Win: Eddie King Henry (7-5) Loss: George Smith (1-1)
Save: Masao Fothergill (4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Brian Hendricks pitching. Rod Kracher singles to left field. Kenny Buckley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rod Kracher advances to second on the play. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Dick Federoff walks. Ricardo Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Federoff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Eddie Henry pitching. Ugueth Nelson singles to left field. Pete Nottebart grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ugueth Nelson advances to second on the play. Alfredo Tonkin singles to center field. Ugueth Nelson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dave Carpenter doubles past the right fielder. Alfredo Tonkin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Mason grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Cliff Dobb hits a home run. Johnny Carter flies out to the left fielder. Pat Connors grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Chuck Vaughan singles to right field. Ryan Reisling strikes out. Tony Turchin flies out to the right fielder. Brian Hendricks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rod Kracher is hit by a pitch. Kenny Buckley walks. Bret Konieczny strikes out. Dick Federoff grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Kracher advances to third on the play. Kenny Buckley advances to second on the play. Ricardo Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Ugueth Nelson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pete Nottebart lines out to the shortstop. Alfredo Tonkin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Cliff Dobb strikes out. Johnny Carter strikes out. Pat Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Dave Carpenter singles to left field. Walt Mason strikes out. Chuck Vaughan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Eddie Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Kracher strikes out. Kenny Buckley reached on a fielding error by Ugueth Nelson. Kenny Buckley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Ryan Reisling strikes out. Tony Turchin doubles to right field. Brian Hendricks triples. Tony Turchin scores. Ugueth Nelson singles to right field. Brian Hendricks scores. Pete Nottebart grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bret Konieczny bunts for a base hit. George Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dick Federoff singles to center field. Bret Konieczny advances to third on the hit. Ricardo Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bret Konieczny scores. Cliff Dobb grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Alfredo Tonkin grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Carpenter grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Walt Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Johnny Carter walks. Pat Connors walks. Eddie Henry pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Rod Kracher hits a home run. Johnny Carter scores. Pat Connors scores. Chris Niarhos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenny Buckley strikes out. Bret Konieczny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Chuck Vaughan grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Reisling strikes out. Tony Turchin singles to center field. Dave Miller is pinch hitting for Chris Niarhos. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Turchin steals second. Dave Miller pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Lefty Brazill pitching. Dick Federoff flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Smith pops out to the shortstop. Cliff Dobb doubles to left field. Johnny Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Masao Fothergill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ugueth Nelson lines out to the shortstop. Pete Nottebart grounds out to the second baseman. Alfredo Tonkin triples. Dave Carpenter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Pat Connors grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masao Fothergill strikes out. Rod Kracher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Walt Mason pops out to the first baseman. Chuck Vaughan strikes out. Ryan Reisling walks. Tony Turchin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ryan Reisling is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5 Chicago total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Perry Hibbard did not respond to coaching in control Bill Mails improves in arm Bill Mails did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dale Demaree improves in arm Rusty McCleskey improves in speed Angel Stone improves in range
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hob Almon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Bockman did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Lindsey did not respond to coaching in control Gary Kores improves in arm Bill Herrscher did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Owchinko did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty