Win: Rob Roy MacGregor (1-1) Loss: Howie Smith (3-1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Billy Bernier pitching. Willie McCovey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Manny DeLion flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Melone singles to left field. Amby Dexterous walks. Lars Jeger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Colorado Harry Beecher pitching. Scotty Martel flies out to the center fielder. Hank Richardson singles to left field. Yenier Melian singles to center field. Yukihito Yoshimoto strikes out. Pete Pole singles to center field. Butch Posedel walks. Hank Richardson scores. Vern Hernon walks. Yenier Melian scores. Mike Wooten flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Al A. Bama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Hercules Reeves flies out to the center fielder. Yoshihiro Takayanagi hits a home run. Harry Beecher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Billy Bernier grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Scotty Martel flies out to the left fielder. Hank Richardson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Willie McCovey grounds out to the second baseman. Manny DeLion singles to center field. Bernie Melone grounds out to the second baseman. Manny DeLion advances to second on the play. Amby Dexterous grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Yenier Melian strikes out. Yukihito Yoshimoto pops out to the shortstop. Pete Pole strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Lars Jeger walks. Al A. Bama walks. Steve Hercules Reeves doubles past the third baseman. Lars Jeger scores. Al A. Bama uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yoshihiro Takayanagi strikes out. Harry Beecher strikes out. Willie McCovey singles to left field. Steve Hercules Reeves scores. Manny DeLion singles to center field. Willie McCovey advances to third on the hit. Bernie Melone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Butch Posedel strikes out. Vern Hernon walks. Mike Wooten walks. Billy Bernier lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Mike Wooten advances to second on the play. Mike Wooten advances to second on the play. Scotty Martel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Bernier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Amby Dexterous walks. Lars Jeger walks. Al A. Bama flies out to the center fielder. Steve Hercules Reeves strikes out. Yoshihiro Takayanagi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Colorado Hank Richardson strikes out. Yenier Melian strikes out. Yukihito Yoshimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Harry Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Willie McCovey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Horacio Boston 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. Manny DeLion strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Pete Pole singles to center field. Butch Posedel walks. Vern Hernon strikes out. Mike Wooten reached on a fielding error by Steve Hercules Reeves. Mike Reilley is pinch hitting for Horacio Boston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Reilley walks. Pete Pole scores. Scotty Martel flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Butch Posedel scores. Hank Richardson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Frank Huskey pitching. Bernie Melone strikes out. Amby Dexterous grounds out to the third baseman. Lars Jeger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Yenier Melian strikes out. Yukihito Yoshimoto grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Pole grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Al A. Bama grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Hercules Reeves flies out to the center fielder. Yoshihiro Takayanagi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Butch Posedel strikes out. Vern Hernon pops out to the third baseman. Mike Wooten pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Arthur Curry is pinch hitting for Harry Beecher. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Arthur Curry flies out to the center fielder. Willie McCovey walks. Jim Reyes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny DeLion flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Melone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Willie McCovey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado O. Penn Window pitching. Fred McGhee is pinch hitting for Jim Reyes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Fred McGhee strikes out. Scotty Martel flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Kilkenny is pinch hitting for Hank Richardson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cliff Kilkenny flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Jack Elliott pitching. Amby Dexterous singles to right field. Amby Dexterous is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lars Jeger walks. Danny Culp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lars Jeger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Al A. Bama flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Colorado Yenier Melian strikes out. Yukihito Yoshimoto walks. Pete Pole strikes out. Butch Posedel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Steve Hercules Reeves flies out to the left fielder. Yoshihiro Takayanagi triples. Danny Soto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Namiko Oguri is pinch hitting for O. Penn Window. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Namiko Oguri flies out to the left fielder. Willie McCovey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Colorado Rob Roy MacGregor pitching. Vern Hernon doubles to left field. Mike Wooten grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Friedrichs is pinch hitting for Danny Soto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bob Friedrichs strikes out. Scotty Martel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Howie Smith pitching. Manny DeLion walks. Bernie Melone flies out to the center fielder. Amby Dexterous doubles to left field. Manny DeLion uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lars Jeger walks. Al A. Bama walks. Steve Hercules Reeves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Amby Dexterous scores. Lars Jeger advances to third on the play. Al A. Bama advances to second on the play. Yoshihiro Takayanagi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Colorado Cliff Kilkenny lines out to the shortstop. Yenier Melian flies out to the left fielder. Yukihito Yoshimoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11 Colorado total runners LOB: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Buttercup Kramden improves in range Enrico Sarto did not respond to coaching in velocity Buttercup Kramden improves in arm Michele Piede did not respond to coaching in velocity Facundo Bacardi did not respond to coaching in 3B
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roberto Flowers improves in power_vs_lefty Bobby Christiansen did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Ritz did not respond to coaching in control Ace Fahey did not respond to coaching in control Skel Conigliaro did not respond to coaching in 1B