Win: Buck Buckingham (3-0) Loss: Erik Slaughter (2-1)
Save: Tom Abernathy (4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Buck Buckingham pitching. Eloy Jimenez flies out to the center fielder. Jason Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Acre doubles to left field. Saquon Smiley walks. Dan Deininger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Colorado Erik Slaughter pitching. Jethro Bodein singles to right field. Pinky Woodard pops out to the shortstop. Alfredo Balboni grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jethro Bodein is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Stan Staziak flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Jones triples. Sammy Cisco singles to right field. Joe Jones scores. Vern Hall flies out to the right fielder. Erik Slaughter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Erik Slaughter flies out to the center fielder. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Hercules Jones Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Tsetse Fly strikes out. Biff Sailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jason Donahue pops out to the shortstop. Jose Acre pops out to the first baseman. Saquon Smiley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Fonzy Aye walks. Buck Buckingham fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Buck Buckingham grounds out to the third baseman. Fonzy Aye advances to second on the play. Jethro Bodein strikes out. Pinky Woodard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dan Deininger singles to right field. Joe Jones walks. Sammy Cisco flies out to the center fielder. Vern Hall walks. Erik Slaughter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Alfredo Balboni singles to center field. Stan Staziak flies out to the center fielder. Hercules Jones Jr. hits a home run. Alfredo Balboni scores. Fred Tsetse Fly grounds out to the third baseman. Biff Sailor singles to center field. Fonzy Aye doubles to right field. Biff Sailor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buck Buckingham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Donahue flies out to the right fielder. Jose Acre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Jethro Bodein grounds out to the third baseman. Pinky Woodard grounds out to the third baseman. Alfredo Balboni pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Deininger grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Stan Staziak strikes out. Hercules Jones Jr. strikes out. Fred Tsetse Fly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Sammy Cisco walks. Vern Hall singles to right field. Sammy Cisco advances to third on the hit. Erik Slaughter grounds out to the pitcher. Vern Hall advances to second on the play. Eloy Jimenez strikes out. Jason Donahue walks. Jose Acre strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Colorado Biff Sailor strikes out. Fonzy Aye grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Buckingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley singles to right field. Dan Deininger singles to center field. Saquon Smiley advances to third on the hit. Joe Jones strikes out. Sammy Cisco pops out to the second baseman. Vern Hall grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Jethro Bodein grounds out to the shortstop. Pinky Woodard flies out to the center fielder. Alfredo Balboni pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tom Abernathy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carlos Guerrero is pinch hitting for Erik Slaughter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Carlos Guerrero grounds out to the pitcher. Eloy Jimenez strikes out. Jason Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10 Colorado total runners left on base: 3
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Spoon Carter did not respond to coaching in control Juan De la Cruz did not respond to coaching in speed Esteban Guzman improves in arm Jimmie Crutchfield did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Homer Rudolph improves in LF
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Spring Poullete improves in range Yimny Magotto did not respond to coaching in control Elmer Chimpo improves in power_vs_righty Rick Durham did not respond to coaching in range