Inning: 1 Atlanta Julio Salkeld pitching. Tom Brady grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Merritt strikes out. Pascual Mason singles to left field. Pascual Mason is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Ron Scott pitching. Vince Schreiber strikes out. Drew Sewell flies out to the center fielder. Newt Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Robin Henning singles to left field. John Otis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Robin Henning advances to second on the play. Jay Peerson flies out to the center fielder. Randy Bonin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Freddy Spoljaric walks. Masato Minagawa strikes out. Kyle singer flies out to the center fielder. Alex Pickrel singles to left field. Freddy Spoljaric advances to third on the hit. Eli Green singles to left field. Freddy Spoljaric scores. Alex Pickrel advances to third on the hit. Julio Salkeld pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Cad Hoffman singles to center field. Ron Scott lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Brady strikes out. Steve Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Vince Schreiber strikes out. Drew Sewell grounds out to the shortstop. Newt Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Pascual Mason strikes out. Robin Henning singles to center field. John Otis singles to center field. Jay Peerson strikes out. Randy Bonin walks. Cad Hoffman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Colorado Freddy Spoljaric grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Minagawa singles to left field. Kyle singer strikes out. Alex Pickrel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Ron Scott pops out to the second baseman. Tom Brady singles to left field. Tom Brady steals second. Steve Merritt reached on a fielding error by Newt Smith. Pascual Mason singles to left field. Tom Brady scores. Steve Merritt advances to third on the hit. Robin Henning flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Merritt scores. John Otis triples. Pascual Mason scores. Jay Peerson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Eli Green grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Salkeld flies out to the center fielder. Vince Schreiber flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Randy Bonin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cad Hoffman walks. Ron Scott lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Brady walks. Steve Merritt walks. Slick Braggs 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 3rd. Pascual Mason flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Colorado Drew Sewell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Newt Smith flies out to the center fielder. Freddy Spoljaric singles past the second baseman. Masato Minagawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Robin Henning pops out to the third baseman. John Otis strikes out. Jay Peerson singles to right field. Randy Bonin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Kyle singer strikes out. Alex Pickrel walks. Eli Green singles to right field. Alex Pickrel advances to third on the hit. Bob Byrd is pinch hitting for Slick Braggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Byrd grounds out to the pitcher. Eli Green advances to second on the play. Vince Schreiber strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Joe Reis pitching. Cad Hoffman strikes out. Ron Scott strikes out. Tom Brady singles to right field. Tom Brady steals second. Steve Merritt walks. Pascual Mason grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Drew Sewell doubles past the third baseman. Newt Smith hits a home run. Drew Sewell scores. Harvey Buskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Freddy Spoljaric strikes out. Masato Minagawa singles to left field. Kyle singer strikes out. Masato Minagawa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Robin Henning singles to center field. Danny George is pinch running for Robin Henning on 1st base. Danny George is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Otis flies out to the center fielder. Jay Peerson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Alex Pickrel strikes out. Eli Green singles to center field. Mike Hunter is pinch hitting for Joe Reis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Hunter walks. Vince Schreiber reached on a fielding error by John Otis. The defense is playing the infield in. Drew Sewell singles to center field. Eli Green scores. Atlanta total runners left on base: 12 Colorado total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Julio Salkeld is injured and is expected to be out 54 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bob Stueland improves in speed Roman Osik improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Grover Konetchy improves in control Jack Gerheauser improves in 2B
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Mason did not respond to coaching in range Pete Arft improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Bisland improves in range Wally Kuehne did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty