Win: Bubba Spradlin (5-4) Loss: Phil Romero (3-2)
Save: Ford Sullivan (15)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bubba Spradlin pitching. Charlie Brett hits a home run. Ed Bluege grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Stoops flies out to the center fielder. Hank Stynes singles to center field. Gene Doljack singles to right field. Hank Stynes advances to third on the hit. Firpo Arias grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Colorado Phil Romero pitching. Irv Heydeman grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Gehrman grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Slayton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Reidel Alvarez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andres Houser grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Romero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Bobby Cordova pops out to the catcher. Yohan Richardt strikes out. Jarred Hodge grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Charlie Brett flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bluege walks. Ray Stoops strikes out. Hank Stynes singles to center field. Gene Doljack grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Jim Drake flies out to the center fielder. Terry Aldrich pops out to the shortstop. Bubba Spradlin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Firpo Arias flies out to the right fielder. Reidel Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Andres Houser singles to center field. Phil Romero grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Andres Houser is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Irv Heydeman strikes out. Bob Gehrman singles to center field. Dave Slayton strikes out. Bobby Cordova singles to center field. Bob Gehrman advances to third on the hit. Yohan Richardt singles to left field. Bob Gehrman scores. Bobby Cordova advances to third on the hit. Jarred Hodge singles past the shortstop. Bobby Cordova scores. Yohan Richardt advances to third on the hit. Jim Drake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Charlie Brett flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Ed Bluege flies out to the left fielder. Ray Stoops walks. Ray Stoops steals second. Passed ball. Ray Stoops advances to third. Hank Stynes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Terry Aldrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bubba Spradlin singles past the first baseman. Irv Heydeman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bubba Spradlin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Gehrman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Gene Doljack pops out to the shortstop. Firpo Arias doubles to right field. Reidel Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Houser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Dave Slayton walks. Dave Slayton steals second. Tommy Tipton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bobby Cordova flies out to the right fielder. Yohan Richardt singles to right field. Dave Slayton scores. Jarred Hodge pops out to the first baseman. Jim Drake lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Strick Crestline is pinch hitting for Tommy Tipton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Strick Crestline strikes out. Charlie Brett lines out to the second baseman. Ed Bluege singles to left field. Ray Stoops walks. Corey Decker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Hank Stynes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Colorado Charlie Mundy pitching. Terry Aldrich doubles past the left fielder. Johnny Smith is pinch hitting for Corey Decker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Aldrich advances to third on the play. Irv Heydeman strikes out. Bob Gehrman is hit by a pitch. Bob Gehrman steals second. Dave Slayton walks. Bobby Cordova flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ford Sullivan pitching. Gene Doljack flies out to the center fielder. Firpo Arias grounds out to the pitcher. Reidel Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Yohan Richardt walks. Jarred Hodge singles to left field. Jim Drake singles to left field. Yohan Richardt scores. Jarred Hodge advances to third on the hit. Scott Anglia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Aldrich singles to center field. Jarred Hodge scores. Jim Drake advances to third on the hit. Ford Sullivan walks. Irv Heydeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Drake scores. Terry Aldrich advances to third on the play. Ford Sullivan advances to second on the play. Bob Gehrman singles to right field. Terry Aldrich scores. Dave Slayton singles past the first baseman. Ford Sullivan scores. Bob Gehrman advances to third on the hit. Bobby Macko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Cordova flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Gehrman scores. Dave Slayton steals second. Andres Houser throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Yohan Richardt walks. Yohan Richardt steals second. Jarred Hodge singles to center field. Dave Slayton scores. Yohan Richardt is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Andres Houser doubles to left field. Jack Friday is pinch hitting for Bobby Macko. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Friday strikes out. Charlie Brett grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Bluege flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10 Colorado total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Terry Aldrich (1).SF - Bobby Cordova.HBP - Bob Gehrman (2). Baserunning: SB - Bob Gehrman (12), Dave Slayton 2 (5), Yohan Richardt (5). Fielding: PB - Terry Aldrich.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Randy Tolson improves in power_vs_lefty Art Cooper improves in arm Mike Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Shovel Halama improves in speed
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wally Payne did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Dougherty improves in contact_vs_righty Ray Dougherty improves in power_vs_lefty Cleon Lopez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Dougherty did not respond to coaching in 2B