Win: Russ Gardenhire (1-0) Loss: Bob Menendez (0-1)
Inning: 1 New York Bob Menendez pitching. Don Willett grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Laga singles to center field. Mike Striker walks. Alejandro Luis_Medina triples. Jim Laga scores. Mike Striker scores. Paxton Crider grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alejandro Luis_Medina scores. Barney Mullin walks. Greg Sawyer walks. Brad Power singles to left field. Barney Mullin scores. Greg Sawyer advances to third on the hit. Allister Desoto triples. Greg Sawyer scores. Brad Power scores. Willie Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Willett grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Allister Desoto pitching. Jim Heinrich grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Files walks. Lefty Root hits a home run. Doc Files scores. Roberto Miranda doubles to center field. Mack Weiss grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Burns grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Jim Laga flies out to the left fielder. Mike Striker strikes out. Alejandro Luis_Medina singles to right field. Paxton Crider grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Ken Bowen grounds out to the third baseman. John Brown walks. Willie Carter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Willie Carter flies out to the left fielder. Jim Heinrich walks. Doc Files singles to center field. Lefty Root singles to center field. John Brown scores. Jim Heinrich is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Barney Mullin walks. Greg Sawyer strikes out. Brad Power singles to right field. Allister Desoto lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Barney Mullin is thrown out at third. Brad Power advances to second on the play. Brad Power advances to second on the play. Don Willett singles to left field. Brad Power scores. Allister Desoto advances to third on the hit. Patsy Short comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Laga strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Roberto Miranda strikes out. Mack Weiss reached on a fielding error by Mike Striker. Phil Burns strikes out. Ken Bowen grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mack Weiss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Mike Striker flies out to the right fielder. Alejandro Luis_Medina singles to right field. Paxton Crider singles to center field. Alejandro Luis_Medina advances to third on the hit. Barney Mullin strikes out. Greg Sawyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Patsy Short strikes out. Jim Heinrich walks. Jim Heinrich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Brad Power walks. Brad Power steals second. Allister Desoto lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Brad Power is thrown out at third. Don Willett walks. Jim Laga grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Doc Files singles to center field. Lefty Root singles to left field. Doc Files advances to third on the hit. Roberto Miranda pops out to the shortstop. Mack Weiss pops out to the third baseman. Phil Burns singles to center field. Doc Files scores. Lefty Root advances to third on the hit. Russ Gardenhire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Bowen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Mike Striker grounds out to the second baseman. Alejandro Luis_Medina flies out to the left fielder. Paxton Crider hits a home run. Chico Danning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barney Mullin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona John Brown walks. John Brown steals second. Chico Danning lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Heinrich reached on a 2-base throwing error by Greg Sawyer. John Brown scores. Doc Files grounds out to the pitcher. Lefty Root flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Greg Sawyer singles to center field. Greg Sawyer steals second. Brad Power strikes out. Zack Shepherd is pinch hitting for Russ Gardenhire. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Zack Shepherd hits a home run. Greg Sawyer scores. Hidetoshi Nishi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Willett grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Laga grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Johnny Finigan pitching. Roberto Miranda pops out to the first baseman. Mack Weiss strikes out. Phil Burns flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Mike Striker singles to center field. Alejandro Luis_Medina walks. Mike Striker is out trying to steal third. Paxton Crider walks. Barney Mullin hits a home run. Alejandro Luis_Medina scores. Paxton Crider scores. Greg Sawyer strikes out. Brad Power hits a home run. Junior Acosta is pinch hitting for Johnny Finigan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Junior Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona George Barrett pitching. Ken Bowen flies out to the right fielder. John Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Java Rains is pinch hitting for Hidetoshi Nishi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Java Rains lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York John Latimer pitching. Don Willett flies out to the left fielder. Jim Laga strikes out. Mike Striker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Jim Heinrich strikes out. Doc Files flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Root walks. Roberto Miranda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 7 Arizona total runners LOB: 7
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Buelow did not respond to coaching in endurance Diego Hahn did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Whiteman improves in contact_vs_righty Wattie Winkelman improves in range
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Carroll improves in range John Stark did not respond to coaching in endurance Bobby Cudworth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Bart Sorensen did not respond to coaching in 3B