Win: Martin Montambeau (1-0) Loss: Angel Jackson (0-1)
Inning: 1 Colorado Elliott Niehoff pitching. Clyde Moreno flies out to the left fielder. Joe Cicarello pops out to the third baseman. Cosmo Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dave Lodigiani pitching. Gene LaPalme singles to left field. Bill Mokan doubles to right field. Gene LaPalme uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim McNeely strikes out. Jeff Quintana doubles to center field. Bill Mokan scores. Bill Lanning grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Brian Vuckovich reached on a fielding error by Don Donnelly. Rabbit Brewer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Pete Hayden grounds out to the second baseman. Don Donnelly hits a home run. Fritz Pendleton singles to center field. Virgil Wasem walks. Dane Rufer triples. Fritz Pendleton scores. Virgil Wasem scores. Dave Lodigiani strikes out. Clyde Moreno singles past the shortstop. Dane Rufer scores. Joe Cicarello pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Steve Knight strikes out. Elliott Niehoff flies out to the center fielder. Gene LaPalme flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Cosmo Kramer flies out to the left fielder. Pete Hayden singles to right field. Don Donnelly doubles to right field. Pete Hayden is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Fritz Pendleton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Mokan lines out to the shortstop. Jim McNeely grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Quintana grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Virgil Wasem strikes out. Dane Rufer singles to right field. Dave Lodigiani lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clyde Moreno walks. Joe Cicarello singles to left field. Dane Rufer scores. Clyde Moreno advances to third on the hit. Cosmo Kramer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Lanning flies out to the right fielder. Brian Vuckovich singles to right field. Rabbit Brewer strikes out. Steve Knight walks. Elliott Niehoff grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Knight is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Colorado Pete Hayden grounds out to the shortstop. Don Donnelly walks. Don Donnelly steals second. Fritz Pendleton strikes out. Virgil Wasem singles to right field. Don Donnelly scores. Dane Rufer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gene LaPalme strikes out. Bill Mokan strikes out. Jim McNeely grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Dave Lodigiani singles to left field. Clyde Moreno flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cicarello strikes out. Cosmo Kramer singles to left field. Otis Wilcox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Hayden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cosmo Kramer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana singles past the shortstop. Bill Lanning singles to left field. Jeff Quintana advances to third on the hit. Brian Vuckovich flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Quintana scores. Rabbit Brewer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Lanning advances to second on the play. Steve Knight grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Don Donnelly strikes out. Fritz Pendleton grounds out to the second baseman. Virgil Wasem flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Littell is pinch hitting for Otis Wilcox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Littell flies out to the left fielder. Gene LaPalme walks. Bill Mokan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gene LaPalme is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim McNeely flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Francis Saucier pitching. Dane Rufer walks. Jack Tyack is pinch hitting for Dave Lodigiani. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Tyack strikes out. Clyde Moreno singles to right field. Dane Rufer advances to third on the hit. Joe Cicarello flies out to the center fielder. Cosmo Kramer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Mays pitching. Jeff Quintana strikes out. Bill Lanning singles to right field. Bill Lanning steals second. Brian Vuckovich grounds out to the pitcher. Rabbit Brewer singles to right field. Bill Lanning is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Pete Hayden flies out to the center fielder. Don Donnelly flies out to the center fielder. Fritz Pendleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bruce Karpel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Knight singles to left field. Butch Smalley is pinch hitting for Francis Saucier. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Butch Smalley doubles to right field. Steve Knight uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene LaPalme singles to right field. Butch Smalley scores. Martin Montambeau comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene LaPalme steals second. Bill Mokan walks. Jim McNeely singles to left field. Gene LaPalme scores. Rudy Stephenson is pinch running for Bill Mokan on 2nd base. Jeff Quintana flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lanning strikes out. Brian Vuckovich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Colorado Angel Jackson pitching. Bob Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rudy Stephenson at C. Virgil Wasem walks. Dane Rufer hits a home run. Virgil Wasem scores. Martin Montambeau walks. Clyde Moreno strikes out. Joe Cicarello flies out to the right fielder. Cosmo Kramer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Rabbit Brewer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Knight grounds out to the shortstop. Carden Twitchell is pinch hitting for Angel Jackson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carden Twitchell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Don Donnelly (1).3B - Dane Rufer (1).HR - Don Donnelly (5), Dane Rufer (1). Baserunning: SB - Don Donnelly (2). Fielding: E - Don Donnelly.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Cooper did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Owen Sellers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Valentine did not respond to coaching in velocity Tommy Cooper did not respond to coaching in speed Jolbert Steevens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jolbert Steevens did not respond to coaching in speed Will Weid did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Gerhardt did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Glenn did not respond to coaching in control Bubba Gutteridge did not respond to coaching in control Jose Palmer improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Arnold did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Arnold did not respond to coaching in control Dave McFadden improves in CF