Win: Joe Charlton (2-1) Loss: Ginger Roberts (1-4)
Save: Harry Giordano (9)
Inning: 1 Colorado Joe Charlton pitching. Frank Garrido lines out to the second baseman. Bill Snyder doubles to left field. Jerry McQuinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Snyder advances to third on the play. Dink Johnson singles to center field. Bill Snyder scores. Joe Oester grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dink Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ginger Roberts pitching. Kelly Estrada hits an infield single to the shortstop. Gil Clements walks. Rick Kosco strikes out. Pat Felsch flies out to the left fielder. Chris Grunwald doubles to center field. Kelly Estrada scores. Leo Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Jon Feldman grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Sanchez singles to left field. Ginger Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Shannon Carter singles to left field. Sean Lemaster strikes out. Joe Charlton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kelly Estrada singles to center field. Shannon Carter scores. Gil Clements flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Frank Garrido pops out to the second baseman. Bill Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Jerry McQuinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rick Kosco singles to center field. Pat Felsch pops out to the catcher. Chris Grunwald grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Dink Johnson singles to center field. Joe Oester grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jon Feldman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Leo Wise singles past the first baseman. Leo Wise steals second. Shannon Carter singles to right field. Leo Wise scores. Sean Lemaster strikes out. Shannon Carter steals second. Joe Charlton flies out to the left fielder. Kelly Estrada grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Bill Mack walks. Dave Sanchez hits a home run. Bill Mack scores. Ginger Roberts strikes out. Frank Garrido grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Snyder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gil Clements flies out to the center fielder. Rick Kosco grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Felsch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Jerry McQuinn flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Dink Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Oester strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Chris Grunwald grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Wise grounds out to the second baseman. Shannon Carter walks. Sean Lemaster singles past the third baseman. Shannon Carter advances to third on the hit. Joe Charlton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Colorado Jon Feldman singles to right field. Rodney Sawyer is pinch running for Jon Feldman on 1st base. Bill Mack strikes out. Dave Sanchez grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Rodney Sawyer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ginger Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Alex Crim enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rodney Sawyer at C. Kelly Estrada pops out to the second baseman. Gil Clements flies out to the right fielder. Rick Kosco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Frank Garrido strikes out. Bill Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry McQuinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pat Felsch walks. Chris Grunwald hits a home run. Pat Felsch scores. Mark Corcoran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Wise flies out to the left fielder. Shannon Carter strikes out. Sean Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Harry Giordano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dink Johnson hits a home run. Joe Oester pops out to the second baseman. Alex Crim grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Ortiz improves in range Buddy Steen improves in power_vs_righty Curt Monroe improves in contact_vs_lefty Joey Staton improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Valenzuela improves in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Sweasy improves in power_vs_righty Hal Barnes improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in control John Hyatt improves in arm Phil Sweasy improves in CF