Win: Tom Sanders (8-13) Loss: Eddie Cooke (0-2)
Save: Bud Buskey (23)
Inning: 1 Arizona Mike Roberts pitching. Cooper McPheeters doubles to right field. Masami Nakamura doubles to right field. Cooper McPheeters scores. Seiji Mori singles to right field. Masami Nakamura scores. Fitz Kennedy lines out to the second baseman. Seiji Mori steals second. Charlie Castillo singles to center field. Seiji Mori scores. Ernie Jones singles to center field. Charlie Castillo advances to third on the hit. Bill Morley grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Jones advances to second on the play. Red Hall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tom Sanders pitching. Herb Richards pops out to the second baseman. Doug Piatt hits a home run. Al Linde singles to right field. Dave Brown grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Linde is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Darcy Blessitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Matt Wickland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Cooper McPheeters strikes out. Masami Nakamura pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tom Eason singles to right field. Johnny Stimmel walks. Karl Freeman strikes out. Matt Wickland lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Herb Richards flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Eason scores. Doug Piatt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Seiji Mori flies out to the left fielder. Fitz Kennedy singles to center field. Charlie Castillo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Al Linde flies out to the left fielder. Dave Brown strikes out. Darcy Blessitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Ernie Jones flies out to the center fielder. Bill Morley flies out to the center fielder. Red Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Tom Eason singles past the first baseman. Johnny Stimmel strikes out. Karl Freeman singles to center field. Tom Eason advances to third on the hit. Matt Wickland doubles to left field. Tom Eason scores. Herb Richards walks. Doug Piatt grounds out to the third baseman. Karl Freeman scores. Matt Wickland advances to third on the play. Herb Richards advances to second on the play. Al Linde grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Tom Sanders lines out to the shortstop. Cooper McPheeters flies out to the center fielder. Masami Nakamura reached on a fielding error by Dave Brown. Seiji Mori flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dave Brown pops out to the first baseman. Darcy Blessitt walks. Tom Eason grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Fitz Kennedy singles to right field. Charlie Castillo singles to right field. Fitz Kennedy advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Ernie Jones strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Bill Morley strikes out. Eddie Cooke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Red Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Johnny Stimmel grounds out to the shortstop. Karl Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Cooke grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Charlie Jantzen is pinch hitting for Tom Sanders. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Jantzen flies out to the left fielder. Cooper McPheeters singles to left field. Masami Nakamura walks. Seiji Mori singles to center field. Cooper McPheeters scores. Masami Nakamura advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Blondy Falteisek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fitz Kennedy singles past the shortstop. Masami Nakamura scores. Seiji Mori advances to third on the hit. Charlie Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Seiji Mori scores. Fitz Kennedy advances to second on the play. Fitz Kennedy steals third. Ernie Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati John Eason pitching. Micah Wagner is pinch hitting for Herb Richards. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Micah Wagner grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Morris is pinch hitting for Doug Piatt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Al Linde singles to center field. Dave Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Bill Morley pops out to the second baseman. Red Hall strikes out. Antonio Basadoolee is pinch hitting for John Eason. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Antonio Basadoolee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Greg Gardner pitching. Darcy Blessitt singles to center field. Bob Montemayor is pinch hitting for Tom Eason. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the third baseman. Darcy Blessitt advances to second on the play. Gene Nahorodny is pinch hitting for Johnny Stimmel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Nahorodny flies out to the center fielder. Rod Simmons is pinch hitting for Karl Freeman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rod Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Cooper McPheeters grounds out to the pitcher. Masami Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Seiji Mori strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bud Buskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill May is pinch hitting for Blondy Falteisek. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill May doubles to right field. Micah Wagner pops out to the first baseman. Joe Morris strikes out. Al Linde strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Rod Simmons is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Felipe Schreiber improves in velocity Felipe Schreiber did not respond to coaching in velocity John Schwartz improves in power_vs_righty Joe Malave improves in range Duke Denard did not respond to coaching in SS
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Sisler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Victor Mashore did not respond to coaching in control Ed Bullock did not respond to coaching in control Rich Boehler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Manske did not respond to coaching in 2B