Win: Tom Willis (4-5) Loss: Mark Veal (11-13)
Save: Kevin Chaney (49)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Hector Lee pitching. Bert Luecken grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Bailey walks. Jack Valle strikes out. George Speer walks. Bob Morris pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Mark Veal pitching. Tony Davis strikes out. Joe Chamberlain flies out to the center fielder. MJ Schmidt singles to center field. Memo Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Herb Page strikes out. Chad Smith walks. Kosuke Iwasaki pops out to the catcher. Mark Veal singles to right field. Chad Smith aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bert Luecken grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago George Stechschulte strikes out. Gino Steinbach flies out to the right fielder. Pedro Cahill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tom Bailey walks. Jack Valle strikes out. George Speer walks. Bob Morris flies out to the center fielder. Herb Page flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Mike Holbrook singles to center field. Hector Lee lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Mike Holbrook forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tony Davis pops out to the first baseman. Joe Chamberlain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Chad Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Kosuke Iwasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Veal flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago MJ Schmidt strikes out. Memo Kane walks. George Stechschulte grounds out to the shortstop. Memo Kane advances to second on the play. Gino Steinbach grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bert Luecken strikes out. Tom Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Jack Valle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Pedro Cahill grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Mike Holbrook strikes out. Hector Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh George Speer grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Morris grounds out to the pitcher. Herb Page strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Tony Davis strikes out. Joe Chamberlain singles to right field. MJ Schmidt singles to left field. Joe Chamberlain advances to third on the hit. Memo Kane strikes out. George Stechschulte grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Chad Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Kosuke Iwasaki walks. Mark Veal lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bert Luecken grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Gino Steinbach flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Cahill grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Holbrook grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tom Bailey singles to right field. Tom Willis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Tom Bailey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Valle flies out to the center fielder. George Speer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Bob Yount is pinch hitting for Tom Willis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Yount reached on a fielding error by Chad Smith. Tony Davis singles to center field. Joe Chamberlain walks. MJ Schmidt lines out to the third baseman. Memo Kane doubles to center field. Bob Yount scores. Tony Davis scores. Joe Chamberlain uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Stechschulte strikes out. Buddy Drake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Gino Steinbach doubles to right field. Memo Kane scores. Pedro Cahill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Roberto Luis pitching. Bob Morris singles to center field. Toshiharu Naganuma is pinch hitting for Herb Page. Toshiharu Naganuma walks. Kevin Chaney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chad Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Chamberlain. Bob Morris scores. Kosuke Iwasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Toshiharu Naganuma scores. Chad Smith advances to third on the play. Jon Reynolds is pinch hitting for Buddy Drake. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jon Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Bert Luecken grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Chicago total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ted Segelke did not respond to coaching in control Tom Pierce did not respond to coaching in control Tom Pierce did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Royster improves in contact_vs_righty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shovel Knorr improves in contact_vs_righty Shawn Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Shawn Allen did not respond to coaching in control Tim Cooper did not respond to coaching in speed Pete Conroy did not respond to coaching in 1B