Win: Ken Cheney (16-7) Loss: Kelly Mahoney (6-13)
Save: Brad Carpenter (16)
Inning: 1 Chicago Kelly Mahoney pitching. Bill Vandagrift walks. Paul Smith pops out to the second baseman. Jimmy Ruskin singles to right field. Al Smoltz strikes out. J.C. Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Ken Cheney pitching. Ben Ruble strikes out. Mark Linton singles to left field. Dan Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Billy Rigney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Stan Morrill walks. Stu Flanigan pops out to the pitcher. Bill Coumbe walks. Ken Cheney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Vandagrift grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit By Harper singles to left field. Harry Chozen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! By Harper advances to second on the play. Tom Dahlen flies out to the left fielder. Jason Inks hits a home run. By Harper scores. Kelly Mahoney grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Paul Smith doubles to center field. Jimmy Ruskin singles to right field. Al Smoltz walks. J.C. Schmidt singles to center field. Paul Smith scores. Jimmy Ruskin scores. Al Smoltz aggressively advances to third on the hit. Stan Morrill hits a home run. Al Smoltz scores. J.C. Schmidt scores. Yulexis Sanchez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stu Flanigan strikes out. Bill Coumbe singles to right field. Ken Cheney pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Bill Vandagrift grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ben Ruble flies out to the center fielder. Mark Linton singles to center field. Dan Nelson reached on a fielding error by Bill Coumbe. Billy Rigney singles to left field. By Harper flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mark Linton is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Paul Smith strikes out. Jimmy Ruskin hits a home run. Al Smoltz singles to center field. J.C. Schmidt walks. Stan Morrill hits an infield single to the pitcher. Milo Hoffer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stu Flanigan pops out to the first baseman. Bill Coumbe triples. Al Smoltz scores. J.C. Schmidt scores. Stan Morrill scores. Ken Cheney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Harry Chozen singles to right field. Tom Dahlen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harry Chozen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jason Inks strikes out. Milo Hoffer singles to right field. Tom Dahlen advances to third on the hit. Ben Ruble strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Bill Vandagrift singles to center field. Paul Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jimmy Ruskin singles to center field. Al Smoltz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Ruskin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mark Linton hits a home run. Dan Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Billy Rigney walks. By Harper strikes out. Harry Chozen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago J.C. Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Morrill pops out to the first baseman. Stu Flanigan hits a home run. Bill Coumbe doubles to left field. Trey Leitner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Cheney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Dahlen grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Inks hits a home run. Trey Leitner strikes out. Ben Ruble hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mark Linton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ben Ruble is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Bill Vandagrift strikes out. Paul Smith strikes out. Jimmy Ruskin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Dan Nelson grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Rigney walks. By Harper hits an infield single to the pitcher. Harry Chozen walks. Tom Dahlen grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Rigney scores. By Harper advances to third on the play. Harry Chozen advances to second on the play. Jeff Vina comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Inks doubles past the right fielder. By Harper scores. Harry Chozen scores. John Adams is pinch hitting for Trey Leitner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Adams singles to right field. Jason Inks scores. Ben Ruble singles to center field. John Adams advances to third on the hit. Mark Linton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Kirk Bradley pitching. Al Smoltz singles to left field. J.C. Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Smoltz advances to second on the play. Stan Morrill singles to left field. Stu Flanigan flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Smoltz scores. Eddie Long comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Coumbe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Dan Nelson singles to right field. Hardie Lemke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Rigney singles to left field. Dan Nelson advances to third on the hit. By Harper walks. Harry Chozen grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Nelson scores. Billy Rigney advances to third on the play. By Harper advances to second on the play. Tom Dahlen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Rigney scores. By Harper advances to third on the play. Jason Inks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Kirk Patterson is pinch hitting for Hardie Lemke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Kirk Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Vandagrift grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Smith walks. Jimmy Ruskin doubles to right field. Paul Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Smoltz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Brad Carpenter pitching. Lyman Donohue is pinch hitting for Eddie Long. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lyman Donohue grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Ruble flies out to the center fielder. Mark Linton singles past the shortstop. Dan Nelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Paul Smith (17), Jimmy Ruskin (26), Bill Coumbe (12).3B - Bill Coumbe (2).HR - Jimmy Ruskin (29), Stan Morrill (10), Stu Flanigan (4).SF - Stu Flanigan.GIDP - Paul Smith. Fielding: E - Bill Coumbe.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Willett did not respond to coaching in velocity Kitty Burkart did not respond to coaching in control Frank Willett did not respond to coaching in control Ramon Lanfranconi did not respond to coaching in speed Ramon Lanfranconi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Reynolds improves in power_vs_righty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hidetsugu Kato did not respond to coaching in range Hidetsugu Kato did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Canavan did not respond to coaching in speed Al Rivera did not respond to coaching in control Ray Ferrazzi improves in control Joey Hrbek improves in range