Inning: 1 Chicago Kerry Coombs pitching. Billy Hayes walks. Yandy Medina singles to left field. Tsuyoshi Sogabe reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chi-Chi Young. Billy Hayes scores. Howard Guzman singles to right field. Yandy Medina scores. John Etherton singles to center field. Tsuyoshi Sogabe scores. Howard Guzman advances to third on the hit. Tom Fahrer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Howard Guzman scores. Alex Davis walks. Tilly Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jeff Zinn pitching. Rob Getz strikes out. Chi-Chi Young walks. Scott Fussell walks. Russ Cowan walks. Clarence Hendrickson pops out to the second baseman. Buck Mueller hits a home run. Chi-Chi Young scores. Scott Fussell scores. Russ Cowan scores. Jeff Lanier reached on a 2-base throwing error by Yandy Medina. Van Wentz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jeff Zinn flies out to the left fielder. Billy Hayes walks. Yandy Medina walks. Tsuyoshi Sogabe flies out to the center fielder. Howard Guzman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kerry Coombs grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rob Getz hits a home run. Kevin Wynegar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chi-Chi Young grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Fussell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago John Etherton walks. Tom Fahrer singles to left field. John Etherton aggressively advances to third on the hit. Alex Davis strikes out. Tilly Fletcher reached on a fielding error by Scott Fussell. John Etherton scores. Kevin Wynegar fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kevin Wynegar singles to left field. Tom Fahrer is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Tilly Fletcher advances to third on the play. Billy Hayes walks. Yandy Medina singles to center field. Tilly Fletcher scores. Kevin Wynegar scores. Billy Hayes advances to third on the hit. Tsuyoshi Sogabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Russ Cowan strikes out. Clarence Hendrickson grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Mueller hits a home run. Jeff Lanier hits a home run. Lee Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Van Wentz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Howard Guzman grounds out to the shortstop. John Etherton flies out to the right fielder. Tom Fahrer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kerry Coombs walks. Rob Getz doubles to center field. Chi-Chi Young pops out to the second baseman. Scott Fussell flies out to the left fielder. Russ Cowan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Alex Davis singles to right field. Tilly Fletcher flies out to the right fielder. Lee Miller lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Alex Davis forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Clarence Hendrickson flies out to the right fielder. Buck Mueller strikes out. Jeff Lanier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Yandy Medina walks. Bob Amaro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tsuyoshi Sogabe hits a home run. Yandy Medina scores. Howard Guzman doubles to right field. John Etherton walks. Tom Fahrer singles to center field. Howard Guzman scores. John Etherton advances to third on the hit. Edwin Huntzinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Davis singles to right field. John Etherton scores. Tom Fahrer is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Tilly Fletcher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Van Wentz strikes out. Edwin Huntzinger doubles to center field. Rob Getz hits a home run. Edwin Huntzinger scores. Maikel Zulueta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chi-Chi Young hits a home run. Scott Fussell strikes out. Russ Cowan walks. Clarence Hendrickson hits a home run. Russ Cowan scores. Perry Clay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Mueller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Tom Childs is pinch hitting for Perry Clay. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Childs walks. Billy Hayes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Yandy Medina flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Greg Sowders pitching. Jeff Lanier hits an infield single to the second baseman. Van Wentz strikes out. Doc Moore is pinch hitting for Edwin Huntzinger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doc Moore strikes out. Rob Getz doubles to right field. Jeff Lanier uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chi-Chi Young singles to right field. Rob Getz scores. Scott Fussell walks. Russ Cowan walks. Clarence Hendrickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Chicago Sam Dwyer pitching. Tsuyoshi Sogabe strikes out. Howard Guzman grounds out to the third baseman. John Etherton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Buck Mueller flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Lanier grounds out to the second baseman. Van Wentz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Aurelio Haas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Fahrer strikes out. Alex Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tilly Fletcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Chi-Chi Young is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Don McAvoy did not respond to coaching in arm Jake Sheehan improves in contact_vs_righty Javier Daly improves in power_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Hockette did not respond to coaching in control Salomon Dietz did not respond to coaching in control Buster Healy improves in arm