Win: John Shepherd (1-2) Loss: Eddie Darling (0-6)
Save: John Russell (2)
Inning: 1 Colorado Bob Reyes pitching. Jarred Hodge grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Cordova singles to left field. Paul Leach grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Bubba Spradlin pitching. Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Greg LeClaire singles to right field. Toshiaki Otomo walks. Walt Markle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Yohan Richardt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jermaine Welteroth flies out to the left fielder. Steve Faszholz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Lee Kitson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Minnie Wallace flies out to the left fielder. Irish Riddle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Irv Heydeman flies out to the center fielder. Ron Stevens flies out to the left fielder. Bubba Spradlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Buzz Sample grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Reyes strikes out. Shitoshi Nitta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Jarred Hodge hits a home run. Bobby Cordova lines out to the first baseman. Paul Leach strikes out. Yohan Richardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Greg LeClaire reached on a fielding error by Ron Stevens. Greg LeClaire steals second. Toshiaki Otomo grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Markle strikes out. Lee Kitson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Jermaine Welteroth walks. Steve Faszholz grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Irv Heydeman lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Minnie Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Irish Riddle singles to center field. Buzz Sample walks. Bob Reyes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shitoshi Nitta singles to center field. Irish Riddle scores. Buzz Sample is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Ron Stevens flies out to the center fielder. Bubba Spradlin singles to left field. Jarred Hodge grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Greg LeClaire walks. Toshiaki Otomo doubles to center field. Greg LeClaire scores. Toshiaki Otomo is out trying to steal third. Walt Markle singles to right field. Lee Kitson singles to center field. Minnie Wallace walks. Irish Riddle grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Colorado Bobby Cordova grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Leach strikes out. Yohan Richardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Buzz Sample singles to right field. Bob Reyes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shitoshi Nitta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buzz Sample advances to third on the play. Greg LeClaire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Jermaine Welteroth grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Faszholz strikes out. Al Parks is pinch hitting for Irv Heydeman. Al Parks grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Glen Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Toshiaki Otomo flies out to the center fielder. Walt Markle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron Stevens. Lee Kitson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Markle advances to third on the play. Minnie Wallace walks. Irish Riddle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Howard Zak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ron Stevens flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Jurewicz is pinch hitting for Glen Foster. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Jurewicz singles to right field. Jarred Hodge singles to right field. Jerry Jurewicz advances to third on the hit. Bobby Cordova flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jerry Jurewicz scores. Jarred Hodge steals second. Paul Leach is hit by a pitch. Yohan Richardt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta John Shepherd pitching. Buzz Sample singles to left field. Rafael Belliard is pinch hitting for Howard Zak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Coombs is pinch running for Buzz Sample on 1st base. Rafael Belliard grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Coombs advances to second on the play. Shitoshi Nitta walks. Greg LeClaire flies out to the left fielder. Toshiaki Otomo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Colorado Eddie Darling pitching. George Flora enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Coombs at RF. Jermaine Welteroth grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Faszholz singles to right field. Al Parks grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Faszholz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Stevens doubles to center field. Al Parks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Denny Bankhead is pinch hitting for John Shepherd. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Denny Bankhead strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Atlanta John Russell pitching. Walt Markle strikes out. Lee Kitson pops out to the first baseman. Minnie Wallace strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners LOB: 3 Atlanta total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Ron Stevens (1).HR - Jarred Hodge (9).SF - Bobby Cordova.GIDP - Jarred Hodge, Paul Leach, Steve Faszholz.HBP - Paul Leach (3). Baserunning: SB - Jarred Hodge (15). Fielding: E - Ron Stevens 2.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Hawkins improves in velocity Hal Haines improves in speed Wally Payne did not respond to coaching in control Ben Hawkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Luke Pratt improves in CF
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Rubeling did not respond to coaching in arm Vic Jones did not respond to coaching in speed Ben Lipetri did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Wagner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty J.C. Wilson improves in 1B