Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Wilbur Orville pitching. Sam House grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Melton singles to left field. Harry Castiglione flies out to the left fielder. Evelio Nieves singles to right field. Heinie Melton advances to third on the hit. Evelio Nieves steals second. Juan Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago John Cuccurullo pitching. Pete Rosey singles to center field. Pete Rosey is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pop Warner strikes out. Jimmy Durant singles to center field. Jimmy Durant steals second. Bradley Kupier singles to center field. Jimmy Durant scores. Quick Frey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kirk Johnson singles to right field. Rich Parsons flies out to the right fielder. Ron Riesgo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kirk Johnson advances to second on the play. John Cuccurullo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Eddie Hibbard singles to center field. Silly Ponce flies out to the center fielder. Scott Christopher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Hibbard advances to second on the play. Wilbur Orville strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Sam House grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Melton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Castiglione flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Pete Rosey walks. Pop Warner singles to right field. Jimmy Durant grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Rosey advances to third on the play. Pop Warner advances to second on the play. Bradley Kupier singles past the second baseman. Pete Rosey scores. Pop Warner scores. Quick Frey pops out to the first baseman. Eddie Hibbard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bradley Kupier is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Evelio Nieves singles to center field. Juan Ortiz pops out to the shortstop. Kirk Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Rich Parsons grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Evelio Nieves is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Silly Ponce flies out to the left fielder. Scott Christopher singles to right field. Wilbur Orville lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Rosey walks. Pop Warner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ron Riesgo flies out to the right fielder. John Cuccurullo lines out to the first baseman. Sam House flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jimmy Durant singles to left field. Bradley Kupier flies out to the center fielder. Quick Frey grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton flies out to the center fielder. Harry Castiglione walks. Evelio Nieves flies out to the left fielder. Juan Ortiz singles to center field. Kirk Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Eddie Hibbard strikes out. Silly Ponce doubles to right field. Scott Christopher doubles to center field. Silly Ponce scores. Wilbur Orville strikes out. Pete Rosey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rich Parsons strikes out. Ron Riesgo grounds out to the third baseman. John Cuccurullo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Pop Warner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Durant grounds out to the second baseman. Bradley Kupier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Sam House doubles to center field. Heinie Melton singles to center field. Sam House scores. Harry Castiglione doubles to left field. Evelio Nieves strikes out. Willie Dupree comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Juan Ortiz hits a home run. Heinie Melton scores. Harry Castiglione scores. Kirk Johnson singles in front of the center fielder. Rich Parsons lines out to the first baseman. Ron Riesgo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Quick Frey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Hibbard singles to right field. Mike Schmidt is pinch hitting for Silly Ponce. Mike Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Scott Christopher grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Eddie Hibbard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Stacy Ducey is pinch hitting for John Cuccurullo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Stacy Ducey grounds out to the second baseman. Sam House grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Melton singles to left field. Pete Lyons is pinch running for Heinie Melton on 1st base. Harry Castiglione strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Wilfredo Larosa pitching. Eddie Legett enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Lyons at LF. Liam Kneeson is pinch hitting for Willie Dupree. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Liam Kneeson lines out to the third baseman. Pete Rosey flies out to the left fielder. Pop Warner walks. Pop Warner steals second. Jimmy Durant singles to left field. Pop Warner scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Chicago total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Juan Ortiz is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Bella improves in range Bobby Jackson did not respond to coaching in range Nanny Gonder did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Hughes improves in power_vs_righty Hal Kiecker improves in speed Rudy LaManna did not respond to coaching in range Mark Dear did not respond to coaching in arm Frankie Smith did not respond to coaching in 3B