Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ryan Rogers pitching. Fred May grounds out to the shortstop. Nick Ortiz singles to center field. Bobby Muller grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Troy Cuyler pitching. Earl McCurry flies out to the center fielder. Tim Benz flies out to the left fielder. Hybo Glowfeather strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tuck Farrell strikes out. Julio Gulan grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Sisk singles to left field. Melvin Buchanan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Denny Rowan. Danny Paschall singles to left field. Sam Sisk scores. Melvin Buchanan scores. Troy Cuyler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado George Culver pops out to the first baseman. Denny Rowan grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Apodaca strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Fred May flies out to the right fielder. Nick Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Muller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Kent Scott walks. Leris Gonzalez strikes out. Ryan Rogers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Earl McCurry doubles to left field. Kent Scott scores. Tim Benz walks. Hybo Glowfeather singles to left field. Earl McCurry scores. Tim Benz advances to third on the hit. George Culver grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tuck Farrell strikes out. Julio Gulan grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Sisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Denny Rowan walks. Mike Apodaca flies out to the center fielder. Kent Scott pops out to the shortstop. Leris Gonzalez singles to center field. Denny Rowan advances to third on the hit. Ryan Rogers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Melvin Buchanan walks. Danny Paschall pops out to the shortstop. Troy Cuyler lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred May walks. Nick Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Colorado Earl McCurry grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Benz flies out to the left fielder. Hybo Glowfeather grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bobby Muller singles to left field. Tuck Farrell pops out to the second baseman. Julio Gulan singles to center field. Bobby Muller advances to third on the hit. Sam Sisk grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Muller scores. Julio Gulan advances to second on the play. Melvin Buchanan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado George Culver strikes out. Denny Rowan grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Apodaca grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Danny Paschall singles to center field. Troy Cuyler lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Trevor Renko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Fred May strikes out. Nick Ortiz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Kent Scott reached on a fielding error by Melvin Buchanan. Leris Gonzalez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Van DeFate is pinch hitting for Trevor Renko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Van DeFate grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Chuck Wright pitching. Bobby Muller walks. Tuck Farrell walks. Bobby Muller steals third. Julio Gulan lines out to the second baseman. Tuck Farrell steals second. Sam Sisk strikes out. Melvin Buchanan walks. Danny Paschall strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Colorado Earl McCurry singles to left field. Tim Benz walks. Bruce Habenicht comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Hybo Glowfeather hits an infield single to the second baseman. George Culver walks. Earl McCurry scores. Denny Rowan strikes out. Mike Apodaca doubles past the center fielder. Tim Benz scores. Hybo Glowfeather scores. Kent Scott singles past the shortstop. George Culver scores. Mike Apodaca scores. Ed Cicotte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leris Gonzalez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Rube Zahn is pinch hitting for Ed Cicotte. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rube Zahn flies out to the right fielder. Fred May strikes out. Nick Ortiz hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bobby Muller singles to center field. Tuck Farrell walks. Julio Gulan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11 Colorado total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Denny Rowan is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Darren Bush did not respond to coaching in control Ken Berman did not respond to coaching in range Juan Haad did not respond to coaching in control Juan Haad did not respond to coaching in control Alex Stanley did not respond to coaching in C
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hilly Pickett did not respond to coaching in velocity Masafumi Nihei did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hilly Pickett did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Lamb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Bowen did not respond to coaching in CF