Inning: 1 Arizona Pete Weston pitching. Steve Klesko strikes out. Jerry Burpo flies out to the right fielder. Al Montgomery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Keith Jones pitching. Bob Osborne grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tim Nicholson flies out to the left fielder. Luis Gomez walks. Hal Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Luis Gomez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Denny Peel walks. Denny Peel steals second. Bill Ancker strikes out. Tim Ward strikes out. Norm Combs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rinaldo Burke flies out to the left fielder. Sam McWatson walks. Bob Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Sam McWatson advances to second on the play. Billy Putman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Brad Lundstedt strikes out. Keith Jones strikes out. Steve Klesko grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Pete Weston flies out to the center fielder. Bob Osborne flies out to the right fielder. Tim Nicholson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Jerry Burpo grounds out to the second baseman. Al Montgomery flies out to the center fielder. Denny Peel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Luis Gomez hits a home run. Hal Smith singles to right field. Rinaldo Burke singles past the shortstop. Sam McWatson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Thomas hits a home run. Hal Smith scores. Rinaldo Burke scores. Billy Putman triples. Pete Weston lines out to the second baseman. Bob Osborne reached on a fielding error by Norm Combs. Billy Putman scores. Tim Nicholson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Bill Ancker singles to center field. Tim Ward strikes out. Norm Combs flies out to the right fielder. Bill Ancker steals second. Brad Lundstedt doubles to center field. Bill Ancker scores. Keith Jones singles to center field. Brad Lundstedt scores. Steve Klesko grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Luis Gomez strikes out. Hal Smith walks. Hal Smith steals second. Rinaldo Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Sam McWatson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Jerry Burpo strikes out. Al Montgomery singles to right field. Denny Peel strikes out. Bill Ancker singles to right field. Al Montgomery advances to third on the hit. Bill Ancker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob Thomas pops out to the second baseman. Billy Putman grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Weston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Tim Ward lines out to the third baseman. Roy Flynn is pinch hitting for Norm Combs. Roy Flynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Lundstedt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Izzy Wagner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Flynn at C. Bob Osborne singles to center field. Tim Nicholson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Brad Lundstedt. Luis Gomez hits a home run. Bob Osborne scores. Tim Nicholson scores. Hal Rawley is pinch hitting for Hal Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hal Rawley strikes out. Rinaldo Burke grounds out to the third baseman. Sam McWatson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Keith Jones singles to right field. Steve Klesko doubles to right field. Keith Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Burpo strikes out. Mike Redfield is pinch hitting for Al Montgomery. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Redfield singles to right field. Steve Klesko scores. Bill Kennedy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Denny Peel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Redfield is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Ancker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Al Ladd is pinch hitting for Bob Thomas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Ladd flies out to the left fielder. Joe Cobb is pinch hitting for Billy Putman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Cobb doubles to center field. Vern Toporcer is pinch hitting for Bill Kennedy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vern Toporcer singles to left field. Joe Cobb uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Whelan 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. Vern Toporcer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Osborne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Joe Haney pitching. Tim Ward singles to right field. Izzy Wagner pops out to the first baseman. Brad Lundstedt flies out to the right fielder. Jim Bullard is pinch hitting for Paul Whelan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Bullard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners left on base: 5 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Tim Ward is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: F Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jason Simpson did not respond to coaching in speed Slats Martel improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Vaughan improves in contact_vs_righty Daff Holcombe did not respond to coaching in velocity Jason Simpson did not respond to coaching in C
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Brennan improves in speed Mal Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Darrin Lazar improves in power_vs_righty Darrin Lazar improves in speed John Hovlik did not respond to coaching in 3B