Win: Les Littrell (2-5) Loss: Allen Barry (4-4)
Save: Craig Grace (12)
Inning: 1 Arizona Allen Barry pitching. Weldon Wheeler grounds out to the shortstop. Dustin Crenshaw flies out to the left fielder. Jack Straw strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Les Littrell pitching. Joe Alomar grounds out to the shortstop. Ivan Plodinec walks. Vic Britton strikes out. Cecil Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Bert McGinn hits a home run. Joe McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Ozzie Grant doubles to right field. Con McCall grounds out to the second baseman. Ozzie Grant advances to third on the play. Jeff Herrera singles to left field. Ozzie Grant scores. Les Littrell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Edgar Needham flies out to the center fielder. Bid Markle grounds out to the shortstop. Manuel Robertson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Weldon Wheeler singles to center field. Dustin Crenshaw walks. Jack Straw strikes out. Bert McGinn reached on a fielding error by Ivan Plodinec. Joe McMillan hits a home run. Weldon Wheeler scores. Dustin Crenshaw scores. Bert McGinn scores. Tyson Corhan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ozzie Grant grounds out to the shortstop. Con McCall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Babe Koch pops out to the shortstop. Tyson Corhan walks. Joe Alomar singles to left field. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Vic Britton singles to center field. Tyson Corhan scores. Joe Alomar advances to third on the hit. Cecil Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Jeff Herrera walks. Jeff Herrera steals second. Les Littrell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Weldon Wheeler walks. Weldon Wheeler steals second. Dustin Crenshaw grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Herrera scores. Weldon Wheeler advances to third on the play. Jack Straw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Edgar Needham strikes out. Bid Markle walks. Manuel Robertson singles past the shortstop. Bid Markle advances to third on the hit. Babe Koch grounds out to the shortstop. Bid Markle scores. Manuel Robertson advances to second on the play. Passed ball. Manuel Robertson advances to third. Tyson Corhan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Bert McGinn flies out to the right fielder. Joe McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Ozzie Grant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Alomar grounds out to the second baseman. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Vic Britton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Con McCall hits a home run. Harry Kluszewski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Herrera walks. Les Littrell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Weldon Wheeler singles to center field. Jeff Herrera is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dustin Crenshaw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Cecil Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Edgar Needham walks. Bid Markle strikes out. Manuel Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Jack Straw grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bert McGinn doubles past the third baseman. Joe McMillan grounds out to the shortstop. Seth Bullock is pinch hitting for Ozzie Grant. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Seth Bullock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Babe Koch singles to center field. Lou Taylor is pinch hitting for Harry Kluszewski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lou Taylor doubles past the third baseman. Babe Koch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Alomar lines out to the first baseman. Ivan Plodinec singles to left field. Lou Taylor scores. Stan Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Britton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ivan Plodinec advances to second on the play. Cecil Johnson singles to center field. Ivan Plodinec scores. Edgar Needham hits a home run. Cecil Johnson scores. Harry Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bid Markle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Al Klieman pitching. Con McCall grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Herrera singles to left field. Joe Lowenstein is pinch hitting for Harry Robinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Lowenstein flies out to the center fielder. Weldon Wheeler grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jeff Herrera is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Eddy Wurlitzer pitching. Manuel Robertson flies out to the left fielder. Babe Koch strikes out. Red Hernandez is pinch hitting for Al Klieman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Red Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Tom Fowler pitching. Dustin Crenshaw strikes out. Jack Straw pops out to the first baseman. Bert McGinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Craig Grace comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Alomar lines out to the first baseman. Ivan Plodinec doubles to center field. Vic Britton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ivan Plodinec advances to third on the play. Cecil Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Harry Robinson is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Danny Hamann did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harold McGavin improves in endurance Rick Werley did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Hernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Drees did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alex Fisk improves in range Bill Moore improves in range Barry Foster improves in range