Schon removed; Colts pad lead

The Broncos are slowly and agonizingly watching second place slip from their gasp as Schon struggled for a third straight inning.

After allowing a walk and a single to lead off the 6th, he got John Anderson to hit into a 6-4-3 double play.

But Tyrone Pendergrass slapped a RBI single to right field, and when Schon walked Bryan Frichter in the following at-bat, that was the end of the night for him.

Dan Sausville came in and abruptly got Andres Rodriguez to ground into a fielder's choice.

Schon threw 5.2 innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on 11 hits while striking out five and walking two.

6-3 Colts into the bottom of the 6th.