Win: Erik Slaughter (6-5) Loss: Bob Bambo (3-6)
Save: Jose Zepeda (14)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bob Bambo pitching. Jose Acre reached on a 2-base fielding error by Alfredo Balboni. Eloy Jimenez singles to center field. Jose Acre scores. Saquon Smiley strikes out. Joe Jones singles to left field. Dan Deininger singles to center field. Eloy Jimenez scores. Joe Jones advances to third on the hit. Jason Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Jones scores. Dan Deininger advances to second on the play. Sammy Cisco singles to right field. Dan Deininger scores. Bob Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Colorado Erik Slaughter pitching. Jethro Bodein grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pinky Woodard hits a home run. Alfredo Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Staziak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Erik Slaughter singles to left field. Jose Acre singles to left field. Erik Slaughter is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Eloy Jimenez singles to left field. Jose Acre advances to third on the hit. Eloy Jimenez steals second. Saquon Smiley flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Acre scores. Joe Jones hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dan Deininger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Hercules Jones Jr. walks. Fred Tsetse Fly walks. Biff Sailor strikes out. Fonzy Aye flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bambo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jason Donahue hits a home run. Sammy Cisco singles to left field. Bob Taylor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sammy Cisco is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Erik Slaughter lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bob Taylor forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jose Acre pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Jethro Bodein grounds out to the third baseman. Pinky Woodard singles to center field. Alfredo Balboni flies out to the left fielder. Stan Staziak grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pinky Woodard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Eloy Jimenez flies out to the left fielder. Saquon Smiley pops out to the second baseman. Joe Jones grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Hercules Jones Jr. grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Tsetse Fly grounds out to the third baseman. Biff Sailor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dan Deininger flies out to the center fielder. Jason Donahue singles to center field. Sammy Cisco singles to left field. Jason Donahue is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Spikes Wentworth IV comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Taylor singles past the second baseman. Sammy Cisco advances to third on the hit. Erik Slaughter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Colorado Fonzy Aye reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sammy Cisco. Spikes Wentworth IV lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Fonzy Aye is thrown out at third. Jethro Bodein strikes out. Pinky Woodard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jose Acre pops out to the second baseman. Eloy Jimenez flies out to the left fielder. Saquon Smiley singles past the second baseman. Joe Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Alfredo Balboni singles to right field. Stan Staziak singles to left field. Alfredo Balboni advances to third on the hit. Stan Staziak steals second. Hercules Jones Jr. hits a home run. Alfredo Balboni scores. Stan Staziak scores. Fred Tsetse Fly doubles to center field. Biff Sailor singles to center field. Fred Tsetse Fly scores. Fonzy Aye grounds out to the third baseman. Biff Sailor advances to second on the play. Spikes Wentworth IV strikes out. Jethro Bodein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dan Deininger strikes out. Jason Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Cisco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Pinky Woodard strikes out. Alfredo Balboni singles to left field. Stan Staziak grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bob Taylor doubles to right field. Erik Slaughter fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Erik Slaughter strikes out. Jose Acre strikes out. Eloy Jimenez walks. Saquon Smiley doubles to left field. Bob Taylor scores. Eloy Jimenez is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Hercules Jones Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Fred Tsetse Fly singles to left field. Mario Hollison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Biff Sailor pops out to the shortstop. Fonzy Aye flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Fields comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Jones strikes out. Dan Deininger hits a home run. Jason Donahue strikes out. Sammy Cisco grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Jose Zepeda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Manolis Martsivis is pinch hitting for Joe Fields. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Manolis Martsivis strikes out. Jethro Bodein walks. Pinky Woodard singles in front of the right fielder. Jethro Bodein advances to third on the hit. Alfredo Balboni strikes out. Stan Staziak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Colorado total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Fred Tsetse Fly (6).HR - Pinky Woodard (6), Hercules Jones Jr. (12).GIDP - Stan Staziak. Baserunning: SB - Stan Staziak (3). Fielding: E - Alfredo Balboni.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Spoon Carter improves in control Al Munson did not respond to coaching in velocity Esteban Guzman improves in arm Rap Dixon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Curtis Lee did not respond to coaching in 1B
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Parrott improves in contact_vs_lefty Herbert Mumphries improves in range Herbert Mumphries improves in power_vs_righty Herbert Mumphries improves in power_vs_righty