Win: Trent Artichoker (1-0) Loss: Chris Magrane (0-2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Barron Cashdollar pitching. Howard Roark walks. Saquon Smiley grounds out to the third baseman. Howard Roark advances to second on the play. Jose Acre singles to left field. Howard Roark scores. Leon Schurr grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Jeff Czajkowski pitching. Dermot Smurfit strikes out. Bullabeck Ringblong strikes out. Cal Tingley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dan Deininger pops out to the first baseman. Joe Jones flies out to the left fielder. Jim Constable doubles to center field. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Yoshitake Inagaki flies out to the right fielder. Chris Terry flies out to the left fielder. Radiance Ham grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jeff Czajkowski flies out to the center fielder. Howard Roark grounds out to the shortstop. Saquon Smiley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Wilson Luttrell flies out to the right fielder. Bufus Dewberry pops out to the third baseman. Barron Cashdollar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jose Acre walks. Leon Schurr grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jose Acre is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Leon Schurr steals second. Dan Deininger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leon Schurr advances to third on the play. Joe Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Dermot Smurfit doubles to center field. Bullabeck Ringblong flies out to the center fielder. Cal Tingley grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshitake Inagaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jim Constable strikes out. Eloy Jimenez strikes out. Jeff Czajkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Chris Terry grounds out to the pitcher. Radiance Ham pops out to the third baseman. Wilson Luttrell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Howard Roark strikes out. Saquon Smiley grounds out to the catcher. Jose Acre flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Bufus Dewberry singles to center field. Barron Cashdollar lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dermot Smurfit strikes out. Bullabeck Ringblong grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Leon Schurr grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Deininger flies out to the right fielder. Joe Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Cal Tingley grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshitake Inagaki singles to left field. Chris Terry pops out to the shortstop. Radiance Ham grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yoshitake Inagaki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Constable flies out to the center fielder. Eloy Jimenez walks. Jeff Czajkowski lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Eloy Jimenez forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Howard Roark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Wilson Luttrell pops out to the second baseman. Bufus Dewberry grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Bickford is pinch hitting for Barron Cashdollar. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dave Bickford singles to center field. Jose Zepeda 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. Dermot Smurfit walks. Bullabeck Ringblong grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dermot Smurfit is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tamotsu Kamamoto pitching. Saquon Smiley lines out to the third baseman. Jose Acre grounds out to the second baseman. Leon Schurr singles to right field. Dan Deininger walks. Joe Jones doubles to right field. Leon Schurr scores. Dan Deininger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Trent Artichoker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Constable singles to right field. Joe Jones is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Tom Neale enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Deininger at 1B. Cal Tingley strikes out. Yoshitake Inagaki singles to left field. Chris Terry singles to right field. Yoshitake Inagaki advances to third on the hit. Radiance Ham hits an infield single to the shortstop. Yoshitake Inagaki scores. Chris Magrane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wilson Luttrell hits a home run. Chris Terry scores. Radiance Ham scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Chicago total runners left on base: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Gebrian did not respond to coaching in control Roger Malkmus did not respond to coaching in control Roger Malkmus improves in velocity David Dexter improves in control Jason Donahue improves in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Hickey did not respond to coaching in velocity Mace Brovia improves in power_vs_righty Masahiko Sato did not respond to coaching in range Billy Olmstead did not respond to coaching in velocity