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Colorado Rockies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1996-06-01 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 15633 · 80°F, night, dry · Wind 5 mph from RF · 3:01

Colorado Rockies defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0. Colorado Rockies put up 2 in the 3rd. Kevin Ritz earned the win and Bruce Ruffin picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
COL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9

W: Kevin Ritz L: Paul Wagner SV: Bruce Ruffin

Umpires — HP: Bob Davidson · 1B: Larry Poncino · 2B: Greg Bonin · 3B: Frank Pulli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	4	1	0	0	1	1
Ellis Burks	4	0	1	0	1	1
Dante Bichette	4	0	1	2	0	2
Larry Walker	2	0	0	0	2	1
Andres Galarraga	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Reed	3	0	0	0	0	2
Vinny Castilla	4	0	0	0	0	1
Walt Weiss	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kevin Ritz	1	1	0	0	1	1
Quinton McCracken	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pedro Castellano	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jayhawk Owens	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Carlos Garcia	4	0	1	2
Al Martin	4	1	0	0
Jeff King	4	2	0	0
Orlando Merced	4	2	0	1
Mark Johnson	2	1	1	1
Jay Bell	4	0	0	1
Mike Kingery	2	1	1	0
Jason Kendall	4	1	0	0
Paul Wagner	1	0	0	0
Midre Cummings	1	0	0	0
Charlie Hayes	1	0	0	1
John Wehner	1	0	0	0
Nelson Liriano	1	1	0	0

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Ritz	6.0	5	3	2
Steve Reed	1.0	1	0	1
Lance Painter	0.1	2	0	0
Bruce Ruffin	1.2	1	0	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Wagner	7.0	1	5	10
Marc Wilkins	0.1	1	1	1
Jason Christiansen	0.1	0	0	1
Dan Miceli	1.1	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Young: K
Ellis Burks: 13/BG13S
Dante Bichette: K

Bot 1

Carlos Garcia: 1/L13
Al Martin: 13/G15
Jeff King: 63/G6M

Top 2

Larry Walker: K
Andres Galarraga: HP
Jeff Reed: SB2/R6
Jeff Reed: FC1/G13S.2X3(15)
Vinny Castilla: 9/F9LD

Bot 2

Orlando Merced: K
Mark Johnson: W
Jay Bell: 43/G4.1-2
Mike Kingery: W
Jason Kendall: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 3

Walt Weiss: K
Kevin Ritz: W
Eric Young: W.1-2
Ellis Burks: WP.2-3;1-2
Ellis Burks: K
Dante Bichette: S7/L56D.3-H;2-H
Larry Walker: W.1-2
Andres Galarraga: 8/F8RM

Bot 3

Paul Wagner: 63/G6MS
Carlos Garcia: 53/G56S
Al Martin: 31/G3L

Top 4

Jeff Reed: K
Vinny Castilla: K
Walt Weiss: W
Kevin Ritz: K

Bot 4

Jeff King: S8/G6M
Orlando Merced: S8/L4MD.1X3(85)
Mark Johnson: K
Jay Bell: SB2
Jay Bell: 9/F9LM

Top 5

Eric Young: 63/G56
Ellis Burks: W
Dante Bichette: 5/L5
Larry Walker: 53/G5

Bot 5

Mike Kingery: S9/G34
Jason Kendall: 8/F8RM
Paul Wagner: 14/SH/BG13S.1-2
Carlos Garcia: W
Al Martin: 63/G6M

Top 6

Andres Galarraga: K
Jeff Reed: K
Vinny Castilla: 63/G6

Bot 6

Jeff King: S5/BG5S
Orlando Merced: CS2(26)
Orlando Merced: 8/F8RXD
Mark Johnson: S8/G4M/R64
Jay Bell: 63/G6

Top 7

Walt Weiss: 3/G3
Quinton McCracken: 8/F78M
Eric Young: 9/F9D

Bot 7

Mike Kingery: 63/G6M
Jason Kendall: S7/L56
Midre Cummings: 5/P56
Carlos Garcia: K

Top 8

Ellis Burks: S5/G5
Dante Bichette: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Dante Bichette: K
Larry Walker: IW
Andres Galarraga: HP.1-2
Pedro Castellano: K
Vinny Castilla: 9/F9LM

Bot 8

Al Martin: S9/L9S
Jeff King: 5/L5
Orlando Merced: S8/G4M/R6.1-2
Charlie Hayes: WP.2-3;1-2
Charlie Hayes: K
Jay Bell: K

Top 9

Walt Weiss: 8/F78S
Jayhawk Owens: S7/L56
Eric Young: 9/F9M
Ellis Burks: 7/F7D

Bot 9

John Wehner: 7/F78M
Jason Kendall: 53/G56
Nelson Liriano: S5/L5
Carlos Garcia: K

Notes & reviews

Pirates manager Leyland ejected by HP umpire Davidson sometime in ninth inning for arguing balls and strikes

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