Win: Tom Varsho (4-4) Loss: Corey Hilton (5-5)
Save: Dick Winningham (2)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Corey Hilton pitching. Charlie Fixa singles to right field. Charlie Fixa steals second. Paul Brown walks. John Woodling doubles to center field. Charlie Fixa scores. Paul Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Hitchcock hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rick Buehrle grounds out to the second baseman. John Woodling scores. Steve Hitchcock advances to second on the play. Mike Andrews singles to left field. Steve Hitchcock is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Koichi Oyane triples. Mike Andrews scores. Jack Jelic comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinya Yanagida singles to right field. Koichi Oyane scores. Tom Varsho grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shinya Yanagida is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Tom Varsho pitching. Ken Bergen singles to left field. Neil Ennis singles to center field. Ken Bergen advances to third on the hit. Danny Litton triples. Ken Bergen scores. Neil Ennis scores. Mike Scantlebury flies out to the left fielder. Joe Thome flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Danny Litton scores. Art Groat walks. Mike Hogue flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Charlie Fixa grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Brown pops out to the second baseman. John Woodling grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Frank Cooney strikes out. Yuset Guerra is pinch hitting for Jack Jelic. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yuset Guerra hits a home run. Ken Bergen flies out to the right fielder. Neil Ennis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Johnny Jensen pitching. Steve Hitchcock hits a home run. Pete Glaus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Buehrle lines out to the third baseman. Mike Andrews singles to left field. Koichi Oyane strikes out. Shinya Yanagida is hit by a pitch. Tom Varsho singles to left field. Mike Andrews scores. Shinya Yanagida advances to third on the hit. Glenn Sproull comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Fixa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Danny Litton strikes out. Mike Scantlebury strikes out. Joe Thome strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Paul Brown reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Scantlebury. John Woodling hits a home run. Paul Brown scores. Amaury Torre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Hitchcock walks. Steve Hitchcock steals second. Rick Buehrle grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Andrews singles to right field. Steve Hitchcock scores. Koichi Oyane strikes out. Shinya Yanagida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Art Groat grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Hogue walks. Frank Cooney singles to left field. Mike Hogue aggressively advances to third on the hit. Amaury Torre strikes out. Frank Cooney steals second. Ken Bergen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Tom Varsho pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Fixa grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Brown walks. John Woodling grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Neil Ennis pops out to the first baseman. Danny Litton lines out to the second baseman. Mike Scantlebury flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Steve Hitchcock singles to center field. Rick Buehrle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Hitchcock advances to second on the play. Mike Andrews strikes out. Koichi Oyane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Joe Thome singles past the shortstop. Art Groat strikes out. Mike Hogue strikes out. Frank Cooney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Shinya Yanagida pops out to the catcher. Tom Varsho strikes out. Charlie Fixa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Amaury Torre singles to center field. Ken Bergen grounds out to the pitcher. Amaury Torre advances to second on the play. Neil Ennis walks. Danny Litton strikes out. Mike Scantlebury walks. Ed Vargus 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. Joe Thome walks. Amaury Torre scores. Art Groat singles to right field. Neil Ennis scores. Mike Scantlebury is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Paul Brown flies out to the center fielder. John Woodling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Hitchcock grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Mike Hogue walks. Mike Hogue steals second. Frank Cooney singles to left field. Mike Hogue scores. 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 flies out to the center fielder. Neil Ennis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Rick Buehrle lines out to the third baseman. Mike Andrews singles to center field. Koichi Oyane singles to right field. Shinya Yanagida strikes out. Jerry Lopez is pinch hitting for Ed Vargus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jerry Lopez singles to right field. Charlie Fixa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Arizona Hiroyasu Nishiyama pitching. Danny Litton singles to right field. Mike Scantlebury pops out to the first baseman. Danny Litton steals second. Joe Thome walks. Art Groat grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Danny Litton is out at third base. Mike Hogue walks. Frank Cooney singles to right field. Joe Thome scores. Art Groat scores. Mike Hogue advances to third on the hit. Dick Winningham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Amaury Torre strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners LOB: 9 Arizona total runners LOB: 8
Batting:3B - Danny Litton (2).HR - Yuset Guerra (1).SF - Joe Thome. Baserunning: SB - Danny Litton (9), Mike Hogue (8), Frank Cooney (3). Fielding: E - Mike Scantlebury.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Masateru Sanada did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Pearson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Kida did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ike Prothro 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: Gary Dauer improves in velocity Daryl Woodson improves in contact_vs_lefty Greg Garbey improves in speed Buddy Brodie did not respond to coaching in speed