Inning: 1 Atlanta Rick Curtis pitching. Jose Hicks singles to center field. Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Rocky Brooks singles to right field. Anibal Pestano grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Hicks advances to third on the play. Rocky Brooks advances to second on the play. Ralph Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Colorado Bill Novikoff pitching. Lou Walters flies out to the right fielder. Jason Lowrey grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Schultz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Bill Jones flies out to the center fielder. Jack Smith flies out to the center fielder. Minnie Guzman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Buddy Kutcher triples. Al Phillips strikes out. Fred Saverine singles to center field. Buddy Kutcher scores. Charlie Bowers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Bill Novikoff strikes out. Jose Hicks triples. Keiichi Matsushima singles to left field. Jose Hicks scores. Rocky Brooks strikes out. Anibal Pestano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Keiichi Matsushima is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Johnny Isringhausen strikes out. Rick Curtis doubles to right field. Lou Walters walks. Jason Lowrey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ralph Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Jones strikes out. Jack Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Milt Schultz singles to left field. Buddy Kutcher flies out to the center fielder. Al Phillips walks. Fred Saverine singles to center field. Milt Schultz scores. Charlie Bowers grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Minnie Guzman flies out to the left fielder. Bill Novikoff grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Hicks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Johnny Isringhausen grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Curtis grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Walters singles in front of the left fielder. Jason Lowrey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Keiichi Matsushima flies out to the right fielder. Rocky Brooks reached on a fielding error by Charlie Bowers. Anibal Pestano flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Milt Schultz hits a home run. Buddy Kutcher singles to left field. Al Phillips singles to center field. Buddy Kutcher advances to third on the hit. Fred Saverine strikes out. Charlie Bowers flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Isringhausen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Bill Jones strikes out. Jack Smith doubles to left field. Minnie Guzman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fred Saverine. Jack Smith scores. Tony Veras is pinch hitting for Bill Novikoff. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tony Veras flies out to the center fielder. Jose Hicks pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Jack Beebe pitching. Stan Barkley is pinch hitting for Rick Curtis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Stan Barkley hits a home run. Hank Shirley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Walters walks. Jason Lowrey grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Walters advances to second on the play. Milt Schultz lines out to the third baseman. Buddy Kutcher singles to center field. Lou Walters scores. Chris Diehl comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Phillips grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Erik Schmit pitching. Keiichi Matsushima strikes out. Rocky Brooks doubles past the center fielder. Anibal Pestano doubles to center field. Rocky Brooks scores. Tadasu Koyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Reynolds strikes out. Bill Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Fred Saverine flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Bowers walks. Johnny Isringhausen strikes out. Dick Siebern is pinch hitting for Tadasu Koyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dick Siebern doubles past the center fielder. Lou Walters grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Ed Francona pitching. Jack Smith singles to right field. Minnie Guzman flies out to the right fielder. Christy Higuera is pinch hitting for Chris Diehl. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Christy Higuera hits a home run. Jack Smith scores. Tetsuya Yoshikawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Hicks grounds out to the third baseman. Keiichi Matsushima flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Ed Knox pitching. Jason Lowrey singles to center field. Milt Schultz walks. Grady Flagstead comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Kutcher strikes out. Al Phillips strikes out. Fred Saverine singles past the shortstop. Jason Lowrey scores. Atlanta total runners left on base: 6 Colorado total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Rick Curtis (1), Dick Siebern (1).3B - Buddy Kutcher (3).HR - Milt Schultz (17), Stan Barkley (2).GIDP - Jason Lowrey, Charlie Bowers 2. Fielding: E - Fred Saverine, Charlie Bowers.
Game Notes Jose Hicks is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Matula improves in arm John Matula did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Willie Morris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Hollahan did not respond to coaching in speed John Matula did not respond to coaching in 2B
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Vismay Rives did not respond to coaching in speed Gus Sorrells did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Stan Garber did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Bastian did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty