Win: George Pearson (6-6) Loss: John Bean (4-8)
Save: Ike Prothro (10)
Inning: 1 Arizona George Pearson pitching. Rudy Martyn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Juan Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Roy Mercedes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta John Bean pitching. Bucky Sullivan strikes out. Clyde Purdy singles to right field. Hideaki Sekimoto grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Clyde Purdy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Larry Brantley strikes out. George Wilcox walks. Danny Litton strikes out. Frank Cooney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta John Woodling walks. Gary Blankenship grounds out to the pitcher. John Woodling advances to second on the play. Babe Leary flies out to the center fielder. Koichi Oyane lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Mike Scantlebury grounds out to the pitcher. John Bean flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Martyn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta George Pearson grounds out to the shortstop. Bucky Sullivan walks. Clyde Purdy lines out to the third baseman. Hideaki Sekimoto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bucky Sullivan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Juan Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Mercedes strikes out. Larry Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Paul Brown singles to center field. John Woodling singles to center field. Gary Blankenship grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Paul Brown advances to third on the play. Babe Leary grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona George Wilcox grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Litton hits a home run. Frank Cooney is hit by a pitch. Mike Scantlebury grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Cooney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Bean singles to center field. Mike Scantlebury advances to third on the hit. Rudy Martyn walks. Juan Roberts walks. Mike Scantlebury scores. Roy Mercedes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Atlanta Koichi Oyane triples. George Pearson flies out to the left fielder. Bucky Sullivan singles to right field. Koichi Oyane scores. Clyde Purdy strikes out. Hideaki Sekimoto walks. Paul Brown singles to center field. Bucky Sullivan scores. Hideaki Sekimoto advances to third on the hit. John Woodling hits a home run. Hideaki Sekimoto scores. Paul Brown scores. Amaury Torre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Blankenship walks. Babe Leary walks. Koichi Oyane singles to center field. Gary Blankenship scores. Otto Giambi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Pearson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Arizona Larry Brantley triples. George Wilcox singles in front of the center fielder. Larry Brantley scores. Danny Litton reached on a 2-base fielding error by Koichi Oyane. Frank Cooney flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, George Wilcox is thrown out at the plate. Mike Scantlebury doubles to center field. Danny Litton scores. Neil Ennis is pinch hitting for Otto Giambi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Mike Scantlebury is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Glenn Sproull pitching. Bucky Sullivan lines out to the shortstop. Clyde Purdy strikes out. Hideaki Sekimoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Glenn Sproull grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Martyn strikes out. Juan Roberts singles to right field. Roy Mercedes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Paul Brown flies out to the left fielder. John Woodling flies out to the right fielder. Gary Blankenship strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Hiroyasu Nishiyama 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. Larry Brantley doubles to center field. George Wilcox grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Danny Litton flies out to the right fielder. Frank Cooney singles to left field. Larry Brantley scores. Frank Cooney steals second. Mike Scantlebury walks. Glenn Sproull strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Babe Leary grounds out to the second baseman. Koichi Oyane strikes out. Takayuki Azuma is pinch hitting for Hiroyasu Nishiyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Takayuki Azuma grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Ike Prothro pitching. Rudy Martyn flies out to the right fielder. Juan Roberts pops out to the shortstop. Roy Mercedes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners left on base: 7 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Larry Brantley (4), Mike Scantlebury (2).3B - Larry Brantley (2).HR - Danny Litton (6).HBP - Frank Cooney (1). Baserunning: SB - Frank Cooney (4).CS - Mike Scantlebury (8).
Game Notes Amaury Torre is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Bergen did not respond to coaching in range Art Groat did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jose Verble did not respond to coaching in arm Daryl Woodson improves in contact_vs_lefty
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Butch Chervinko did not respond to coaching in speed Vince Morandini did not respond to coaching in control Steve Hitchcock improves in contact_vs_lefty John Parker did not respond to coaching in velocity Butch Chervinko did not respond to coaching in SS