Inning: 1 Colorado Craig Ward pitching. George King grounds out to the second baseman. Adam Clark walks. Harvey Wapnick flies out to the center fielder. Haywood Telgheder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tony Oertel pitching. Ron Susko grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Cunningham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merv Ruffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Rick McLaughlin doubles to center field. Wayne Wells strikes out. Stan Knepper flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jose Blosser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jumbo Walker flies out to the center fielder. Darrell LaRose grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Pulliam hits a home run. Shane Taveras strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Tony Oertel strikes out. George King grounds out to the pitcher. Adam Clark grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Johnny Winegarner singles to center field. Craig Ward lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Susko doubles to right field. Johnny Winegarner scores. Roy Cunningham flies out to the right fielder. Merv Ruffin singles to left field. Ron Susko scores. Jumbo Walker singles to center field. Merv Ruffin advances to third on the hit. Jumbo Walker steals second. Darrell LaRose singles to left field. Merv Ruffin scores. Jumbo Walker scores. Red Skidmore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Pulliam singles to right field. Darrell LaRose advances to third on the hit. Shane Taveras grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Harvey Wapnick strikes out. Haywood Telgheder strikes out. Rick McLaughlin walks. Wayne Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Johnny Winegarner pops out to the first baseman. Craig Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Susko doubles to left field. Roy Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Stan Knepper strikes out. Jose Blosser singles to right field. Red Skidmore fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Red Skidmore grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Merv Ruffin grounds out to the second baseman. Jumbo Walker strikes out. Darrell LaRose doubles to center field. Bob Pulliam grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado George King flies out to the right fielder. Adam Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Harvey Wapnick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Shane Taveras strikes out. Johnny Winegarner strikes out. Craig Ward pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Haywood Telgheder grounds out to the catcher. Dutch Davies is pinch hitting for Rick McLaughlin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dutch Davies strikes out. Wayne Wells flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ron Susko grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Cunningham doubles to left field. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Cunningham advances to third on the play. Jumbo Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Erv Foster enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Cunningham at RF. Bill Baxter is pinch hitting for Stan Knepper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Baxter flies out to the center fielder. Rob Merchant is pinch hitting for Jose Blosser. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rob Merchant singles in front of the left fielder. Manny Hand 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 1st. Fred Heard is pinch hitting for Red Skidmore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Fred Heard pops out to the shortstop. Rob Merchant is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hideyuki Takashiro pitching. Darrell LaRose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Pulliam walks. Shane Taveras strikes out. Johnny Winegarner singles to right field. Bob Pulliam advances to third on the hit. Roger Jarvis is pinch hitting for Manny Hand. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roger Jarvis singles to left field. Bob Pulliam scores. Mike Reeder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Susko walks. Erv Foster grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Johnny Winegarner is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Colorado Juan DiSarcina pitching. George King grounds out to the second baseman. Adam Clark singles to center field. Harvey Wapnick grounds out to the second baseman. Adam Clark advances to second on the play. Haywood Telgheder doubles to right field. Adam Clark scores. Jimmy Cole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutch Davies flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners left on base: 4 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Hawes improves in range Jack Tatum did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Hawes improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Cree improves in range Jimmy Hemingway did not respond to coaching in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Virtue improves in velocity Guillermo Nichols improves in range Woody Hampton did not respond to coaching in control Woody Hampton did not respond to coaching in control Roger Ostrowski did not respond to coaching in 1B