Win: Clay Currie (14-6) Loss: Johnny Bench (4-16)
Save: Rod Scurry (34)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny Bench pitching. Don Penson singles past the third baseman. Hank Moss singles to left field. Don Penson advances to third on the hit. Jack Collins flies out to the left fielder. Bert Gwynn flies out to the right fielder. Arturo Cuellar walks. Hiroyuki Matsui strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Arizona Clay Currie pitching. Jack Conkley strikes out. Buddy Finnvold singles to left field. Bill Castle doubles to center field. Buddy Finnvold uses his aggressiveness and scores. Darren Beltran pops out to the shortstop. Larry DeBerry walks. Floyd Lovullo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kid Leary flies out to the center fielder. Jose Kloza walks. Clay Currie lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jose Kloza forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Don Penson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clay Currie is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Chip Fullmer strikes out. Harry Scurry strikes out. Johnny Bench strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hank Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Collins hits a home run. Bert Gwynn walks. Arturo Cuellar singles to center field. Bert Gwynn advances to third on the hit. Hiroyuki Matsui grounds out to the pitcher. Arturo Cuellar advances to second on the play. Kid Leary strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Jack Conkley lines out to the first baseman. Buddy Finnvold strikes out. Bill Castle singles to left field. Darren Beltran singles past the shortstop. Larry DeBerry walks. Floyd Lovullo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jose Kloza grounds out to the shortstop. Clay Currie strikes out. Don Penson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Chip Fullmer strikes out. Harry Scurry strikes out. Johnny Bench pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hank Moss hits a home run. Jack Collins singles to center field. Bert Gwynn pops out to the first baseman. Arturo Cuellar pops out to the first baseman. Hiroyuki Matsui strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Jack Conkley flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Finnvold pops out to the second baseman. Bill Castle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kid Leary hits a home run. Jose Kloza singles to right field. Passed ball. Jose Kloza advances to second. Clay Currie lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Don Penson doubles to right field. Jose Kloza scores. Hank Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Don Penson advances to third on the play. Jack Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Darren Beltran hits a home run. Larry DeBerry singles to right field. Floyd Lovullo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Chip Fullmer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bert Gwynn grounds out to the shortstop. Arturo Cuellar walks. Hiroyuki Matsui pops out to the catcher. Kid Leary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Niko Goodrum is pinch hitting for Harry Scurry. Niko Goodrum flies out to the right fielder. Jim Mirabelli is pinch hitting for Johnny Bench. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Mirabelli pops out to the shortstop. Jack Conkley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jak Klugmann pitching. Mickey Mullen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Niko Goodrum at C. Harley Rafter is pinch hitting for Jose Kloza. Harley Rafter strikes out. Al Flowers is pinch hitting for Clay Currie. 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. Al Flowers singles to left field. Don Penson singles to left field. Al Flowers advances to third on the hit. Hank Moss triples. Al Flowers scores. Don Penson scores. Charlie Cora comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Collins singles to left field. Hank Moss scores. Bert Gwynn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Collins advances to second on the play. Arturo Cuellar pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Milt Teed pitching. Shane Jonnard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harley Rafter at SS. Buddy Finnvold flies out to the center fielder. Bill Castle grounds out to the second baseman. Darren Beltran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Hiroyuki Matsui grounds out to the pitcher. Kid Leary doubles to left field. Shane Jonnard grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Leary advances to third on the play. Milt Teed strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Larry DeBerry singles to center field. Floyd Lovullo strikes out. Chip Fullmer singles to center field. Mickey Mullen singles to center field. Larry DeBerry scores. Chip Fullmer advances to third on the hit. Rod Scurry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Aurelio Castle is pinch hitting for Charlie Cora. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Aurelio Castle singles to left field. Chip Fullmer scores. Jack Conkley strikes out. Buddy Finnvold strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Arizona total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Kevin Muir improves in power_vs_lefty Kevin Muir improves in contact_vs_righty Emilio Segura improves in power_vs_righty Darrel Parkinson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D- Improvements: Billy Gibbons improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Allen improves in range Jim Mays did not respond to coaching in control Pop Taylor improves in control Jim Macwhorter did not respond to coaching in 3B