Win: Oscar Charles (11-12) Loss: Tadashi Murakami (7-8)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Oscar Charles pitching. Ray Filer reached on a fielding error by Jess Burbank. Ray Filer steals second. Ollie Rogge flies out to the center fielder. Ted Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Zach Katt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Tadashi Murakami pitching. Davon Layana singles to center field. Shane Grabowski grounds out to the second baseman. Davon Layana advances to second on the play. Daniel Tyson strikes out. Ben Day grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bobby Flaherty flies out to the left fielder. Gerry Miller walks. Jack McLaughlin walks. Johnny Lau singles to right field. Gerry Miller scores. Jack McLaughlin advances to third on the hit. Tadashi Murakami strikes out. Ray Filer walks. Ollie Rogge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Chicago Roberto Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Diego Rincones flies out to the center fielder. Jess Burbank hits a home run. Joe Putman doubles to center field. Oscar Charles walks. Davon Layana singles to right field. Joe Putman scores. Shane Grabowski walks. Daniel Tyson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ted Jackson strikes out. Zach Katt pops out to the pitcher. Bobby Flaherty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Ben Day singles to center field. Roberto Martinez singles to center field. Diego Rincones pops out to the shortstop. Jess Burbank hits a home run. Ben Day scores. Roberto Martinez scores. Joe Stoner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Putman grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Charles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gerry Miller flies out to the right fielder. Jack McLaughlin grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Lau reached on a fielding error by Davon Layana. Joe Stoner grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Lau is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Davon Layana singles past the third baseman. Shane Grabowski grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Davon Layana is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Daniel Tyson strikes out. Ben Day flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ray Filer grounds out to the second baseman. Ollie Rogge grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Roberto Martinez singles to left field. Diego Rincones grounds out to the third baseman. Roberto Martinez advances to second on the play. Jess Burbank singles to center field. Roberto Martinez scores. Joe Putman singles to center field. Jess Burbank advances to third on the hit. Oscar Charles walks. Lew Finley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Davon Layana hits a home run. Jess Burbank scores. Joe Putman scores. Oscar Charles scores. Shane Grabowski singles to center field. Daniel Tyson hits a home run. Shane Grabowski scores. Ben Day grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roberto Martinez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Zach Katt grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Flaherty walks. Gerry Miller doubles to center field. Bobby Flaherty uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack McLaughlin strikes out. Johnny Lau walks. Lew Finley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Diego Rincones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jess Burbank singles to center field. Joe Putman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jess Burbank is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Oscar Charles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ray Filer flies out to the center fielder. Ollie Rogge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Davon Layana grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Grabowski grounds out to the second baseman. Daniel Tyson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Luis Olson is pinch hitting for Zach Katt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Olson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mariano Handrahan is pinch hitting for Bobby Flaherty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mariano Handrahan singles to left field. Gerry Miller grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Chief Burda is pinch hitting for Ben Day. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chief Burda walks. Vicente Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Roberto Martinez pops out to the second baseman. Jay Cora is pinch hitting for Diego Rincones. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jay Cora singles to right field. Jess Burbank flies out to the left fielder. Roberto Lopez is pinch hitting for Joe Putman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roberto Lopez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jack McLaughlin reached on a fielding error by Shane Grabowski. Johnny Lau grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack McLaughlin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Moore is pinch hitting for Vicente Martinez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Moore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Jay Cora is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lew Fitzberger did not respond to coaching in speed Lee Barrett did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Sprout improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Castle improves in range Bill Sprout improves in contact_vs_lefty Carlos Scalzi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Otto Daniel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jumbo Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Rex Holmes did not respond to coaching in velocity Austin Charles improves in contact_vs_lefty Jumbo Davis did not respond to coaching in control Jimi Mack did not respond to coaching in speed Andrys Perez improves in 1B