Inning: 1 Colorado Joe Marion pitching. Clyde Moreno walks. Bob Kramer walks. Don Donnelly strikes out. Pete Hayden flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Rey Virgil pitching. Bill Jacoby grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mokan grounds out to the shortstop. Carden Twitchell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Nick Bench hits a home run. Joe Cicarello singles to center field. Virgil Wasem grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rey Virgil grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana strikes out. Bill Lanning grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Grant grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Clyde Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Kramer strikes out. Don Donnelly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bob Baker flies out to the right fielder. Steve Knight doubles to center field. Joe Marion pops out to the first baseman. Bill Jacoby strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Pete Hayden hits a home run. Fritz Pendleton flies out to the center fielder. Nick Bench grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Cicarello pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Mokan walks. Carden Twitchell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rey Virgil. Jeff Quintana reached on a fielding error by Nick Bench. Bill Mokan scores. Bill Lanning lines out to the first baseman. Steve Grant flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Carden Twitchell is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Virgil Wasem grounds out to the shortstop. Rey Virgil grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Moreno singles to right field. Bob Kramer walks. Don Donnelly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bob Baker singles to center field. Steve Knight strikes out. Joe Marion lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Jacoby singles to center field. Bill Mokan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Pete Hayden grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Pendleton walks. Nick Bench lines out to the shortstop. Joe Cicarello walks. Virgil Wasem flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Carden Twitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Quintana grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lanning singles in front of the center fielder. Steve Grant grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Lanning is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Rey Virgil singles to left field. Clyde Moreno hits a home run. Rey Virgil scores. Bob Kramer hits an infield single to the second baseman. Don Donnelly singles to left field. Bob Kramer advances to third on the hit. Don Donnelly steals second. Pete Hayden pops out to the shortstop. Fritz Pendleton flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Kramer scores. Nick Bench flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bob Baker flies out to the left fielder. Steve Knight flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Stephenson is pinch hitting for Joe Marion. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rudy Stephenson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Francis Saucier pitching. Joe Cicarello walks. Virgil Wasem grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rey Virgil flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Jacoby singles to left field. Bill Mokan strikes out. Carden Twitchell flies out to the center fielder. Martin Montambeau 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. Jeff Quintana grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Jacoby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Clyde Moreno singles past the second baseman. Bob Kramer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Clyde Moreno is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Donnelly hits a home run. Bob Kramer scores. Otis Wilcox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Hayden strikes out. Fritz Pendleton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Lanning is hit by a pitch. Steve Grant strikes out. Bob Baker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Batting:HR - Clyde Moreno (7), Don Donnelly (15), Pete Hayden (14), Nick Bench (5).SF - Fritz Pendleton.GIDP - Virgil Wasem 2. Baserunning: SB - Don Donnelly (4). Fielding: E - Nick Bench, Rey Virgil.
Game Notes Joe Marion is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Eenhoorn did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Valentine did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Spade improves in control Jolbert Steevens did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Shugart did not respond to coaching in velocity Donovan Marty did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Will Weid did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Klondike Fahr improves in power_vs_lefty Jose Palmer improves in arm Dave McFadden did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Walter Downing improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Gerhardt did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Marbet improves in speed Johnny Marbet did not respond to coaching in 1B