Win: Tommy Corriden (12-10) Loss: Greg Whelan (7-16)
Inning: 1 Colorado Greg Whelan pitching. Frank Champion singles to right field. Frank Champion steals second. Gene Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Jackie Wall flies out to the right fielder. Mark Sanders doubles to center field. Frank Champion scores. Swede Butler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Tommy Corriden pitching. Billy Hamilton grounds out to the pitcher. Shinji Miyazaki doubles to center field. Eddie Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Shinji Miyazaki advances to third on the play. Pat Whitney singles to center field. Shinji Miyazaki scores. Pat Whitney steals second. Andy Throop flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Jeff Harmon strikes out. Vern Hurley doubles to left field. Randy Bullett grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Corriden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Dick Steels flies out to the left fielder. Bob Plodinec grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Redmon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Frank Champion singles to center field. Gene Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Wall grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Champion is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mark Sanders walks. Swede Butler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mark Sanders is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Greg Whelan lines out to the shortstop. Billy Hamilton grounds out to the second baseman. Shinji Miyazaki singles to left field. Eddie Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Jeff Harmon pops out to the second baseman. Vern Hurley singles to center field. Randy Bullett grounds out to the pitcher. Vern Hurley advances to second on the play. Tommy Corriden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Pat Whitney grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Throop pops out to the shortstop. Dick Steels grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Frank Champion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Wall walks. Jackie Wall steals second. Mark Sanders walks. Swede Butler walks. Jeff Harmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Atlanta Bob Plodinec singles to center field. Joe Redmon singles to right field. Greg Whelan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Hamilton grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Plodinec scores. Joe Redmon advances to third on the play. Shinji Miyazaki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Vern Hurley walks. Randy Bullett hits a home run. Vern Hurley scores. Tommy Corriden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Champion grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Wilson walks. Jackie Wall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Eddie Barrett pops out to the third baseman. Pat Whitney pops out to the catcher. Andy Throop grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Mark Sanders hits an infield single to the third baseman. Rick Ross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Swede Butler pops out to the first baseman. Robert Burns is pinch hitting for Jeff Harmon. Robert Burns singles to center field. Rich Christopher is pinch hitting for Vern Hurley. Rich Christopher singles to center field. Mark Sanders scores. Randy Bullett strikes out. Tommy Corriden walks. Frank Champion flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Atlanta Fred Quinn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rich Christopher at 2B. Dick Steels grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Plodinec pops out to the shortstop. Joe Redmon walks. Rolla Erickson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bob Darwin is pinch hitting for Rick Ross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Redmon is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Bill Felix pitching. Gene Wilson walks. Gene Wilson steals second. Jackie Wall walks. Mark Sanders strikes out. Swede Butler strikes out. Robert Burns reached on a fielding error by Andy Throop. Fred Quinn singles to center field. Gene Wilson scores. Jackie Wall scores. Randy Bullett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Rudolf Reinsdyr is pinch hitting for Bill Felix. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rudolf Reinsdyr flies out to the right fielder. Billy Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Shinji Miyazaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Roy Edington pitching. Joe Kane is pinch hitting for Rolla Erickson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Joe Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Champion hits a home run. Gene Wilson singles to center field. Al Woodburn is pinch hitting for Jackie Wall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Woodburn flies out to the left fielder. Gene Wilson steals second. Mark Sanders singles to right field. Gene Wilson scores. Terry Jolley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Swede Butler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Rheal Oravetz pitching. Eddie Barrett singles to left field. Pat Whitney grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Andy Throop flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners LOB: 15 Atlanta total runners LOB: 3
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Slim Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Slim Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Bill Burrows improves in endurance Al Hartnett improves in power_vs_righty Bien Vaughn did not respond to coaching in 1B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rich Stafford improves in speed Howard Snyder did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Howard Snyder improves in range Rich Stafford improves in range