Win: Yordanis Abreu (7-6) Loss: Lee Miller (8-9)
Save: Aurelio Haas (28)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jeff Zinn pitching. Buck Mueller grounds out to the second baseman. Van Wentz strikes out. Chi-Chi Young walks. Scott Fussell singles to center field. Chi-Chi Young advances to third on the hit. Jeff Lanier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Joe Ball pitching. Tony Higbee strikes out. Billy Hayes strikes out. Yandy Medina strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Romano grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Willie Woodling singles to center field. Doc Moore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Tsuyoshi Sogabe flies out to the right fielder. Wally Church grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howard Guzman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Joe Ball grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Mueller strikes out. Van Wentz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago John Etherton grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Orengo bunts for a base hit. Jeff Zinn fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Zinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Orengo advances to second on the play. Tony Higbee singles to left field. Fred Orengo scores. Tony Higbee steals second. Jim Romano throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Billy Hayes hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tony Higbee scores. Yandy Medina lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Chi-Chi Young strikes out. Scott Fussell singles to right field. Jeff Lanier pops out to the second baseman. Jim Romano singles to right field. Scott Fussell advances to third on the hit. Willie Woodling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Tsuyoshi Sogabe strikes out. Wally Church doubles to right field. Howard Guzman hits a home run. Wally Church scores. Edwin Huntzinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Etherton strikes out. Fred Orengo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Doc Moore flies out to the left fielder. Edwin Huntzinger strikes out. Buck Mueller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jeff Zinn strikes out. Tony Higbee singles to center field. Billy Hayes walks. Yandy Medina flies out to the right fielder. Tsuyoshi Sogabe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Van Wentz walks. Chi-Chi Young singles past the third baseman. Van Wentz advances to third on the hit. Chi-Chi Young steals second. Scott Fussell flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Van Wentz scores. Jeff Lanier pops out to the shortstop. Jim Romano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Wally Church strikes out. Howard Guzman flies out to the left fielder. John Etherton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Willie Woodling flies out to the center fielder. Doc Moore hits a home run. Rob Getz is pinch hitting for Edwin Huntzinger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rob Getz strikes out. Buck Mueller singles to right field. Van Wentz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Buck Mueller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Harry Uhl pitching. Fred Orengo strikes out. Jeff Zinn grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Higbee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Chi-Chi Young grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Fussell walks. Jeff Lanier flies out to the right fielder. Jim Romano hits a home run. Scott Fussell scores. Lee Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joey Sutcliffe is pinch hitting for Willie Woodling. Joey Sutcliffe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Jack Taff enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joey Sutcliffe at RF. Billy Hayes singles to right field. Yandy Medina singles to right field. Billy Hayes advances to third on the hit. Tsuyoshi Sogabe strikes out. Wally Church grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Doc Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Maxvill is pinch hitting for Harry Uhl. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Maxvill flies out to the left fielder. Buck Mueller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Yordanis Abreu pitching. Howard Guzman strikes out. Tom Childs is pinch hitting for John Etherton. Tom Childs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Orengo grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Mike Miller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tom Childs at 1B. Van Wentz flies out to the left fielder. Chi-Chi Young bunts for a base hit. Scott Fussell flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Lanier doubles past the third baseman. Chi-Chi Young uses his aggressiveness and scores. William Williams is pinch hitting for Jim Romano. William Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Chicago Clarence Hendrickson enters the game as a defensive replacement for William Williams at C. Aurelio Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alex Davis is pinch hitting for Lee Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Davis flies out to the left fielder. Tony Higbee pops out to the shortstop. Billy Hayes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Chicago total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Jeff Lanier (7).HR - Jim Romano (11), Doc Moore (2).SF - Scott Fussell.GIDP - Doc Moore. Baserunning: SB - Chi-Chi Young (24). Fielding: E - Jim Romano.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Buster Healy improves in arm Ron Hildebrand did not respond to coaching in arm Mel Beck did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brian Loiselle did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Daglia did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Dale improves in range Kevin Wynegar did not respond to coaching in velocity Don McAvoy did not respond to coaching in SS