Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Craig Styles pitching. Walker Jackson walks. Walker Jackson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ray Gooch grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Kip Patterson pitching. Carlos Riebe pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Keating walks. Charlie Keating steals second. Frank Checo walks. Aurelio Antolick strikes out. Limb Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Durning singles past the third baseman. Mike Durning is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rufino Clarke singles to center field. Ike Guzman strikes out. Rufino Clarke steals second. George Riley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Frank Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Williams strikes out. Tom Pfister grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Archie Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Kip Patterson strikes out. Walker Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Craig Styles grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Riebe singles to right field. Charlie Keating grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Riebe advances to second on the play. Frank Checo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ray Gooch grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Mike Durning walks. Rufino Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Aurelio Antolick lines out to the first baseman. Limb Bradley singles to center field. Frank Williams grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Limb Bradley advances to second on the play. Stan Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ike Guzman strikes out. George Riley walks. Archie Meyer singles past the third baseman. George Riley is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Kip Patterson singles to center field. Archie Meyer advances to third on the hit. Walker Jackson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Colorado Tom Pfister singles to right field. Craig Styles lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carlos Riebe strikes out. Charlie Keating doubles to left field. Tom Pfister scores. Frank Checo singles to left field. Charlie Keating scores. Aurelio Antolick walks. Limb Bradley singles to left field. Frank Checo scores. Aurelio Antolick advances to third on the hit. Limb Bradley steals second. Frank Williams singles to right field. Aurelio Antolick scores. Limb Bradley scores. Jose Wicker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Williams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ray Gooch strikes out. Bob Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Durning flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Tom Pfister singles to center field. Craig Styles lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carlos Riebe strikes out. Charlie Keating grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rufino Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Guzman grounds out to the shortstop. George Riley reached on a fielding error by Craig Styles. Archie Meyer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Frank Checo walks. Aurelio Antolick flies out to the right fielder. Limb Bradley walks. Frank Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Checo advances to third on the play. Limb Bradley advances to second on the play. Stan Williams hits an infield single to the first baseman. Frank Checo scores. Erik Singleton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Pfister singles in front of the right fielder. Limb Bradley scores. Stan Williams advances to third on the hit. Craig Styles grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jeff Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Erik Singleton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jeff Rodriguez doubles to left field. Walker Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Quintana is pinch hitting for Ray Gooch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lee Quintana pops out to the first baseman. Bob Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Mel Clements pitching. Carlos Riebe strikes out. Charlie Keating grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Checo hits a home run. Dick Ferens is pinch hitting for Aurelio Antolick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Ferens hits a home run. Gary Donnelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Limb Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Durning strikes out. Rufino Clarke grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Howell is pinch hitting for Ike Guzman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Howell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6 Colorado total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Kip Patterson is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Alan Haines did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jim Slagle did not respond to coaching in 1B
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Walter Weiss did not respond to coaching in endurance Willie Mamaux improves in power_vs_lefty Camilo Alvarez did not respond to coaching in speed Stan Peterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pat Cairo improves in arm