Win: Ron "Duece" Valdez (5-0) Loss: Red Cantrell (0-4)
Inning: 1 Arizona Red Cantrell pitching. Jose Kusnyer hits a home run. Tom Hanley singles to left field. Joe Lawless strikes out. Jim McDaniel grounds out to the catcher. Tom Hanley advances to second on the play. Scott Walters grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Ron Duece Valdez pitching. Jack Kazanski grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Russell flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Tabor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Akira Iida grounds out to the second baseman. Roland Miles strikes out. Emil Nixon reached on a fielding error by Chuck Tabor. Ron Duece Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Brock Quirk pops out to the catcher. Eddie Berry lines out to the shortstop. Danny Kinder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Jose Kusnyer walks. Tom Hanley strikes out. Joe Lawless walks. Jim McDaniel strikes out. Scott Walters walks. Akira Iida singles in front of the left fielder. Jose Kusnyer scores. Joe Lawless scores. Scott Walters advances to third on the hit. Roland Miles pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 New York Steve Ritterson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Cook walks. Jim Cook steals second. Red Cantrell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Cook advances to third on the play. Jack Kazanski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Emil Nixon grounds out to the catcher. Ron Duece Valdez strikes out. Jose Kusnyer singles to right field. Tom Hanley doubles to right field. Jose Kusnyer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Lawless lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Jim Russell strikes out. Chuck Tabor hits a home run. Brock Quirk strikes out. Eddie Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Jim McDaniel singles to left field. Scott Walters strikes out. Akira Iida walks. Mike Mayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roland Miles pops out to the second baseman. Emil Nixon triples. Jim McDaniel scores. Akira Iida scores. Ron Duece Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Danny Kinder singles to center field. Steve Ritterson singles to right field. Jim Cook strikes out. Mike Mayne lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Kazanski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Jose Kusnyer grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Hanley singles to left field. Tom Hanley steals second. Joe Lawless bunts for a base hit. Jim McDaniel hits a home run. Tom Hanley scores. Joe Lawless scores. Scott Walters pops out to the first baseman. Akira Iida doubles to left field. Roland Miles hits a home run. Akira Iida scores. Emil Nixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Jim Russell flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Tabor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brock Quirk singles to left field. Eddie Berry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Ron Duece Valdez strikes out. Andy Dozier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Jose Kusnyer singles to right field. Tom Hanley walks. Joe Lawless hits a home run. Jose Kusnyer scores. Tom Hanley scores. Jim McDaniel pops out to the shortstop. Scott Walters pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Danny Kinder strikes out. Bobby Thornton is pinch hitting for Steve Ritterson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Thornton strikes out. Jim Cook reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Duece Valdez. Creighton Shealy is pinch hitting for Andy Dozier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Cook steals third. Creighton Shealy grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Harry Nieman pitching. Akira Iida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roland Miles hits a home run. Emil Nixon pops out to the first baseman. Ron Duece Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Jack Kazanski grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Russell strikes out. Chuck Tabor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Jose Kusnyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ramon Pope is pinch hitting for Tom Hanley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ramon Pope singles to left field. Joe Lawless triples. Ramon Pope scores. Jim McDaniel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Lawless scores. Bob Dobbek is pinch hitting for Scott Walters. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Dobbek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Brock Quirk grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Berry doubles to right field. Danny Kinder flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Thornton singles to left field. Eddie Berry scores. Jim Cook grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 6 New York total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Tom Hanley (5), Akira Iida (3).3B - Joe Lawless (1), Emil Nixon (2).HR - Jose Kusnyer (7), Joe Lawless (8), Jim McDaniel (5), Roland Miles 2 (7). Baserunning: SB - Tom Hanley (1). Fielding: E - Ron Duece Valdez.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Whitey Alcock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Art Prokopec did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Olson did not respond to coaching in arm Sam Downing improves in arm
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Yosbany Duque did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Marty Booker did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Hensley improves in speed Jim Cook improves in contact_vs_lefty Damaso Whitaker did not respond to coaching in C