Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Andy Rath pitching. Alex Soderholm flies out to the center fielder. Joe Jackson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Tom McFarland grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Frank Mizell pitching. Eli Green doubles to left field. Drew Sewell strikes out. Mickey McCovey JR. flies out to the right fielder. Masato Minagawa hits a home run. Eli Green scores. Newt Smith singles to left field. Norm Mallicoat walks. Wally Kuehne pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gary Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Jones strikes out. Dick Whitaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Kiyohito Fujimoto doubles to right field. Andy Rath lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Kiyohito Fujimoto is thrown out at third. Eli Green doubles to left field. Andy Rath uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tris Wood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Drew Sewell walks. Mickey McCovey JR. flies out to the left fielder. Masato Minagawa hits a home run. Eli Green scores. Drew Sewell scores. Rob Villafuerte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Newt Smith hits a home run. Jack Gleich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Norm Mallicoat grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Newt Arroyo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Newt Smith. Mark Sweeney triples. Newt Arroyo scores. Jack Gleich grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Sweeney scores. Alex Soderholm walks. Joe Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Tom McFarland grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Soderholm is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Wally Kuehne hits an infield single to the pitcher. Kiyohito Fujimoto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wally Kuehne is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Andy Rath lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eli Green walks. Drew Sewell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gary Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Jones doubles to left field. Dick Whitaker singles to right field. Newt Arroyo strikes out. Mark Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Mickey McCovey JR. singles to center field. Masato Minagawa singles to right field. Newt Smith flies out to the left fielder. Norm Mallicoat grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey McCovey JR. advances to third on the play. Masato Minagawa advances to second on the play. Wally Kuehne pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jack Gleich strikes out. Alex Soderholm flies out to the right fielder. Joe Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Kiyohito Fujimoto strikes out. Andy Rath grounds out to the shortstop. Eli Green flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom McFarland doubles to center field. Gary Mack strikes out. Mike Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Whitaker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Drew Sewell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mickey McCovey JR. grounds out to the second baseman. Masato Minagawa singles to right field. Tom Stenzel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Newt Smith flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Newt Arroyo pops out to the first baseman. Mark Sweeney singles past the shortstop. Tom Stenzel 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 grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Norm Mallicoat flies out to the left fielder. Wally Kuehne singles past the second baseman. Kiyohito Fujimoto strikes out. Andy Rath strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Jackson singles to left field. Tom McFarland strikes out. Gary Mack flies out to the right fielder. Joe Jackson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Lefty Hendrickson is pinch hitting for Eli Green. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lefty Hendrickson flies out to the center fielder. Drew Sewell flies out to the center fielder. Junichi Endo is pinch hitting for Mickey McCovey JR.. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Junichi Endo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Jones pops out to the shortstop. Chuck Lowe is pinch hitting for Dick Whitaker. Chuck Lowe singles to right field. Newt Arroyo singles to center field. Chuck Lowe advances to third on the hit. Mark Sweeney flies out to the right fielder. Dave Deasley is pinch hitting for Tom Stenzel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Deasley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Colorado total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Andy Rath is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Orr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bert Rohrmeier improves in arm Smoky Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken McCormick did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Comiskey did not respond to coaching in 1B
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Cappuzzello improves in power_vs_lefty Howie Klumpp did not respond to coaching in velocity Hooks Stengel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eddie Orme did not respond to coaching in control