Win: Mark Connors (3-24) Loss: Harry Batton (7-12)
Save: Earl Clemons (1)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Harry Batton pitching. Dennis McKnight lines out to the second baseman. Danny Copland singles to center field. Danny Copland steals second. Eric Janowitz grounds out to the pitcher. Hank Moryn flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Mark Connors pitching. Kirk Brecheen grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Bevil grounds out to the shortstop. Garry Jordan hits a home run. Jacko Pettitte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Johnny Griffith flies out to the right fielder. Joe Sills grounds out to the shortstop. Bubba Clay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Tony Micelli flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bill Caldwell grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Leiper grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Orber Waddey grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Connors flies out to the right fielder. Dennis McKnight flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Hunky McCarver grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Batton grounds out to the shortstop. Kirk Brecheen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Danny Copland reached on a fielding error by Bill Leiper. Eric Janowitz triples. Danny Copland scores. Hank Moryn reached on a fielding error by Bill Leiper. Eric Janowitz scores. Johnny Griffith hits an infield single to the third baseman. Joe Sills singles to center field. Bubba Clay grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Moryn scores. Johnny Griffith advances to third on the play. Joe Sills advances to second on the play. Orber Waddey strikes out. Mark Connors flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Mark Bevil hits a home run. Garry Jordan hits a home run. Jacko Pettitte singles to right field. Tony Micelli strikes out. Jacko Pettitte is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Caldwell singles past the shortstop. Bill Leiper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Dennis McKnight singles to center field. Danny Copland singles to right field. Dennis McKnight advances to third on the hit. Eric Janowitz singles to center field. Dennis McKnight scores. Hank Moryn grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Danny Copland is out at third base. Johnny Griffith strikes out. Cecil Schiappacasse 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. Joe Sills singles to center field. Bubba Clay grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Colorado Hunky McCarver grounds out to the second baseman. Cecil Schiappacasse grounds out to the shortstop. Kirk Brecheen singles to center field. Mark Bevil flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Orber Waddey strikes out. Mark Connors singles to right field. Dennis McKnight strikes out. Danny Copland lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Garry Jordan hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jacko Pettitte flies out to the center fielder. Tony Micelli flies out to the left fielder. Bill Caldwell singles to left field. Garry Jordan advances to third on the hit. Bill Leiper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Eric Janowitz strikes out. Hank Moryn walks. Johnny Griffith triples. Hank Moryn scores. Brian Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Sills flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Griffith scores. Bubba Clay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Jack Horne enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dennis McKnight at LF. Hunky McCarver hits an infield single to the pitcher. Brian Nichols fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Brian Nichols singles to left field. Kirk Brecheen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hunky McCarver advances to third on the play. Mark Bevil singles to center field. Hunky McCarver scores. Nick Callas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Garry Jordan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Orber Waddey grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Willis is pinch hitting for Nick Callas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Terry Willis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Horne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Earl Clemons pitching. Jacko Pettitte grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Micelli grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Caldwell singles to center field. Bill Leiper grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Caldwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Danny Copland pops out to the first baseman. Eric Janowitz strikes out. Hank Moryn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Hunky McCarver strikes out. Ozzie Watkins is pinch hitting for Brian Nichols. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ozzie Watkins grounds out to the pitcher. Kirk Brecheen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 7 Colorado total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Brian Nichols is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Michael Rich did not respond to coaching in velocity Moe Holzman did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Puente improves in speed Denard Whitehead did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Solow improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Hegman did not respond to coaching in velocity
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Killilay did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ossie Ford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ossie Ford improves in arm Jerry Costello did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Kusick improves in speed Jack Fulghum did not respond to coaching in velocity