Win: Tom Varsho (8-7) Loss: Sanshiro Shimizu (1-8)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Sanshiro Shimizu pitching. Charlie Fixa flies out to the center fielder. Bucky Sullivan strikes out. Clyde Purdy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Tom Varsho pitching. Mike Scantlebury grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Breitenstein flies out to the left fielder. Rob Raczka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Hideaki Sekimoto singles to left field. Hideaki Sekimoto steals second. Paul Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hideaki Sekimoto advances to third on the play. John Woodling flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hideaki Sekimoto scores. Gary Blankenship pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Yuset Guerra strikes out. Larry Brantley singles to center field. Dan Powell singles to center field. Larry Brantley is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Mike Hogue singles to center field. Dan Powell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Juan Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Babe Leary flies out to the right fielder. Tom Varsho strikes out. Charlie Fixa walks. Bucky Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Sanshiro Shimizu singles to right field. Mike Scantlebury doubles past the third baseman. Sanshiro Shimizu uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Breitenstein strikes out. Rob Raczka strikes out. Yuset Guerra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Clyde Purdy walks. Hideaki Sekimoto singles to left field. Clyde Purdy advances to third on the hit. Hideaki Sekimoto is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Brown singles to left field. Clyde Purdy scores. John Woodling walks. Gary Blankenship flies out to the left fielder. Paul Brown steals third. Babe Leary singles to center field. Paul Brown scores. John Woodling advances to third on the hit. Tom Varsho walks. Charlie Fixa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Arizona Larry Brantley flies out to the center fielder. Dan Powell singles to right field. Dan Powell steals second. Mike Hogue flies out to the right fielder. Juan Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Otto Giambi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bucky Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Purdy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hideaki Sekimoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Danny Litton is pinch hitting for Otto Giambi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Danny Litton walks. Mike Scantlebury grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jerry Breitenstein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Glenn Sproull pitching. Paul Brown is hit by a pitch. John Woodling strikes out. Paul Brown steals second. Gary Blankenship singles to left field. Paul Brown scores. Gary Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Babe Leary hits a home run. Gary Blankenship scores. Tom Varsho grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Fixa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Rob Raczka strikes out. Yuset Guerra flies out to the left fielder. Larry Brantley singles to center field. Dan Powell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Larry Brantley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Bucky Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Purdy hits a home run. Hideaki Sekimoto strikes out. Paul Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Mike Hogue grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Roberts strikes out. Gary Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta John Woodling lines out to the shortstop. Gary Blankenship grounds out to the pitcher. Babe Leary singles to left field. Shinya Yanagida is pinch hitting for Tom Varsho. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Shinya Yanagida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Hiroyasu Nishiyama pitching. Mike Scantlebury grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jerry Breitenstein singles to left field. Frank Cooney is pinch hitting for Rob Raczka. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Breitenstein is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Cooney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Charlie Fixa grounds out to the shortstop. Bucky Sullivan strikes out. Clyde Purdy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Yuset Guerra singles to right field. Larry Brantley flies out to the right fielder. Neil Ennis is pinch hitting for Dan Powell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Neil Ennis pops out to the shortstop. Mike Hogue grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners LOB: 5 Arizona total runners LOB: 6
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Moon Lefferts did not respond to coaching in range Moon Lefferts improves in contact_vs_lefty Moon Lefferts improves in arm Jim Grimes did not respond to coaching in velocity Kaiser Gabrielson did not respond to coaching in CF
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rube Phillips did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Greg Garbey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brian Benjamin improves in contact_vs_righty Buddy Brodie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty