Win: Jim Hooks (5-6) Loss: Sioux Cash (8-7)
Save: Jim McHenry (2)
Inning: 1 Colorado Sioux Cash pitching. Al DeMerit singles to right field. Joe Lavelle grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Joe Allen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jim Hooks pitching. Bill Koehler grounds out to the third baseman. Richie Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Damaso Caithamer singles to right field. Damaso Caithamer steals second. Robert Bruce III pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Eddie Barajas flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Santos singles to right field. Jason Carpenter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kunio Maeda strikes out. Royster Hunt singles to left field. Ike Hodge walks. Jace Dillon grounds out to the third baseman. Royster Hunt advances to third on the play. Ike Hodge advances to second on the play. Sioux Cash strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Tom Pawloski walks. Mike Woods grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Pawloski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Hooks lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Al DeMerit flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Koehler flies out to the center fielder. Richie Jordan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damaso Caithamer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Colorado Joe Lavelle strikes out. Joe Allen flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Barajas pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Robert Bruce III strikes out. Kunio Maeda hits an infield single to the shortstop. Royster Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Ike Hodge grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Pedro Santos strikes out. Jason Carpenter strikes out. Tom Pawloski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jace Dillon walks. Sioux Cash lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jace Dillon gets picked off second (1-4). Bill Koehler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Mike Woods strikes out. Jim Hooks grounds out to the third baseman. Al DeMerit grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Richie Jordan strikes out. Damaso Caithamer strikes out. Robert Bruce III flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Joe Lavelle flies out to the center fielder. Joe Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Barajas hits a home run. Pedro Santos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kunio Maeda pops out to the shortstop. Royster Hunt strikes out. Ike Hodge grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Jay Jonnard is pinch hitting for Jason Carpenter. Jay Jonnard flies out to the left fielder. Tom Pawloski doubles to right field. Jess Bates 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. Mike Woods strikes out. Warren Criss is pinch hitting for Jim Hooks. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Warren Criss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Spencer pitching. Jace Dillon grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Valentine is pinch hitting for Jess Bates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Phil Valentine strikes out. Bill Koehler lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Jerry Lotz pitching. Al DeMerit flies out to the center fielder. Joe Lavelle flies out to the center fielder. Joe Allen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Kuiper enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Pawloski at SS. Jim McHenry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Richie Jordan pops out to the shortstop. Damaso Caithamer flies out to the right fielder. Robert Bruce III grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Colorado total runners LOB: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yosuke Takai did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Konnick improves in power_vs_righty Fred Moore did not respond to coaching in range Oscar Hamric improves in power_vs_righty Oscar Hamric did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dutch Nagy did not respond to coaching in velocity Donald Walsh did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Dykstra improves in power_vs_righty Dutch Nagy improves in control