores. Jose Klopp steals second. Jack Verdel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Bill Brown flies out to the center fielder. Al Williams flies out to the center fielder. Dave Silvestri grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Roy Martinez strikes out. Vic Eggert grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Conroy singles past the shortstop. Earl Frias comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tatsuhito Kaneda flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Ed Kolb grounds out to the third baseman. Katsunori Muranishi singles to right field. Ramon Stubbs grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Katsunori Muranishi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Slicker Serad hits a home run. Ramon Stubbs scores. Mike Weatherly grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Fred Fowlkes grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Chikara Yamashita doubles past the center fielder. Al Pittman grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Klopp reached on a fielding error by Mike Weatherly. Jose Klopp is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Brian Jackson is pinch hitting for Earl Frias. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Brian Jackson strikes out. Bill Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Al Williams singles to left field. Dave Silvestri doubles to left field. Ed Kolb grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Rich Rosado pitching. Jack Verdel grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Martinez strikes out. Vic Eggert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Katsunori Muranishi grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Stubbs hits a home run. Slicker Serad grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Weatherly pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Ed Conroy grounds out to the shortstop. Tatsuhito Kaneda strikes out. Fred Fowlkes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona George Stoviak is pinch hitting for Rich Rosado. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Stoviak strikes out. Bill Brown strikes out. Al Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Lou Lombardozzi pitching. Chikara Yamashita singles to right field. Al Pittman grounds out to the third baseman. Chikara Yamashita advances to second on the play. Jose Klopp flies out to the right fielder. Jack Verdel doubles to right field. Chikara Yamashita scores. Roy Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Hector Conlan 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. Dave Silvestri grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Kolb hits a home run. Katsunori Muranishi singles to center field. Jason Cypert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon Stubbs pops out to the catcher. Slicker Serad singles to center field. Katsunori Muranishi advances to third on the hit. Mike Weatherly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Robinson Shannon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Eggert strikes out. Ed Conroy singles past the first baseman. Ed Conroy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jason Cypert grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Mordecai Miller is pinch hitting for Robinson Shannon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mordecai Miller walks. Bill Brown flies out to the left fielder. Al Williams flies out to the center fielder. Dave Silvestri flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4 Arizona total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Chikara Yamashita 2 (8), Jack Verdel (1).HR - Fred Fowlkes (5). Baserunning: SB - Al Pittman (10), Jose Klopp (6).CS - Jose Klopp (3), Ed Conroy (7).
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Yusniel Sanchez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ron Bartling did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Masato Hironaga did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Masato Hironaga did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Brown improves in range Al Cousineau did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wes Skeels did not respond to coaching in control Wes Skeels did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary DeJesus did not respond to coaching in velocity Gus Connors did not respond to coaching in speed Bubba Banta did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Hack did not respond to coaching in range Augie Leslie did not respond to coaching in 3B