Inning: 1 Chicago Ray Hrbek pitching. Cy Parker pops out to the first baseman. Bill Dahlen walks. Johnny Dettore flies out to the left fielder. Al Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jake Hawkes pitching. Dante Sherman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Medich pops out to the third baseman. Erik Trosky triples. Joe Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Shorty McCool hits a home run. Ron Ankenman strikes out. Jim Stechschulte grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Carl Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Paul Kane strikes out. Herm Weiland grounds out to the second baseman. Burt York strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jake Hawkes strikes out. Cy Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Dahlen triples. Johnny Dettore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mamoru Kawamura singles to center field. Ray Hrbek pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Dante Sherman grounds out to the catcher. Mamoru Kawamura advances to second on the play. Sean Medich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Al Gibson walks. Al Gibson steals second. Shorty McCool singles past the shortstop. Al Gibson scores. Ron Ankenman flies out to the center fielder. Jim Stechschulte grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Erik Trosky flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bailey strikes out. Paul Kane singles to center field. Herm Weiland singles to right field. Paul Kane advances to third on the hit. Burt York walks. Mamoru Kawamura singles to left field. Paul Kane scores. Herm Weiland scores. Burt York advances to third on the hit. Ray Hrbek walks. Dante Sherman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Chicago Carl Lopez singles to left field. Jake Hawkes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cy Parker doubles past the right fielder. Carl Lopez scores. Bill Dahlen pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Dettore pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sean Medich singles to center field. Erik Trosky grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Joe Bailey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Al Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Shorty McCool strikes out. Ron Ankenman walks. Jim Stechschulte doubles to center field. Carl Lopez singles to right field. Ron Ankenman scores. Jake Hawkes walks. Cy Parker singles to left field. Jim Stechschulte scores. Carl Lopez scores. Jake Hawkes advances to third on the hit. Emil Boak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Dahlen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Paul Kane singles to left field. Herm Weiland strikes out. Burt York strikes out. Mamoru Kawamura grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Johnny Dettore singles to right field. Al Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Shorty McCool grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Birmingham is pinch hitting for Emil Boak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Birmingham pops out to the first baseman. Dante Sherman strikes out. Sean Medich pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Ramon Huerra pitching. Ron Ankenman doubles to center field. Jim Stechschulte singles to left field. Ron Ankenman scores. Carl Lopez grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Jake Hawkes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Erik Trosky singles past the first baseman. Joe Bailey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Erik Trosky is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pasquale Testacalva is pinch hitting for Paul Kane. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Bailey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pasquale Testacalva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Heinie Vache comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cy Parker doubles to center field. Bill Dahlen is hit by a pitch. Johnny Dettore grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Parker advances to third on the play. Bill Dahlen advances to second on the play. Al Gibson singles to right field. Cy Parker scores. Bill Dahlen scores. Shorty McCool strikes out. Ron Ankenman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Gibson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Herm Weiland grounds out to the third baseman. Burt York singles to left field. Mamoru Kawamura walks. Heinie Vache lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dante Sherman flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Herm Weiland is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Bottarini improves in range Brad Riddle improves in arm Bip Bushey improves in speed Tommy Bottarini did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brad Riddle did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gary Raleigh did not respond to coaching in control Mark Bobb did not respond to coaching in control Jim Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Henry Baker did not respond to coaching in control