Win: Mike Sawyer (8-16) Loss: Eddie Darling (0-2)
Save: John Holloway (2)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Mike Sawyer pitching. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Finney grounds out to the pitcher. Minnie Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Eddie Darling pitching. Bob Gehrman grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Heath grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Cordova grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Walt Markle grounds out to the shortstop. Dary Serrano flies out to the left fielder. Gene Batiste strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Greg LeClaire strikes out. Paul Leach strikes out. Jack Friday strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Buzz Sample grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Hendrick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Darling grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Stew LaManna strikes out. Tim Hawblitzel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Sawyer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Shitoshi Nitta singles to center field. Chad Finney grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Minnie Wallace is hit by a pitch. Minnie Wallace steals second. Walt Markle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Bob Gehrman singles to right field. Bob Gehrman steals second. Larry Heath strikes out. Bobby Cordova hits a home run. Bob Gehrman scores. Greg LeClaire walks. Paul Leach doubles to left field. Greg LeClaire uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Friday grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Leach advances to third on the play. Stew LaManna lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Dary Serrano singles to center field. Gene Batiste grounds out to the pitcher. Dary Serrano advances to second on the play. Buzz Sample flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Mark Hendrick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Tim Hawblitzel singles to right field. Mike Sawyer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Sawyer flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gehrman flies out to the center fielder. Larry Heath bunts for a base hit. Bobby Cordova triples. Tim Hawblitzel scores. Larry Heath scores. Redleg Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg LeClaire flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Redleg Weaver pops out to the second baseman. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the second baseman. Chad Finney pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Paul Leach grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Friday flies out to the left fielder. Stew LaManna flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Minnie Wallace walks. Walt Markle flies out to the left fielder. Minnie Wallace steals second. Dary Serrano strikes out. Gene Batiste flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Tim Hawblitzel flies out to the center fielder. Mike Sawyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Gehrman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Lee Kitson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Heath at CF. Buzz Sample singles to center field. Jacob Tinsley is pinch hitting for Mark Hendrick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jacob Tinsley singles to right field. Dick Coombs is pinch hitting for Redleg Weaver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Coombs walks. Shitoshi Nitta singles to left field. Buzz Sample scores. Jacob Tinsley scores. Dick Coombs advances to third on the hit. John Holloway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Chad Finney singles to right field. Dick Coombs scores. Shitoshi Nitta advances to third on the hit. Minnie Wallace walks. Walt Markle strikes out. Dary Serrano flies out to the center fielder. Gene Batiste strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Colorado Pete Bigbee pitching. Lee Kitson doubles to center field. Bobby Cordova hits a home run. Lee Kitson scores. Mark Casa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg LeClaire hits a home run. Paul Leach grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Friday strikes out. Stew LaManna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Buzz Sample grounds out to the second baseman. Jacob Tinsley grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Waters is pinch hitting for Mark Casa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Buck Waters hits an infield single to the shortstop. Shitoshi Nitta flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 7 Colorado total runners left on base: 2
Game Notes Jack Friday is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Damon Gleason did not respond to coaching in control Kemp McGee improves in velocity J.C. Wilson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tito Wright did not respond to coaching in velocity
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Corey Decker improves in velocity Wilson Hurst did not respond to coaching in control Jim Drake improves in range Yohan Richardt improves in power_vs_lefty Irv Heydeman did not respond to coaching in 2B