Rookie Ron Nischwitz continued his pinpoint pitching Monday night as the Bears made it two straight over Indianapolis, 5 -- 3.

The husky 6 -- 3, 205 -- pound lefthander, was in command all the way before an on the scene audience of only 949 and countless of television viewers in the Denver area.

It was Nischwitz' third straight victory of the new season and ran the Grizzlies' winning streak to four straight. They now lead Louisville by a full game on top of the American Association pack.

Nischwitz fanned six and walked only Charley Hinton in the third inning. He has given only the one pass in his 27 innings, an unusual characteristic for a southpaw.

The Bears took the lead in the first inning, as they did in Sunday's opener, and never lagged.

Dick McAuliffe cracked the first of his two doubles against Lefty Don Rudolph to open the Bear's attack. After Al Paschal grounded out, Jay Cooke walked and Jim McDaniel singled home McAuliffe. Alusik then moved Cooke across with a line drive to left. Jay Porter drew a base on balls to fill the bases but Don Wert's smash was knocked down by Rudolph for the putout.

The Bears added two more in the fifth when McAuliffe dropped a double into the leftfield corner, Paschal doubled down the rightfield line and Cooke singled off Phil Shartzer's glove.

Nischwitz was working on a 3 hitter when the Indians bunched three of their eight hits for two runs in the sixth. Chuck Hinton tripled to the rightfield corner, Cliff Cook and Dan Pavletich singled and Gaines' infielder roller accounted for the tallies.