Inning: 1 Baltimore Rich Trevino pitching. Jim Orengo strikes out. Connie McDonald doubles to center field. Passed ball. Connie McDonald advances to third. Bernie Getz grounds out to the shortstop. Connie McDonald scores. Lyn Morgan singles to left field. Andy Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lyn Morgan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Kirt Haught pitching. Jimmy Ruskin flies out to the center fielder. Lou Ford pops out to the second baseman. Kirk Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jody Pettitte grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Shiver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Herm Curtright hits a home run. Charlie Goldstein strikes out. John Mountain walks. Al Smoltz walks. Terry Decker singles to left field. John Mountain scores. Al Smoltz advances to third on the hit. Rich Trevino strikes out. Jimmy Ruskin walks. Lou Ford hits an infield single to the pitcher. Al Smoltz scores. Kirk Patterson singles to right field. Terry Decker scores. Jimmy Ruskin scores. Herm Curtright hits a home run. Lou Ford scores. Kirk Patterson scores. Bob Hubbard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Goldstein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Bob Hubbard strikes out. Jim Orengo singles past the second baseman. Jim Orengo steals second. Connie McDonald singles past the shortstop. Jim Orengo scores. Bernie Getz flies out to the right fielder. Lyn Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago John Mountain grounds out to the second baseman. Al Smoltz flies out to the left fielder. Terry Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Andy Smith pops out to the second baseman. Jody Pettitte pops out to the first baseman. Tom Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Rich Trevino grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Ruskin hits a home run. Bob Robbins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Ford pops out to the third baseman. Kirk Patterson singles to right field. Herm Curtright grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Steve Shiver flies out to the right fielder. Bob Robbins pops out to the first baseman. Jim Orengo singles to right field. Jim Orengo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Charlie Goldstein lines out to the shortstop. John Mountain hits a home run. Al Smoltz singles to center field. Terry Decker pops out to the third baseman. Rich Trevino singles to right field. Al Smoltz aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Ruskin walks. Lou Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Baltimore Connie McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Getz pops out to the third baseman. Lyn Morgan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Kirk Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Herm Curtright pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Goldstein singles to left field. John Mountain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Andy Smith flies out to the center fielder. Jody Pettitte strikes out. Tom Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Al Smoltz triples. Terry Decker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Smoltz scores. Rich Trevino singles to left field. Jimmy Ruskin doubles to left field. Rich Trevino uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lou Ford doubles to center field. Jimmy Ruskin scores. Kirk Patterson singles to center field. Lou Ford scores. Dax Munoz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Herm Curtright singles to left field. Kirk Patterson advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Kirk Patterson scores. Herm Curtright advances to second. Charlie Goldstein flies out to the left fielder. John Mountain hits a home run. Herm Curtright scores. Al Smoltz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jack Brito is pinch hitting for Steve Shiver. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Brito flies out to the center fielder. Spider Daniels is pinch hitting for Dax Munoz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Spider Daniels strikes out. Jim Orengo triples. Connie McDonald grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Art Gardiner pitching. Terry Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rich Trevino pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Ruskin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bernie Getz walks. Clyde Skaff is pinch hitting for Lyn Morgan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bernie Getz steals second. Clyde Skaff walks. Andy Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jody Pettitte grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clyde Skaff is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Sullivan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners left on base: 5 Chicago total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Jimmy Ruskin (7), Lou Ford (14).3B - Al Smoltz (7).HR - Jimmy Ruskin (11), Herm Curtright 2 (6), John Mountain 2 (6).SF - Terry Decker. Fielding: PB - John Mountain.
Game Notes Jimmy Ruskin is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Otto Golvin did not respond to coaching in speed Howie Greenfield improves in power_vs_righty Joe Conroy did not respond to coaching in control March Buechele did not respond to coaching in arm Mario May improves in arm Howie Greenfield did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Compton improves in power_vs_righty Pinky Dumoulin improves in power_vs_lefty Pinky Dumoulin improves in arm Erv English did not respond to coaching in range Jon McKain did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Kippert improves in power_vs_lefty Ramon Lanfranconi did not respond to coaching in SS