Win: Frank Ross (2-2) Loss: Sanshiro Shimizu (1-2)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Sanshiro Shimizu pitching. Charlie Fixa pops out to the first baseman. Bucky Sullivan walks. Clyde Purdy flies out to the left fielder. Hideaki Sekimoto singles to left field. Bucky Sullivan advances to third on the hit. Paul Brown pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Arizona Frank Ross pitching. Ken Bergen flies out to the left fielder. Neil Ennis flies out to the center fielder. Danny Litton walks. Mike Scantlebury pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta John Woodling hits a home run. Steve Hitchcock flies out to the right fielder. Babe Leary pops out to the shortstop. Frank Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Joe Thome pops out to the shortstop. Art Groat grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Hogue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Charlie Fixa flies out to the center fielder. Bucky Sullivan hits a home run. Clyde Purdy strikes out. Hideaki Sekimoto singles to center field. Paul Brown walks. John Woodling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Frank Cooney pops out to the third baseman. Sanshiro Shimizu grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Bergen walks. Neil Ennis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Bergen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Steve Hitchcock singles to left field. Steve Hitchcock steals second. Steve Hitchcock steals third. Babe Leary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Hitchcock scores. Frank Ross reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Scantlebury. Charlie Fixa singles to right field. Frank Ross scores. Bucky Sullivan doubles to center field. Charlie Fixa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Jelic comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clyde Purdy strikes out. Hideaki Sekimoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Danny Litton walks. Danny Litton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Scantlebury flies out to the right fielder. Joe Thome flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Paul Brown flies out to the center fielder. John Woodling singles to center field. Steve Hitchcock grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Woodling is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Steve Hitchcock steals second. Babe Leary strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Art Groat reached on a fielding error by Steve Hitchcock. Art Groat is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Hogue flies out to the right fielder. Frank Cooney pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Frank Ross strikes out. Gary Dauer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Fixa triples. Bucky Sullivan hits a home run. Charlie Fixa scores. Johnny Jensen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clyde Purdy singles to left field. Clyde Purdy is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hideaki Sekimoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Yuset Guerra is pinch hitting for Johnny Jensen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Yuset Guerra strikes out. Ken Bergen reached on a fielding error by Steve Hitchcock. Neil Ennis singles to right field. Ken Bergen advances to third on the hit. Neil Ennis steals second. Danny Litton singles to right field. Ken Bergen scores. Neil Ennis scores. Mike Scantlebury walks. Joe Thome strikes out. Art Groat grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Glenn Sproull pitching. Paul Brown walks. John Woodling walks. Steve Hitchcock doubles to right field. Paul Brown scores. John Woodling uses his aggressiveness and scores. Amaury Torre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Babe Leary singles to right field. Steve Hitchcock scores. Frank Ross lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Fixa strikes out. Bucky Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Mike Hogue lines out to the pitcher. Frank Cooney singles to center field. Amaury Torre lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Bergen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Clyde Purdy singles to right field. Hideaki Sekimoto flies out to the right fielder. Paul Brown grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Rube Phillips is pinch hitting for Neil Ennis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rube Phillips doubles past the right fielder. Danny Litton grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Phillips advances to third on the play. Mike Scantlebury grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Phillips scores. Joe Thome strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta John Woodling grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Hitchcock triples. Babe Leary flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Hitchcock scores. Shinya Yanagida is pinch hitting for Frank Ross. 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 flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Hiroyasu Nishiyama pitching. Art Groat flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hogue strikes out. Frank Cooney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7 Arizona total runners LOB: 5
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ike Prothro did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Hewitt improves in speed Archi Yett did not respond to coaching in velocity Masateru Sanada did not respond to coaching in arm Moon Lefferts did not respond to coaching in SS
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Daryl Woodson improves in power_vs_righty Harry Lawry did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tony Chambers did not respond to coaching in range Tony Chambers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty