Win: Mel Williams (1-0) Loss: Johnny Bench (0-1)
Save: Rod Scurry (1)
Inning: 1 Arizona Jaime Beltre pitching. Darren Beltran strikes out. Jose Knight flies out to the center fielder. Bill Castle singles to right field. Jack Conkley singles to center field. Buddy Finnvold strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Bench pitching. Hector Polonia flies out to the left fielder. Don Penson flies out to the center fielder. Hank Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Floyd Lovullo hits a home run. Niko Goodrum singles past the shortstop. Niko Goodrum steals second. Harry Scurry strikes out. Johnny Bench grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Niko Goodrum advances to third on the play. Darren Beltran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jack Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Gwynn flies out to the center fielder. Arturo Cuellar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Jose Knight pops out to the first baseman. Bill Castle grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Conkley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hiroyuki Matsui grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Leary hits a home run. Jaime Beltre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hector Polonia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Buddy Finnvold strikes out. Floyd Lovullo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Niko Goodrum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Don Penson walks. Hank Moss grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Don Penson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Moss advances to second on the play. Bert Gwynn singles to right field. Hank Moss scores. Arturo Cuellar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Harry Scurry grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Bench strikes out. Darren Beltran grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hiroyuki Matsui flies out to the right fielder. Kid Leary grounds out to the second baseman. Jaime Beltre pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Jose Knight grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Castle grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jack Conkley walks. Buddy Finnvold hits a home run. Jack Conkley scores. Floyd Lovullo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hector Polonia walks. Don Penson grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Hank Moss doubles to center field. Jack Collins singles to left field. Hank Moss scores. Bert Gwynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Mel Williams 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. Niko Goodrum flies out to the left fielder. Harry Scurry walks. Johnny Bench lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Darren Beltran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Arturo Cuellar strikes out. Hiroyuki Matsui grounds out to the shortstop. Kid Leary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Jose Knight flies out to the left fielder. Bill Castle singles to center field. Jack Conkley flies out to the center fielder. Buddy Finnvold singles to center field. Bill Castle advances to third on the hit. Floyd Lovullo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mel Williams strikes out. Hector Polonia walks. Don Penson singles to right field. Hank Moss singles to right field. Hector Polonia scores. Don Penson advances to third on the hit. Jack Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Don Penson scores. Bert Gwynn singles to right field. Hank Moss advances to third on the hit. Arturo Cuellar walks. Hiroyuki Matsui singles to center field. Hank Moss scores. Bert Gwynn scores. Mickey Foulke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kid Leary strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Chip Fullmer is pinch hitting for Niko Goodrum. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chip Fullmer singles to left field. Harry Scurry singles past the shortstop. Rod Scurry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Mirabelli is pinch hitting for Mickey Foulke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Mirabelli lines out to the second baseman. Darren Beltran flies out to the left fielder. Jose Knight flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Arizona total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: D- Improvements: Ginger Baker did not respond to coaching in speed Coco Montoya did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Gibbons improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Thomas improves in power_vs_righty Billy Gibbons did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rafael Perkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lee Powell improves in power_vs_righty Lee Powell improves in speed Jose Kloza did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty