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When Colorado acquired top relief pitcher Jay Bottarini they stated that any thought of him being used as a starter was just that...talk. Their plans were to use Bottarini in the seventh, Jesus Wagner in the eighth, and close things out in the ninth with closer supreme Lance Holbert.
As the Colonel said, the plan came together in this game.
Right handers Jim Brandon of Colorado and Bill Maynard of Pittsburgh started and batted each other through the first six innings of the game.
Tom Smalley hit a solo homerun off Maynard in the second putting Colorado in front 1-0. It was the fourth of the season for Smalley and the eighth given up by Maynard this year.
Pittsburgh tied the game 1-1 in the third when they bunched three singles by George Kern, Slim Leach, and an RBI infield single by Ron Ireland.
Colorado got one run back in the sixth on a single by Willie Hughes (5 for 12 since he returned) and a stolen base. Bob Lynn singled driving in his 43 run of the season closing the score to 4-3 Pittsburgh.
Bottarini came in for the seventh and got the Pirates in order.
Wagner took over in the eighth to strike out two of the three batters he faced.
Colorado still faced a one run deficit and the hitters took care of that in the bottom of the eighth.
Hughes, leading off, singled to right field. Smalley sent him racing around to third base with a looping single to center field.
That was the end for Maynard. (7 innings 8 hits 5 runs 4 earned 0 walks 5 strikeouts).
Bill Foster replaced him.
Harold Parent reached when Foster threw a comeback into left center field for an error. Hughes scored tying the game 4-4. Foster pitched too carefully very Lynn walking him to load the bases.
Walt Johnson got the go ahead run in with a smash to first base as Shwinieke scored on the play. Smalley gave Colorado some breathing room with a two run single that out the score at 7-4 and that brought Lance Holbert into the game to retire three more batters and pick up his 28th save.
Colorado finished the 1950 season 49 -32 a .605 winning per centage. They are presently 40-23 .635% and would have to be only 8-8 to match that.
However the teams realizes nothing is clinched and that was last season...and over and done with.
In other games around the league;
Montreal defeated Atlanta 5-3.
Brooklyn won again overcoming Houston 7-5 and Los Angeles hurt the Perfectos by downing them 5-2.
[Edited on 5-30-2017 by jbnimble20]
The plan comes together....
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''I love it when a plan comes together!" --- Colonel John (Hannibal) Smith
When Colorado acquired top relief pitcher Jay Bottarini they stated that any thought of him being used as a starter was just that...talk. Their plans were to use Bottarini in the seventh, Jesus Wagner in the eighth, and close things out in the ninth with closer supreme Lance Holbert.
As the Colonel said, the plan came together in this game.
Right handers Jim Brandon of Colorado and Bill Maynard of Pittsburgh started and batted each other through the first six innings of the game.
Tom Smalley hit a solo homerun off Maynard in the second putting Colorado in front 1-0. It was the fourth of the season for Smalley and the eighth given up by Maynard this year.
Pittsburgh tied the game 1-1 in the third when they bunched three singles by George Kern, Slim Leach, and an RBI infield single by Ron Ireland.
Colorado got one run back in the sixth on a single by Willie Hughes (5 for 12 since he returned) and a stolen base. Bob Lynn singled driving in his 43 run of the season closing the score to 4-3 Pittsburgh.
Bottarini came in for the seventh and got the Pirates in order.
Wagner took over in the eighth to strike out two of the three batters he faced.
Colorado still faced a one run deficit and the hitters took care of that in the bottom of the eighth.
Hughes, leading off, singled to right field. Smalley sent him racing around to third base with a looping single to center field.
That was the end for Maynard. (7 innings 8 hits 5 runs 4 earned 0 walks 5 strikeouts).
Bill Foster replaced him.
Harold Parent reached when Foster threw a comeback into left center field for an error. Hughes scored tying the game 4-4. Foster pitched too carefully very Lynn walking him to load the bases.
Walt Johnson got the go ahead run in with a smash to first base as Shwinieke scored on the play. Smalley gave Colorado some breathing room with a two run single that out the score at 7-4 and that brought Lance Holbert into the game to retire three more batters and pick up his 28th save.
Colorado finished the 1950 season 49 -32 a .605 winning per centage. They are presently 40-23 .635% and would have to be only 8-8 to match that.
However the teams realizes nothing is clinched and that was last season...and over and done with.
In other games around the league;
Montreal defeated Atlanta 5-3.
Brooklyn won again overcoming Houston 7-5 and Los Angeles hurt the Perfectos by downing them 5-2.
[Edited on 5-30-2017 by jbnimble20]
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