Win: Jim Brower (4-2) Loss: Harry Giordano (2-1)
Save: Chip Stetcher (1)
Inning: 1 Colorado Ivan Cook pitching. Bill Mack grounds out to the pitcher. Don Vizquel reached on a fielding error by Red Wilson. German Witt flies out to the left fielder. Ted McNeil flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Darren Finigan pitching. Kelly Estrada lines out to the second baseman. Gil Clements grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Lemaster singles to right field. Sean Lemaster steals second. Pete Juden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Isamu Takahashi strikes out. Jeff Brennan flies out to the left fielder. Noe Glossop grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Wingo Lagger singles to center field. Shunichi Murata singles to right field. Jack Young singles to center field. Red Wilson grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Wingo Lagger is out at home. Ivan Cook strikes out. Kelly Estrada singles to right field. Shunichi Murata scores. Gil Clements grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Colorado Joe Oester walks. Darren Finigan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Mack reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kelly Estrada. Joe Oester scores. Don Vizquel flies out to the center fielder. German Witt walks. Ted McNeil reached on a fielding error by Sean Lemaster. Isamu Takahashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Sean Lemaster grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Juden grounds out to the shortstop. Wingo Lagger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Jeff Brennan grounds out to the second baseman. Noe Glossop lines out to the third baseman. Joe Oester pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Shunichi Murata grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Young singles to left field. Red Wilson strikes out. Ivan Cook grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Young is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Darren Finigan singles to right field. Bill Mack strikes out. Don Vizquel flies out to the center fielder. German Witt doubles to left field. Darren Finigan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ted McNeil walks. Isamu Takahashi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kelly Estrada grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Clements walks. Sean Lemaster grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gil Clements is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pete Juden grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sean Lemaster is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Jeff Brennan doubles to left field. Noe Glossop flies out to the right fielder. Joe Oester strikes out. Darren Finigan hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bill Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Wingo Lagger strikes out. Shunichi Murata flies out to the center fielder. Jack Young reached on a 2-base fielding error by Joe Oester. Bob Manuel is pinch hitting for Red Wilson. Bob Manuel pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Kelly Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Manuel at 3B. Don Vizquel flies out to the right fielder. German Witt grounds out to the third baseman. Ted McNeil grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Shannon Carter is pinch hitting for Ivan Cook. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Shannon Carter walks. Kelly Estrada flies out to the right fielder. Gil Clements flies out to the left fielder. Sean Lemaster grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shannon Carter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Tom Foster pitching. Isamu Takahashi grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Brennan singles to right field. Noe Glossop flies out to the right fielder. Joe Biscan is pinch hitting for Joe Oester. Jeff Brennan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Schneider enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Biscan at LF. Pete Juden singles to center field. Wingo Lagger strikes out. Shunichi Murata singles to center field. Pete Juden advances to third on the hit. Jack Young flies out to the left fielder. Kelly Brown singles to center field. Pete Juden scores. Shunichi Murata advances to third on the hit. Dutch Lear 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 2nd. Randy Proctor is pinch hitting for Tom Foster. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Randy Proctor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado John Latham pitching. Joe Schneider flies out to the center fielder. Ted Stratton is pinch hitting for Dutch Lear. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ted Stratton grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Mack grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Willie Collum pitching. Kelly Estrada bunts for a base hit. Gil Clements flies out to the left fielder. Sean Lemaster strikes out. Pete Juden walks. Wingo Lagger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Colorado Don Vizquel doubles to left field. German Witt pops out to the third baseman. Ted McNeil singles to right field. Don Vizquel scores. Rob Eaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Isamu Takahashi strikes out. Jeff Brennan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Jim Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shunichi Murata doubles to right field. Jack Young grounds out to the second baseman. Shunichi Murata advances to third on the play. Kelly Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Shunichi Murata scores. Joe Krug is pinch hitting for Rob Eaton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Joe Krug pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Colorado Harry Giordano pitching. Noe Glossop strikes out. Joe Schneider singles to center field. Buzz Finlayson is pinch hitting for Jim Brower. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buzz Finlayson hits a home run. Joe Schneider scores. John Sosa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mack singles to right field. Don Vizquel strikes out. German Witt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Chip Stetcher pitching. Kelly Estrada pops out to the shortstop. Gil Clements strikes out. Sean Lemaster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 12
Batting:2B - Don Vizquel (18), German Witt (17), Jeff Brennan (15).HR - Buzz Finlayson (2). Baserunning: CS - Jeff Brennan (2). Fielding: E - Joe Oester.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rodney Young improves in contact_vs_righty Rodney Young improves in contact_vs_righty Chuck Deshaies did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul McLaughlin improves in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Grunwald improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Connolly improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Bird improves in contact_vs_lefty Sam Bailey improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Wolf did not respond to coaching in SS