Win: Joe Charlton (3-0) Loss: Ginger Roberts (1-3)
Save: Paul Whitney (1)
Inning: 1 Colorado Joe Charlton pitching. Jerry McQuinn strikes out. Frank Garrido strikes out. Bill Mack flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ginger Roberts pitching. Kelly Estrada flies out to the left fielder. Gil Clements singles to left field. Joe Krug walks. Rick Kosco singles to left field. Gil Clements scores. Joe Krug advances to third on the hit. Bud Rhoads singles in front of the center fielder. Joe Krug scores. Chris Grunwald strikes out. Sean Lemaster singles past the shortstop. Rick Kosco scores. Bud Rhoads advances to third on the hit. Shunichi Murata singles to right field. Bud Rhoads scores. Sean Lemaster advances to third on the hit. Joe Charlton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Joe Oester flies out to the left fielder. Jon Feldman strikes out. Dink Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kelly Estrada grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gil Clements hits a home run. Joe Krug lines out to the third baseman. Rick Kosco singles to left field. Rick Kosco steals second. Bud Rhoads singles to center field. Rick Kosco scores. Joe Benton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Grunwald singles to center field. Bud Rhoads advances to third on the hit. Sean Lemaster pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Ed Smith hits a home run. Gene Johnson walks. Joe Benton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry McQuinn hits a home run. Gene Johnson scores. Frank Garrido flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mack flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Shunichi Murata grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Charlton strikes out. Kelly Estrada grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Joe Oester grounds out to the third baseman. Jon Feldman strikes out. Dink Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gil Clements grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Krug grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Kosco walks. Rick Kosco steals second. Bud Rhoads strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Ed Smith reached on a fielding error by Chris Grunwald. Gene Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Benton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Benton strikes out. Jerry McQuinn singles to left field. Ed Smith advances to third on the hit. Frank Garrido flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Chris Grunwald lines out to the first baseman. Sean Lemaster grounds out to the third baseman. Shunichi Murata reached on a fielding error by Bill Mack. Joe Charlton walks. Kelly Estrada singles to left field. Shunichi Murata scores. Joe Charlton advances to third on the hit. Gil Clements flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Bill Mack grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Oester grounds out to the third baseman. Jon Feldman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Krug grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Kosco grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Rhoads grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Dink Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Smith pops out to the first baseman. Gene Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Chris Grunwald singles past the shortstop. Sean Lemaster grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Chris Grunwald is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shunichi Murata singles to left field. Sean Lemaster advances to third on the hit. Ed Schmidt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Joe Charlton grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Lemaster scores. Shunichi Murata advances to second on the play. Kelly Estrada grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Rob Guth is pinch hitting for Ed Schmidt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rob Guth doubles to right field. Jerry McQuinn lines out to the shortstop. Frank Garrido walks. Bill Mack doubles to left field. Rob Guth scores. Frank Garrido uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Whitney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Oester strikes out. Jon Feldman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Willie Collum pitching. Gil Clements singles to right field. Joe Krug singles to left field. Gil Clements advances to third on the hit. Rick Kosco reached on a fielding error by Bill Mack. Gil Clements scores. Bud Rhoads grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Krug advances to third on the play. Rick Kosco advances to second on the play. Chris Grunwald singles to right field. Joe Krug scores. Rick Kosco scores. Gary Bird is pinch hitting for Sean Lemaster. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Bird grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chris Grunwald is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ryan Gilbert is pinch hitting for Shunichi Murata. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ryan Gilbert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Dink Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Ed Smith singles past the shortstop. Ed Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gene Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Gazella improves in contact_vs_lefty Danny Sulik improves in arm Jeff Gazella improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Valenzuela improves in speed Jeff Gazella did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Bailey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charley Zmich improves in control Bill Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Wolf did not respond to coaching in speed