Inning: 1 Chicago John Witherup pitching. Bill Vandagrift grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Ford hits a home run. Al Smoltz hits a home run. J.C. Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Goldstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Rich Trevino pitching. Ben Ruble grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Linton grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Nelson singles to right field. Billy Rigney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Stu Flanigan flies out to the left fielder. Terry Decker singles to left field. Randy Mota grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit By Harper flies out to the right fielder. Harry Chozen doubles to right field. Jason Inks pops out to the first baseman. John Adams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Rich Trevino flies out to the center fielder. Bill Vandagrift singles to left field. Lou Ford walks. Al Smoltz strikes out. J.C. Schmidt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit John Witherup grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Ruble flies out to the right fielder. Mark Linton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Charlie Goldstein flies out to the right fielder. Stu Flanigan strikes out. Terry Decker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Dan Nelson flies out to the center fielder. Billy Rigney pops out to the shortstop. By Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Randy Mota doubles to right field. Rich Trevino fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rich Trevino strikes out. Bill Vandagrift strikes out. Lou Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Harry Chozen lines out to the third baseman. Jason Inks strikes out. John Adams walks. John Witherup grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Adams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Al Smoltz singles to left field. J.C. Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Goldstein flies out to the right fielder. Stu Flanigan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Ben Ruble flies out to the left fielder. Mark Linton walks. Dan Nelson singles to center field. Mark Linton advances to third on the hit. Billy Rigney strikes out. By Harper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Terry Decker strikes out. Randy Mota strikes out. Rich Trevino doubles to left field. Bill Vandagrift hits a home run. Rich Trevino scores. Trey Leitner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Harry Chozen grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Inks walks. John Adams flies out to the center fielder. Lyman Donohue is pinch hitting for Trey Leitner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lyman Donohue hits a home run. Jason Inks scores. Ben Ruble walks. Mark Linton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Kirk Bradley pitching. Al Smoltz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! J.C. Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Goldstein hits a home run. Eddie Long comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stu Flanigan doubles to center field. Terry Decker walks. Randy Mota singles to center field. Rich Trevino singles to center field. Stu Flanigan scores. Goro Nabeshima comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Vandagrift walks. Terry Decker scores. Lou Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Dan Nelson flies out to the right fielder. Pete Robinson is pinch hitting for Billy Rigney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Robinson pops out to the second baseman. By Harper hits an infield single to the second baseman. Hardie Lemke 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. Harry Chozen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Al Smoltz lines out to the first baseman. Kirk Patterson is pinch hitting for J.C. Schmidt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kirk Patterson singles to left field. Charlie Goldstein grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jason Inks grounds out to the third baseman. Satoru Fujita is pinch hitting for John Adams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Satoru Fujita singles to right field. Willie Holdsworth is pinch hitting for Goro Nabeshima. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Willie Holdsworth grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Satoru Fujita is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ben Ruble reached on a fielding error by Randy Mota. Mark Linton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Stu Flanigan (5), Randy Mota (4), Rich Trevino (1).HR - Bill Vandagrift (14), Lou Ford (17), Al Smoltz (23), Charlie Goldstein (13).GIDP - Charlie Goldstein, Randy Mota. Fielding: E - Randy Mota.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Pinky Dumoulin did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Fullis did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jeff Fullis did not respond to coaching in control Ken Compton did not respond to coaching in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Andrews did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Stanage did not respond to coaching in range Jack Stanage improves in contact_vs_righty Hidetsugu Kato did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Talmadge Olson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hidetsugu Kato improves in power_vs_righty