Win: Chris Mackiewicz (4-1) Loss: Reggie Hajduk (0-2)
Save: Chris Jones (12)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Kucab pitching. Ed Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Mutz Hemphill singles to left field. Lorenzo Dipoto doubles past the right fielder. Mutz Hemphill uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Alou strikes out. Bill Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Yadiel Bartolome pitching. Arnold Titus strikes out. Johnny Frye grounds out to the shortstop. Papa Burdock grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Heinie Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Furcal strikes out. Buddy Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Bruce Dempster singles past the third baseman. Hiroshi Tanaka grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rey Tejera triples. Osmel Quesada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yadiel Bartolome flies out to the right fielder. Ed Gibson walks. Ed Gibson steals second. Mutz Hemphill pops out to the shortstop. Lorenzo Dipoto singles to center field. Ed Gibson scores. Jim Alou grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lorenzo Dipoto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Saburo Nakashima strikes out. Jack Kucab grounds out to the shortstop. Arnold Titus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Stratton flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Smith singles to right field. Heinie Smith steals second. Fred Furcal singles to right field. Buddy Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Furcal advances to second on the play. Yadiel Bartolome grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Johnny Frye strikes out. Papa Burdock flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Dempster singles to left field. Hiroshi Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ed Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Mutz Hemphill flies out to the right fielder. Lorenzo Dipoto walks. Lorenzo Dipoto steals second. Jim Alou singles to center field. Lorenzo Dipoto scores. Reggie Hajduk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Stratton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Rey Tejera singles to right field. Osmel Quesada singles to left field. Rey Tejera advances to third on the hit. Osmel Quesada steals second. Saburo Nakashima pops out to the catcher. Reggie Hajduk walks. Arnold Titus pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Frye flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Heinie Smith walks. Fred Furcal strikes out. Buddy Taylor grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Heinie Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yadiel Bartolome singles to center field. Buddy Taylor advances to third on the hit. Ed Gibson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Papa Burdock reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill Stratton. Bruce Dempster grounds out to the second baseman. Papa Burdock advances to third on the play. Hiroshi Tanaka walks. Rey Tejera strikes out. Osmel Quesada singles past the shortstop. Papa Burdock scores. Saburo Nakashima grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Mutz Hemphill doubles to left field. Lorenzo Dipoto doubles to center field. Mutz Hemphill scores. Jim Alou lines out to the third baseman. Bill Stratton strikes out. Heinie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Reggie Hajduk grounds out to the shortstop. Arnold Titus singles to center field. Andy Clarke 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. Johnny Frye strikes out. Papa Burdock doubles to right field. Arnold Titus uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bruce Dempster walks. Hiroshi Tanaka doubles to left field. Papa Burdock scores. Chris Mackiewicz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rey Tejera singles to left field. Bruce Dempster scores. Osmel Quesada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Tony Young is pinch hitting for Fred Furcal. Tony Young hits a home run. Ed Steevens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Collard is pinch hitting for Buddy Taylor. Jim Collard strikes out. Nate Lynch is pinch hitting for Chris Mackiewicz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nate Lynch walks. Ed Gibson strikes out. Mutz Hemphill doubles to right field. Nate Lynch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lorenzo Dipoto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Fred Sherman pitching. Gary Rayford enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tony Young at C. Chipper Mogridge enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Collard at 3B. Alan Grubb is pinch hitting for Saburo Nakashima. Alan Grubb walks. Ed Steevens lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Arnold Titus flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Frye doubles to center field. Alan Grubb scores. Chris Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Papa Burdock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Scrap Schypinski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alan Grubb at C. Jim Alou flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stratton hits a home run. Billy Boerner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Heinie Smith strikes out. Gary Rayford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Bruce Dempster lines out to the first baseman. Hiroshi Tanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rey Tejera walks. Osmel Quesada strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Chicago total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Mutz Hemphill 2 (13), Lorenzo Dipoto 2 (7).HR - Bill Stratton (10), Tony Young (3). Baserunning: SB - Ed Gibson (11), Lorenzo Dipoto (6), Heinie Smith (5). Fielding: E - Bill Stratton.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dick Crawford did not respond to coaching in control Al Wedge did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Crawford improves in control Leo Phillips did not respond to coaching in speed
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank French did not respond to coaching in control Larry Allen did not respond to coaching in velocity Lew Craig did not respond to coaching in control Brian Steinbach improves in range Bill Mercker improves in CF