Win: Rick Skowronski (6-14) Loss: John Mierkowicz (11-9)
Save: Gene Smykal (2)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati John Mierkowicz pitching. Roy Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Sorrento strikes out. Varney Crutcher hits a home run. Pete Gent grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Rick Skoronski pitching. Fred Pickup walks. Darrell Money pops out to the first baseman. Tom Konerko strikes out. Charlie Merritt singles to left field. Fred Pickup advances to third on the hit. Lyle Silvera strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Hector Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Django Smith singles past the first baseman. Jose Rios flies out to the right fielder. 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. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Bo Lorraine walks. Woody Connell strikes out. Joe Baldwin flies out to the right fielder. John Mierkowicz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Rick Skoronski reached on a fielding error by Darrell Money. Roy Phillips singles to right field. Johnny Sorrento hits a home run. Rick Skoronski scores. Roy Phillips scores. Varney Crutcher singles to left field. Pete Gent grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Varney Crutcher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hector Shaw flies out to the right fielder. Django Smith walks. Jose Rios strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Fred Pickup grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darrell Money lines out to the shortstop. Tom Konerko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Eric Robinson walks. Rick Skoronski lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Phillips pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Sorrento singles past the second baseman. Eric Robinson scores. Yuliet Saavedra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Varney Crutcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Charlie Merritt hits a home run. Lyle Silvera flies out to the center fielder. Bo Lorraine grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Connell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Pete Gent flies out to the center fielder. Hector Shaw grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Django Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Joe Baldwin singles to center field. Yuliet Saavedra 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 first baseman (unassisted). Joe Baldwin advances to third on the play. Darrell Money grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jose Rios flies out to the right fielder. Eric Robinson hits a home run. Jim Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Skoronski singles to center field. Roy Phillips singles to left field. Johnny Sorrento strikes out. Varney Crutcher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Phillips is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Tom Konerko singles to center field. Charlie Merritt strikes out. Lyle Silvera walks. Bo Lorraine singles past the shortstop. Tom Konerko scores. Woody Connell strikes out. Joe Baldwin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Pete Gent singles to center field. Hector Shaw walks. Dave McDermott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Django Smith walks. Jose Rios grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pete Gent scores. Hector Shaw advances to third on the play. Eric Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Dave McDermott flies out to the center fielder. Fred Pickup walks. Darrell Money doubles to center field. Tom Konerko doubles to right field. Fred Pickup scores. Darrell Money scores. Mike Cecena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Lyle Silvera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Henry Lowry is pinch hitting for Mike Cecena. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Henry Lowry strikes out. Roy Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Sorrento flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Gene Smykal pitching. Luke Wills enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Gent at 3B. Bo Lorraine flies out to the right fielder. Woody Connell grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Baldwin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Varney Crutcher singles to right field. Luke Wills singles to center field. Hector Shaw flies out to the center fielder. Django Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Luke Wills is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Rios grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Jim Paddock is pinch hitting for Dave McDermott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Paddock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Pickup grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darrell Money doubles to left field. Tom Konerko grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 9 Chicago total runners LOB: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Long did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty T.J. Parsons improves in contact_vs_lefty Rick Arias did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eduardo Mowry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Herb Saenz improves in range T.J. Parsons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rick Arias improves in LF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe McClain improves in contact_vs_lefty Cory Kreitz did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Fisher did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gene Reynolds did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harvey Stynes improves in contact_vs_righty Al Muller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty