Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Snyder pitching. William Williams strikes out. Bill Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Joey Sutcliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Kerry Coombs pitching. Jim Coles walks. Jim Coles steals second. Pat Burdette flies out to the left fielder. Art Kroll flies out to the right fielder. Joe Rupe hits an infield single to the second baseman. Frank Menechino singles to left field. Jim Coles scores. Joe Rupe advances to third on the hit. Dave Evans reached on a 2-base throwing error by William Williams. Joe Rupe scores. Claude Vahrenhorst strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Van Wentz singles to right field. Jack Taff lines out to the first baseman. Van Wentz steals second. Rob Getz grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Zahn singles to right field. Van Wentz scores. Jim Romano grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Todd Zahn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Howie Shanley singles to center field. Joe Snyder lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Coles doubles to center field. Howie Shanley scores. Pat Burdette hits a home run. Jim Coles scores. Art Kroll lines out to the pitcher. Joe Rupe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kerry Coombs grounds out to the shortstop. William Williams singles to left field. Bill Johnson strikes out. Joey Sutcliffe doubles to left field. William Williams scores. Van Wentz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Frank Menechino grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Evans doubles to left field. Claude Vahrenhorst flies out to the left fielder. Howie Shanley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jack Taff strikes out. Rob Getz doubles to right field. Todd Zahn strikes out. Jim Romano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Ryan Meyer is pinch hitting for Joe Snyder. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ryan Meyer singles to right field. Jim Coles grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ryan Meyer advances to second on the play. Pat Burdette strikes out. Art Kroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Luther Albury pitching. Kerry Coombs singles to left field. William Williams grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kerry Coombs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. William Williams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Joe Rupe singles to right field. Joe Rupe steals second. Frank Menechino singles to right field. Joe Rupe scores. Bob Amaro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Evans grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Menechino advances to second on the play. Passed ball. Frank Menechino advances to third. Claude Vahrenhorst strikes out. Howie Shanley doubles to right field. Frank Menechino scores. Luther Albury singles to center field. Howie Shanley scores. Jim Coles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joey Sutcliffe reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pat Burdette. Van Wentz flies out to the right fielder. Jack Taff flies out to the right fielder. Rob Getz walks. Todd Zahn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Edwin Huntzinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Burdette lines out to the second baseman. Art Kroll walks. Joe Rupe strikes out. Frank Menechino doubles to left field. Art Kroll uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Evans hits a home run. Frank Menechino scores. Claude Vahrenhorst strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Romano walks. Scott Fussell is pinch hitting for Edwin Huntzinger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Scott Fussell singles to right field. William Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Romano advances to third on the play. Scott Fussell advances to second on the play. Phil Shirley 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. Bill Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Romano scores. Scott Fussell advances to third on the play. Joey Sutcliffe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Harry Uhl pitching. Howie Shanley bunts for a base hit. Ted Wilson is pinch hitting for Phil Shirley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ted Wilson singles to left field. Howie Shanley is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jim Coles strikes out. Pat Burdette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ed Sierra pitching. Van Wentz singles to center field. Jack Taff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Van Wentz advances to second on the play. Rob Getz strikes out. Todd Zahn pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Art Kroll flies out to the right fielder. Joe Rupe singles to center field. Bob Wright is pinch hitting for Frank Menechino. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Wright pops out to the shortstop. Dave Evans grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Romano flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Maxvill is pinch hitting for Harry Uhl. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Maxvill reached on a fielding error by Dave Evans. Carlos Bolling is pinch hitting for William Williams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carlos Bolling walks. Bill Johnson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Carlos Bolling is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joey Sutcliffe singles to left field. Charlie Maxvill scores. Bill Johnson advances to third on the hit. Van Wentz singles to right field. Bill Johnson scores. Jack Taff grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Van Wentz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 Colorado total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Joey Sutcliffe (30), Rob Getz (20). Baserunning: SB - Van Wentz (23).CS - William Williams (4). Fielding: E - William Williams.PB - Jim Romano.
Batting:2B - Jim Coles (23), Frank Menechino (20), Dave Evans (20), Howie Shanley (3).HR - Pat Burdette (10), Dave Evans (9). Baserunning: SB - Jim Coles (16), Joe Rupe (2). Fielding: E - Pat Burdette, Dave Evans.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Nino Brock improves in speed Blackie Jones did not respond to coaching in control Melido Baker did not respond to coaching in control
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mikey Wada improves in speed Joe Darensbourg did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Darensbourg improves in range