Win: Hank Marsh Loss: John Mierkowicz
Save: Dave Restelli
Inning: 1 Cincinnati John Mierkowicz pitching. John Austin grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Phillips grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Sorrento flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Lefty Hand pitching. Fred Pickup grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Konerko strikes out. Pat Banta walks. Charlie Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Varney Crutcher flies out to the right fielder. Django Smith doubles to right field. Pete Gent walks. Eric Robinson singles to center field. Django Smith scores. Bob Long singles to center field. Lefty Hand reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Merritt. Pete Gent scores. Eric Robinson scores. John Austin strikes out. Roy Phillips doubles to left field. Bob Long scores. Lefty Hand scores. Johnny Sorrento strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Lyle Silvera grounds out to the pitcher. Bo Lorraine grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Connell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Varney Crutcher singles to right field. Django Smith singles to center field. Pete Gent strikes out. Eric Robinson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Django Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Long singles to center field. Varney Crutcher scores. Lefty Hand grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Long is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Shigeji Ohno reached on a fielding error by Pete Gent. John Mierkowicz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Pickup pops out to the second baseman. Tom Konerko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati John Austin strikes out. Roy Phillips hits an infield single to the pitcher. Johnny Sorrento flies out to the center fielder. Varney Crutcher singles to center field. Roy Phillips advances to third on the hit. Django Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Pat Banta flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Merritt walks. Charlie Merritt steals second. Lyle Silvera singles to center field. Charlie Merritt scores. Bo Lorraine singles to center field. Woody Connell flies out to the center fielder. Shigeji Ohno strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Pete Gent pops out to the third baseman. Eric Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Long flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jim Paddock is pinch hitting for John Mierkowicz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Paddock hits a home run. Fred Pickup flies out to the center fielder. Tom Konerko strikes out. Pat Banta singles to left field. Charlie Merritt singles to center field. Lyle Silvera walks. Bo Lorraine singles to center field. Pat Banta scores. Charlie Merritt scores. Hank Marsh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woody Connell doubles past the center fielder. Lyle Silvera scores. Shigeji Ohno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Yuliet Saavedra pitching. Hank Marsh strikes out. John Austin flies out to the left fielder. Roy Phillips grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Yuliet Saavedra grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Pickup grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Tom Konerko grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Johnny Sorrento hits a home run. Jim Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Varney Crutcher flies out to the right fielder. Django Smith singles to left field. Pete Gent grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Pat Banta flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Merritt pops out to the catcher. Lyle Silvera hits a home run. Bo Lorraine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Eric Robinson walks. Ernie Novotney is pinch hitting for Bob Long. Ernie Novotney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Robinson advances to second on the play. Luke Wills is pinch hitting for Hank Marsh. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Luke Wills strikes out. John Austin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Gene Smykal pitching. Hal Edwards enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Sorrento at SS. Woody Connell strikes out. Doug Bradley is pinch hitting for Shigeji Ohno. Doug Bradley singles to right field. Jim Walker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Pickup grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Roy Phillips walks. Hal Edwards singles to center field. Roy Phillips aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dizzy Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Varney Crutcher flies out to the center fielder. Django Smith flies out to the left fielder. Pete Gent flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Dave Restelli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Konerko strikes out. Pat Banta grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Merritt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 Chicago total runners LOB: 7