Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bobby Vaughn pitching. Ron Susko strikes out. Merv Ruffin flies out to the left fielder. Darrell LaRose grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Colorado Ebba Garcia pitching. Daryl Dixon singles to center field. George King doubles to left field. Daryl Dixon is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Harvey Wapnick flies out to the left fielder. Haywood Telgheder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gene Kelly strikes out. Guillermo Nichols strikes out. Shane Taveras strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Jimmy Hemingway strikes out. Wally Lezcano singles to left field. Wayne Wells flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Mielke singles to center field. Bobby Vaughn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lefty Mielke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh George Pruess strikes out. Tyson Layne flies out to the left fielder. Ebba Garcia singles to center field. Ebba Garcia is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Daryl Dixon pops out to the second baseman. George King lines out to the second baseman. Harvey Wapnick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ron Susko flies out to the left fielder. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell LaRose singles to right field. Gene Kelly walks. Guillermo Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Colorado Haywood Telgheder strikes out. Jimmy Hemingway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Lezcano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Shane Taveras flies out to the center fielder. George Pruess singles to center field. Tyson Layne grounds out to the third baseman. George Pruess advances to second on the play. Ebba Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Wayne Wells strikes out. Lefty Mielke singles to left field. Bobby Vaughn lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Daryl Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ron Susko pops out to the third baseman. Merv Ruffin singles to left field. Darrell LaRose grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado George King singles to right field. Harvey Wapnick grounds out to the second baseman. George King advances to second on the play. Haywood Telgheder grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Egan 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 1st. Jimmy Hemingway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gene Kelly grounds out to the third baseman. Guillermo Nichols walks. Shane Taveras singles to center field. George Pruess walks. Tyson Layne strikes out. Candy Dittmer 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. Jim Bare is pinch hitting for Jack Egan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Bare singles to center field. Guillermo Nichols scores. Shane Taveras scores. George Pruess advances to third on the hit. Ron Susko pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Colorado Woody Hampton pitching. Fred Heard is pinch hitting for Wally Lezcano. Fred Heard strikes out. Wayne Wells walks. Wayne Wells is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lefty Mielke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Baxter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Heard at LF. Merv Ruffin flies out to the left fielder. Darrell LaRose singles to left field. Gene Kelly walks. Guillermo Nichols singles to left field. Darrell LaRose scores. Gene Kelly advances to third on the hit. Mike Kreevich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shane Taveras strikes out. George Pruess singles to center field. Gene Kelly scores. Guillermo Nichols advances to third on the hit. Tyson Layne grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Stan Knepper is pinch hitting for Mike Kreevich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Stan Knepper grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Dixon pops out to the shortstop. George King grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Red Skidmore pitching. Bill Sloat is pinch hitting for Woody Hampton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Sloat grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ron Susko flies out to the center fielder. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Juan DiSarcina pitching. Harvey Wapnick flies out to the left fielder. Haywood Telgheder reached on a fielding error by Shane Taveras. Jimmy Hemingway flies out to the left fielder. Bill Baxter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Colorado total runners LOB: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Horan did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Edwards did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Ciaffone did not respond to coaching in arm Terry Connor did not respond to coaching in arm Paul Conlan improves in SS
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Red Vernon improves in power_vs_lefty Bruce Giannelli did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Clements did not respond to coaching in range Bob Tipton improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Clements did not respond to coaching in SS