Win: Larry Roberts (6-6) Loss: Chick Gerlach (6-1)
Save: Frank Meyer (2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Larry Roberts pitching. John Varney strikes out. Red Jones pops out to the first baseman. Jose Smith lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Bill Benitez pitching. Bill Snyder doubles to center field. Ed Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry McQuinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Snyder advances to third on the play. Joe Oester walks. Frank Garrido singles to right field. Bill Snyder scores. Joe Oester advances to third on the hit. Jon Feldman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Frank Schmidt singles to right field. Mike Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Hyers flies out to the center fielder. Tony Grove walks. Pete Perkowski walks. Bill Benitez walks. Frank Schmidt scores. John Varney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Colorado Bill Mack singles to center field. Glenn Durst singles to center field. Bill Mack advances to third on the hit. Larry Roberts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Durst advances to second on the play. Bill Snyder doubles to right field. Bill Mack scores. Glenn Durst scores. Ed Smith flies out to the center fielder. Jerry McQuinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Red Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Smith walks. Frank Schmidt strikes out. Jose Smith steals second. Mike Johnson walks. Dennis Hyers hits a home run. Jose Smith scores. Mike Johnson scores. Tony Grove strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Joe Oester hits a home run. Chick Gerlach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Garrido walks. Jon Feldman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Garrido advances to second on the play. Bill Mack grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Glenn Durst doubles to center field. Frank Garrido scores. Ed Schmidt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Pete Perkowski grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. John Varney lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Bill Snyder walks. Ed Smith strikes out. Jerry McQuinn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Red Jones singles to right field. Jose Smith flies out to the right fielder. Frank Schmidt strikes out. Mike Johnson reached on a fielding error by Larry Roberts. Dennis Hyers pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Colorado Joe Oester hits an infield single to the pitcher. Frank Garrido singles to right field. Jon Feldman singles to center field. Joe Oester scores. Hal Neill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mack grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jon Feldman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Glenn Durst flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Garrido scores. Larry Roberts pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Tony Grove pops out to the shortstop. Pete Perkowski strikes out. Hal Neill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Bill Snyder singles to right field. Ed Smith reached on a fielding error by Frank Schmidt. Jerry McQuinn bunts for a base hit. Joe Oester grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Snyder scores. Ed Smith advances to third on the play. Jerry McQuinn advances to second on the play. Frank Garrido grounds out to the pitcher. Jon Feldman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Claset comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Varney pops out to the shortstop. Red Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Smith hits a home run. Frank Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Bill Mack hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Mack is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Glenn Durst grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Schneider is pinch hitting for Jim Claset. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Schneider flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Chuck Deshaies pitching. Mike Johnson strikes out. Dennis Hyers singles to center field. Tony Grove flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Hyers is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Bill Snyder flies out to the left fielder. Ed Smith singles to center field. Shannon Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry McQuinn grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Willie Collum comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pete Perkowski flies out to the center fielder. Yoanis Lopez is pinch hitting for Shannon Robinson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yoanis Lopez flies out to the center fielder. John Varney singles past the shortstop. Red Jones singles to center field. John Varney advances to third on the hit. Red Jones steals second. Jose Smith doubles to left field. John Varney scores. Red Jones scores. Frank Meyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 Colorado total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jose Smith (23).HR - Jose Smith (25), Dennis Hyers (7). Baserunning: SB - Red Jones (31), Jose Smith (31).CS - Dennis Hyers (5). Fielding: E - Frank Schmidt.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Reed did not respond to coaching in speed Ken Camilli did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gene Blefary did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Osburn improves in power_vs_righty Al Reed did not respond to coaching in CF
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Valenzuela improves in speed Steve Burdette improves in power_vs_righty Curt Monroe improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Valenzuela improves in contact_vs_righty Butch Encarnacion did not respond to coaching in 1B