Win: Otto Ogden (7-7) Loss: George Strittmatter (10-2)
Inning: 1 Chicago Bill Estrada pitching. John Mountain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Goldstein grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Stone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Champ Bonham pitching. Tracy Cockrell singles to center field. Bill Gabler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jerry Welsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Stu Flanigan flies out to the right fielder. Ken Compton singles to left field. Dennis Touchstone flies out to the right fielder. Lou Ford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Bernardo Malmberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Buskey walks. Matt Guerra hits an infield single to the pitcher. John Sparks strikes out. Stan Wilson walks. Bill Estrada flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Chicago Al Smoltz pops out to the shortstop. Champ Bonham strikes out. John Mountain strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Tracy Cockrell grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Gabler pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Welsh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Charlie Goldstein flies out to the left fielder. Mike Stone flies out to the left fielder. Stu Flanigan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bernardo Malmberg flies out to the center fielder. Vern Buskey reached on a fielding error by Champ Bonham. Matt Guerra grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Ken Compton pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Touchstone strikes out. Lou Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Sparks grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Wilson strikes out. Bill Estrada grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Al Smoltz grounds out to the pitcher. Champ Bonham grounds out to the second baseman. John Mountain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tracy Cockrell walks. Bill Gabler reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dennis Touchstone. Jerry Welsh singles to left field. Tracy Cockrell scores. Bill Gabler scores. Bernardo Malmberg grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Welsh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vern Buskey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Charlie Goldstein walks. Mike Stone grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Stu Flanigan singles to center field. Ken Compton walks. Dennis Touchstone singles to left field. Stu Flanigan scores. Ken Compton advances to third on the hit. Lou Ford walks. Al Smoltz singles to right field. Ken Compton scores. Dennis Touchstone scores. Champ Bonham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Smoltz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Matt Guerra grounds out to the shortstop. John Sparks walks. John Sparks is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Stan Wilson singles to center field. Paul Hug is pinch hitting for Bill Estrada. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paul Hug strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Otto Ogden pitching. John Mountain grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Goldstein pops out to the second baseman. Mike Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tracy Cockrell singles to center field. George Strittmatter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Bill Gabler singles to center field. Tracy Cockrell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bill Gabler steals second. Jerry Welsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tracy Cockrell scores. Bill Gabler advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Bernardo Malmberg strikes out. Vern Buskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Stu Flanigan strikes out. Ken Compton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Touchstone walks. Lou Ford singles to center field. Al Smoltz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Matt Guerra singles to right field. John Sparks strikes out. Stan Wilson walks. Ernie Crowder is pinch hitting for Otto Ogden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Crowder flies out to the center fielder. Tracy Cockrell singles to right field. Matt Guerra scores. Chicago total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Matt Gile did not respond to coaching in control Alex Deering did not respond to coaching in speed Ray McCreesh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Sakata improves in velocity Curtis Darling did not respond to coaching in control Mutt Allen improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Melton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott Panther improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Lines improves in power_vs_righty Tony Cousineau improves in range Tony Cousineau improves in speed Cy Barrett did not respond to coaching in range John Robinson did not respond to coaching in C