Win: Steve Gonzalez (3-0) Loss: John Smoyer (0-3)
Save: John Niekro (10)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati John Smoyer pitching. Sandy Rowland walks. Tracy Nordbrook strikes out. Moose Edington grounds out to the pitcher. Sandy Rowland advances to second on the play. Red Ochoa hits a home run. Sandy Rowland scores. Pete Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Steve Gonzalez pitching. Doc Percival flies out to the right fielder. Mario Weekly strikes out. Dave Smoyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Boone strikes out. Keith James singles past the second baseman. Steve Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jasion Cepeda grounds out to the shortstop. Lance Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Kelsey Jannings strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland grounds out to the pitcher. Tracy Nordbrook strikes out. Moose Edington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Pete Borom reached on a fielding error by Tracy Nordbrook. Pete Borom steals second. Les Olivo flies out to the right fielder. John Smoyer grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Doc Percival strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Red Ochoa flies out to the center fielder. Pete Chapman pops out to the first baseman. Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Mario Weekly strikes out. Dave Smoyer strikes out. Jasion Cepeda singles to right field. Lance Lopez walks. Kelsey Jannings strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tim Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Keith James strikes out. Steve Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Pete Borom walks. Les Olivo walks. John Smoyer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Percival singles to left field. Pete Borom scores. Les Olivo scores. Doc Percival steals second. Mario Weekly strikes out. Dave Smoyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Sandy Rowland singles to right field. Tracy Nordbrook grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Moose Edington singles to left field. Red Ochoa bunts for a base hit. Pete Chapman singles past the second baseman. Moose Edington scores. Red Ochoa advances to third on the hit. Paul Hidalgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Jasion Cepeda strikes out. Lance Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Kelsey Jannings walks. Pete Borom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tim Boone doubles to center field. Keith James singles to right field. Tim Boone scores. Terry Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Schlueter is pinch hitting for Steve Gonzalez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jay Schlueter strikes out. Sandy Rowland pops out to the first baseman. Tracy Nordbrook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Dick Carter pitching. Les Olivo singles to center field. Terry Miller lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Percival grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Olivo advances to third on the play. Mario Weekly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Moose Edington flies out to the center fielder. Red Ochoa lines out to the shortstop. Pete Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Dave Smoyer grounds out to the second baseman. Jasion Cepeda strikes out. Lance Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Paul Hidalgo grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Boone reached on a fielding error by Lance Lopez. Tim Boone steals second. Keith James strikes out. Bill Robinson is pinch hitting for Dick Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Robinson triples. Tim Boone scores. Sandy Rowland pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago John Niekro pitching. Kelsey Jannings grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Borom pops out to the third baseman. Les Olivo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Otto Bruckmiller did not respond to coaching in control Lefty Seybold improves in arm Ben Mulligan did not respond to coaching in control Joel Ensberg improves in speed Larry Hurtado did not respond to coaching in 1B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lance Harris improves in speed Al Stanicek did not respond to coaching in speed Eddie Yankowski improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Hudson did not respond to coaching in velocity Slick Robinson did not respond to coaching in 1B