Win: Oscar Williams (5-11) Loss: Al Killian (11-6)
Save: Len Pfiester (11)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Killian pitching. Charlie Brett pops out to the third baseman. Ed Bluege strikes out. Ray Stoops strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Oscar Williams pitching. Bob Gehrman strikes out. Bobby Cordova flies out to the right fielder. Yohan Richardt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes flies out to the left fielder. Gene Doljack doubles to right field. Firpo Arias walks. George Johnson strikes out. Andres Houser grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Colorado Jarred Hodge walks. Irv Heydeman singles to left field. Jarred Hodge aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jim Drake flies out to the center fielder. Terry Aldrich grounds out to the shortstop. Jarred Hodge scores. Irv Heydeman advances to second on the play. Johnny Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Oscar Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Brett flies out to the left fielder. Ed Bluege doubles to right field. Ray Stoops strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Al Killian strikes out. Bob Gehrman pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Cordova flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hank Stynes grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Doljack strikes out. Firpo Arias pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Yohan Richardt grounds out to the second baseman. Jarred Hodge strikes out. Irv Heydeman singles to left field. Jim Drake doubles to right field. Irv Heydeman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Terry Aldrich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh George Johnson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Andres Houser flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Williams lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Brett singles to right field. George Johnson scores. Charlie Brett is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Johnny Smith singles to center field. Al Killian fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Killian strikes out. Bob Gehrman strikes out. Bobby Cordova singles to left field. Johnny Smith advances to third on the hit. Yohan Richardt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ed Bluege grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Stoops grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Stynes doubles to left field. Gene Doljack singles to center field. Hank Stynes scores. Firpo Arias grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Doljack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Jarred Hodge grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Heydeman grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Drake singles to center field. Terry Aldrich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Drake is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh George Johnson walks. Andres Houser strikes out. Oscar Williams lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Brett walks. Ed Bluege singles to center field. George Johnson scores. Charlie Brett advances to third on the hit. Ray Stoops walks. Hank Stynes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Colorado Johnny Smith walks. Jerry Jurewicz is pinch hitting for Al Killian. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jerry Jurewicz flies out to the center fielder. Bob Gehrman strikes out. Bobby Cordova grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Glen Foster pitching. Gene Doljack strikes out. Firpo Arias strikes out. George Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Yohan Richardt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jarred Hodge doubles past the third baseman. Len Pfiester 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. Irv Heydeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jarred Hodge advances to third on the play. Jim Drake pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Andres Houser strikes out. Len Pfiester strikes out. Charlie Brett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Terry Aldrich flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Smith flies out to the center fielder. Earl McCabe is pinch hitting for Glen Foster. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Earl McCabe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Colorado total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lou Anderson did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Golvin did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Tolson improves in contact_vs_lefty Monty Ouellette improves in arm
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cleon Lopez improves in contact_vs_righty John Russell did not respond to coaching in velocity Luke Pratt did not respond to coaching in range Wally Payne did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Dougherty did not respond to coaching in 2B