Win: Tris Wood (1-0) Loss: Zaza Semproch (3-3)
Save: Tom Stenzel (4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Zaza Semproch pitching. Alex Soderholm strikes out. Joe Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom McFarland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Tris Wood pitching. Masato Minagawa grounds out to the shortstop. Drew Sewell pops out to the first baseman. Freddy Spoljaric pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Leverette reached on a fielding error by Masato Minagawa. Gary Mack doubles to right field. Chuck Lowe grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Leverette scores. Gary Mack advances to third on the play. Dick Whitaker singles to right field. Gary Mack scores. Tom Sain grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Whitaker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tris Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Joe Bisland grounds out to the shortstop. Kiyohito Fujimoto flies out to the left fielder. Wally Kuehne singles to left field. Newt Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Alex Soderholm singles to right field. Joe Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Tom McFarland strikes out. Alex Soderholm is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Eli Green grounds out to the pitcher. Zaza Semproch grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Minagawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Leverette walks. Gary Mack strikes out. Chuck Lowe triples. Tom Leverette scores. Dick Whitaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Lowe scores. Tom Sain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Drew Sewell walks. Freddy Spoljaric grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Bisland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tris Wood flies out to the left fielder. Alex Soderholm grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Jackson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Kiyohito Fujimoto flies out to the center fielder. Wally Kuehne singles past the first baseman. Newt Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom McFarland strikes out. Tom Leverette strikes out. Gary Mack lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Eli Green flies out to the center fielder. Zaza Semproch grounds out to the second baseman. Masato Minagawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Chuck Lowe reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kiyohito Fujimoto. Dick Whitaker grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Lowe advances to third on the play. Buddy Weiser 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. Tom Sain singles to left field. Chuck Lowe scores. Tris Wood lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Soderholm lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Drew Sewell hits a home run. Freddy Spoljaric singles past the second baseman. Joe Bisland flies out to the left fielder. Kiyohito Fujimoto singles to center field. Freddy Spoljaric advances to third on the hit. Wally Kuehne doubles past the right fielder. Freddy Spoljaric scores. Kiyohito Fujimoto uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Stenzel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Newt Smith walks. Eli Green grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Newt Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Hunter is pinch hitting for Buddy Weiser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Hunter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Cammack pitching. Joe Jackson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tom McFarland doubles to center field. Tom Leverette walks. Gary Mack hits a home run. Tom McFarland scores. Tom Leverette scores. Hank Lyons comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Lowe pops out to the third baseman. Dick Whitaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Gene Himes is pinch hitting for Masato Minagawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Himes pops out to the second baseman. Drew Sewell flies out to the center fielder. Norm Mallicoat is pinch hitting for Freddy Spoljaric. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Norm Mallicoat grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tom Sain singles to right field. Tom Stenzel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Alex Soderholm triples. Tom Sain scores. Tom Stenzel scores. Kid Roy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Soderholm scores. Tom McFarland flies out to the center fielder. Tom Leverette grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Ken Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alex Soderholm at 1B. Dave Deasley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Mack at 3B. Joe Bisland flies out to the left fielder. Kiyohito Fujimoto singles to center field. Wally Kuehne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kiyohito Fujimoto advances to second on the play. Newt Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 2 Colorado total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Tom McFarland (6), Gary Mack (8).3B - Alex Soderholm (4), Chuck Lowe (2).HR - Gary Mack (1).SF - Joe Jackson. Baserunning: CS - Alex Soderholm (4).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Matt Mitchell did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Orr improves in arm Jim Amaro improves in speed Ken McCormick did not respond to coaching in control Bill Ray improves in CF
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Keith Bogle improves in power_vs_lefty Elio Spencer improves in power_vs_righty Ellie LeMaster did not respond to coaching in control Allan Holtz did not respond to coaching in control