Win: Yordanis Aroche (3-0) Loss: Hod Smith (1-2)
Save: Gil Pickering (9)
Inning: 1 Atlanta James Tomkins pitching. Joe Parra triples. Takashi Minamide walks. Dad Korcheck grounds out to the third baseman. Takashi Minamide advances to second on the play. Red Clarke grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Parra scores. Takashi Minamide advances to third on the play. Ira Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Yordanis Aroche pitching. Diomedes McGehee flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Ford flies out to the center fielder. Callum Marshall pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Herman Jacquez strikes out. Hal Heydon singles to right field. Biff Ryba walks. Yordanis Aroche lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Parra walks. Takashi Minamide grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Arizona Mike Donahue strikes out. Paulo Di Canio strikes out. Jim Rand grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Dad Korcheck lines out to the shortstop. Red Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Ira Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Jerry Dawson grounds out to the second baseman. Blake Holtz singles to center field. James Tomkins lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Diomedes McGehee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Herman Jacquez grounds out to the pitcher. Hal Heydon hits a home run. Biff Ryba grounds out to the shortstop. Yordanis Aroche singles to left field. Joe Parra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Orlando Ford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Callum Marshall walks. Mike Donahue walks. Paulo Di Canio grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Takashi Minamide grounds out to the third baseman. Dad Korcheck grounds out to the third baseman. Red Clarke singles to center field. Ira Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Jim Rand grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Dawson flies out to the center fielder. Blake Holtz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Herman Jacquez grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Heydon strikes out. Biff Ryba singles to right field. Biff Ryba steals second. Blake Holtz throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Yordanis Aroche flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona James Tomkins grounds out to the pitcher. Diomedes McGehee doubles to left field. Orlando Ford flies out to the center fielder. Callum Marshall doubles past the first baseman. Diomedes McGehee scores. Mike Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Joe Parra flies out to the right fielder. Takashi Minamide flies out to the center fielder. Dad Korcheck walks. Red Clarke reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Rand. Lon Chittum 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. Ira Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Paulo Di Canio reached on a fielding error by Yordanis Aroche. Jim Rand doubles to center field. Paulo Di Canio uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Dawson strikes out. Blake Holtz flies out to the left fielder. Clyde Best is pinch hitting for Lon Chittum. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Clyde Best strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Hod Smith pitching. Herman Jacquez grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Heydon singles to center field. Lynn Langsford is pinch running for Hal Heydon on 1st base. Biff Ryba flies out to the left fielder. Rickey Zavaras is pinch hitting for Yordanis Aroche. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Rickey Zavaras doubles to right field. Lynn Langsford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Len Gettinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Parra walks. Takashi Minamide strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Billy Handrahan pitching. Diomedes McGehee strikes out. Orlando Ford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Callum Marshall singles to left field. Mike Donahue singles to center field. Paulo Di Canio strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Dad Korcheck walks. Red Clarke flies out to the left fielder. Passed ball. Dad Korcheck advances to second. Ira Smith flies out to the center fielder. Herman Jacquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Gil Pickering comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Rand pops out to the shortstop. Jerry Dawson strikes out. Blake Holtz walks. Rod Paredes is pinch hitting for Len Gettinger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rod Paredes reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lynn Langsford. Diomedes McGehee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners LOB: 12 Arizona total runners LOB: 8
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Lyons improves in range Pete Sperber did not respond to coaching in control Bob Barnhart did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Lyons improves in arm Tim Arnold did not respond to coaching in control Bob Barnhart did not respond to coaching in control
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rob Pape did not respond to coaching in arm Rob Pape improves in range Harland Campanella did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Hansen did not respond to coaching in speed Harland Campanella did not respond to coaching in control Pat Holland improves in arm