Win: Geronimo Matchick (6-7) Loss: Jesus Nickle (2-4)
Inning: 1 New York Geronimo Matchick pitching. Glenn Adams walks. Joe Strain flies out to the center fielder. Darrell Evans Jr. strikes out. Johnnie LeMaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Jesus Nickle pitching. Joe Brenly hits a home run. Dave Oliver flies out to the right fielder. Pete Jorgensen hits a home run. Gene Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Devens hits a home run. Vern Grubb grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Manny Trillo hits a home run. Joel Youngblood grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Melvin walks. Angel Escobar grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Everett Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Camp hits a home run. Geronimo Matchick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Brenly doubles to right field. Dave Oliver singles past the shortstop. Joe Brenly scores. Hy Meads comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Jorgensen hits a home run. Dave Oliver scores. Gene Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Hy Meads grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Adams singles to center field. Glenn Adams steals second. Joe Strain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Adams advances to third on the play. Darrell Evans Jr. singles to right field. Glenn Adams scores. Johnnie LeMaster grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Darrell Evans Jr. is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Ernie Devens flies out to the right fielder. Vern Grubb grounds out to the shortstop. Everett Williams hits a home run. Nap Rucker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Camp doubles to left field. Geronimo Matchick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Manny Trillo grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Youngblood grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Melvin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Joe Brenly grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Oliver singles to center field. Pete Jorgensen walks. Gene Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Oliver is out at third base. Ernie Devens flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Angel Escobar walks. Nap Rucker lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Glenn Adams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Vern Grubb singles to center field. Everett Williams strikes out. Bob Camp strikes out. Geronimo Matchick flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Joe Strain grounds out to the third baseman. Darrell Evans Jr. strikes out. Johnnie LeMaster singles to center field. Manny Trillo singles to center field. Joel Youngblood is hit by a pitch. Bob Melvin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Joe Brenly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Oliver strikes out. Pete Jorgensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Angel Escobar grounds out to the third baseman. Nap Rucker strikes out. Glenn Adams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Victor Cadore is pinch hitting for Gene Rodriguez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Victor Cadore flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Devens strikes out. Vern Grubb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Joe Strain pops out to the shortstop. Darrell Evans Jr. singles to left field. Johnnie LeMaster flies out to the right fielder. Manny Trillo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Darrell Evans Jr. is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Everett Williams flies out to the center fielder. Bob Camp flies out to the center fielder. Geronimo Matchick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Kevin Mitchell is pinch hitting for Joel Youngblood. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kevin Mitchell singles to left field. Bob Melvin strikes out. Angel Escobar walks. Joe Hudson is pinch hitting for Nap Rucker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Adams pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 New York total runners left on base: 8 Chicago total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Nap Rucker is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Michael Jackson did not respond to coaching in control Kelly Downs did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Milner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Howard Johnson improves in speed Dave Bergman did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Meyers did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Meyers improves in velocity Shigeo Iwasaki did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Lavagetto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty