Win: George Needham (2-2) Loss: Sam Becker (1-1)
Save: Walter McIntire (20)
Inning: 1 Colorado Bill Corbett pitching. Dan Shea walks. Chuck Kinney grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Shea advances to second on the play. Isidro Karp flies out to the left fielder. Joe Brinkman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Miami Bobby Cates pitching. Mike Sakata strikes out. Vance Kelleher pops out to the second baseman. Kane Davis doubles past the third baseman. Stub Stynes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado John Engle singles to left field. George Gionfriddo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mick Plantier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Miami Dick Borkowski flies out to the right fielder. Todd Tavener grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Ed Brothers strikes out. Bobby Cates strikes out. Dan Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Miami Tony Cardona doubles past the left fielder. Bill Corbett lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Sakata strikes out. Vance Kelleher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Chuck Kinney pops out to the second baseman. Isidro Karp strikes out. Joe Brinkman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Miami Kane Davis singles to right field. Stub Stynes flies out to the center fielder. Dick Borkowski strikes out. Todd Tavener singles to center field. Kane Davis is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado John Engle singles to right field. George Gionfriddo singles past the third baseman. Mick Plantier strikes out. Ed Brothers grounds into a force play to the pitcher. George Gionfriddo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Cates flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Miami Joe Sanchez walks. Tony Cardona singles to right field. Bill Corbett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Mike Sakata walks. Joe Sanchez scores. Vance Kelleher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tony Cardona scores. Bill Corbett advances to third on the play. Kane Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Dan Shea singles to left field. Chuck Kinney singles in front of the left fielder. Isidro Karp singles to left field. Dan Shea scores. Chuck Kinney advances to third on the hit. Joe Brinkman flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Chuck Kinney scores. Isidro Karp steals second. John Engle flies out to the right fielder. George Gionfriddo singles to center field. Isidro Karp scores. Mick Plantier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Miami Stub Stynes strikes out. Dick Borkowski strikes out. Todd Tavener strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Ed Brothers singles in front of the center fielder. Ed Brothers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Cates flies out to the right fielder. Dan Shea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Miami Joe Sanchez strikes out. Tony Cardona strikes out. Benny Lawrence is pinch hitting for Bill Corbett. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Benny Lawrence strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Jamie Piche pitching. Chuck Kinney flies out to the center fielder. Isidro Karp strikes out. Joe Brinkman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Miami Mike Sakata walks. Mike Sakata steals second. Vance Kelleher pops out to the catcher. Kane Davis singles to center field. Mike Sakata scores. Stub Stynes walks. Dick Borkowski singles to left field. Kane Davis scores. Stub Stynes advances to third on the hit. Todd Tavener walks. Charlie Babich is pinch running for Todd Tavener on 1st base. Joe Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Stub Stynes scores. Dick Borkowski advances to third on the play. Charlie Babich advances to second on the play. Tony Cardona pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Colorado Joe Murray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Engle grounds out to the third baseman. George Gionfriddo singles to right field. Mick Plantier pops out to the shortstop. Ed Brothers singles to left field. Pete Keyser is pinch hitting for Bobby Cates. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Keyser walks. Dan Shea singles past the first baseman. George Gionfriddo scores. Ed Brothers scores. Pete Keyser advances to third on the hit. Bud Dagenhard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Kinney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Miami George Needham pitching. Randy Crawford is pinch hitting for Bud Dagenhard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Randy Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Mike Sakata grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Kelleher pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Colorado Sam Becker pitching. Isidro Karp singles past the second baseman. Isidro Karp steals second. Joe Brinkman grounds out to the second baseman. Isidro Karp advances to third on the play. John Engle grounds out to the pitcher. George Gionfriddo singles to left field. Isidro Karp scores. Mick Plantier singles to left field. Ed Brothers grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mick Plantier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Miami Walter McIntire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kane Davis walks. Stub Stynes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kane Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Borkowski walks. Charlie Babich grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners LOB: 8 Miami total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Charlie Babich is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick Sperry did not respond to coaching in control Norm Romano did not respond to coaching in control Chris Holtgrave did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Klink improves in power_vs_righty
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Littell did not respond to coaching in control Sam Rosario did not respond to coaching in control Dave Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dave Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lee Roberts improves in 1B