Win: Sanshiro Shimizu (4-5) Loss: George McIvor (2-7)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Sanshiro Shimizu pitching. Charlie Fixa grounds out to the shortstop. Bucky Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Purdy singles past the third baseman. Hideaki Sekimoto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clyde Purdy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona George McIvor pitching. Ernesto Ricardo singles to right field. Neil Ennis pops out to the third baseman. Danny Litton pops out to the catcher. Mike Scantlebury flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Paul Brown lines out to the shortstop. John Woodling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Hitchcock grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Joe Thome grounds out to the third baseman. Art Groat singles to center field. Mike Hogue walks. Rob Raczka doubles to center field. Art Groat scores. Mike Hogue scores. Sanshiro Shimizu flies out to the left fielder. Ernesto Ricardo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Babe Leary strikes out. George McIvor grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Fixa lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Neil Ennis singles to right field. Neil Ennis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Danny Litton walks. Danny Litton steals second. Mike Scantlebury strikes out. Joe Thome triples. Danny Litton scores. Art Groat singles to right field. Joe Thome scores. Art Groat steals second. Mike Hogue singles to center field. Art Groat scores. Rob Raczka singles to right field. Sanshiro Shimizu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bucky Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Purdy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hideaki Sekimoto singles to right field. Hideaki Sekimoto is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Ernesto Ricardo strikes out. Neil Ennis flies out to the left fielder. Danny Litton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Paul Brown flies out to the right fielder. John Woodling strikes out. Steve Hitchcock reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Scantlebury. Babe Leary pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Mike Scantlebury hits a home run. Joe Thome singles to center field. Joe Thome steals second. Art Groat grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Hogue strikes out. Rob Raczka walks. Ernie Duzen 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. Sanshiro Shimizu strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ernie Duzen flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Fixa grounds out to the pitcher. Bucky Sullivan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Ernesto Ricardo doubles to center field. Ernesto Ricardo steals third. Neil Ennis grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Litton singles to center field. Ernesto Ricardo scores. Mike Scantlebury grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Litton advances to second on the play. Joe Thome flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Clyde Purdy doubles to left field. Hideaki Sekimoto singles to center field. Clyde Purdy scores. Paul Brown singles to left field. Hideaki Sekimoto advances to third on the hit. John Woodling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Brown advances to second on the play. Steve Hitchcock grounds out to the second baseman. Hideaki Sekimoto scores. Paul Brown advances to third on the play. Babe Leary grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Art Groat walks. Ed Vargus 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. Art Groat steals second. Mike Hogue singles to center field. Art Groat is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Rob Raczka grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Hogue is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sanshiro Shimizu walks. Ernesto Ricardo singles to left field. Rob Raczka scores. Sanshiro Shimizu is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Koichi Oyane is pinch hitting for Ed Vargus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Koichi Oyane grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Fixa strikes out. Bucky Sullivan walks. Clyde Purdy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Charles Keen pitching. Neil Ennis doubles to right field. Danny Litton singles to center field. Neil Ennis scores. Rube Phillips is pinch hitting for Mike Scantlebury. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rube Phillips doubles to right field. Joe Thome flies out to the center fielder. Art Groat grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Litton scores. Rube Phillips advances to third on the play. Larry Brantley is pinch hitting for Mike Hogue. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Brantley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Hideaki Sekimoto strikes out. Paul Brown doubles to left field. John Woodling walks. Steve Hitchcock walks. Babe Leary strikes out. Rick Buehrle is pinch hitting for Charles Keen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rick Buehrle triples. Paul Brown scores. John Woodling scores. Steve Hitchcock scores. Charlie Fixa walks. Bucky Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6 Arizona total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Ernesto Ricardo (7), Neil Ennis (8), Rube Phillips (11), Rob Raczka (10).3B - Joe Thome (1).HR - Mike Scantlebury (2). Baserunning: SB - Ernesto Ricardo (5), Danny Litton (8), Joe Thome (6), Art Groat 2 (12).CS - Neil Ennis (11). Fielding: E - Mike Scantlebury.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Grimes improves in control Moon Lefferts improves in arm Pepe Cronin did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin George did not respond to coaching in velocity Butch Chervinko did not respond to coaching in SS
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ben Nickle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Wilson improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Dauer did not respond to coaching in control Mark Virtue did not respond to coaching in arm