Inning: 1 Chicago Herm Young pitching. Gino Parrotti grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Harmon singles to center field. Jack Harmon steals second. Charlie Holdsworth singles to right field. Jack Harmon scores. Jim Minchey strikes out. Joe Gromek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yoshi Guillen pitching. Tony Pallidan flies out to the right fielder. Rene Fermin singles to right field. Rene Fermin steals second. Frank Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Flick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jim Smith strikes out. Gordon Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Wells grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay John Walton walks. John Walton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Broskie grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Yoshi Guillen pops out to the second baseman. Gino Parrotti doubles to left field. Jack Harmon singles to center field. Gino Parrotti scores. Charlie Holdsworth grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Harmon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Minchey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Al Suter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herm Young strikes out. Tony Pallidan walks. Tony Pallidan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Joe Gromek hits an infield single to the third baseman. Joe Gromek steals second. Jim Smith singles to left field. Joe Gromek scores. Gordon Garcia grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey Wells doubles to center field. Gordon Garcia scores. Yoshi Guillen grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Wells advances to third on the play. Gino Parrotti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rene Fermin flies out to the center fielder. Frank Robinson singles to left field. Elmer Flick strikes out. John Walton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Jack Harmon walks. Charlie Holdsworth singles to center field. Jack Harmon advances to third on the hit. Jim Minchey singles to right field. Jack Harmon scores. Charlie Holdsworth advances to third on the hit. Joe Gromek lines out to the second baseman. Jim Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Holdsworth scores. Jim Minchey advances to second on the play. Marino Renick is pinch hitting for Gordon Garcia. Marino Renick doubles to center field. Jim Minchey scores. Mickey Wells walks. Yoshi Guillen walks. Gino Parrotti strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Niles North enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marino Renick at C. Jim Broskie singles to left field. Bob Rodriguez strikes out. Al Suter pops out to the second baseman. Herm Young reached on a fielding error by Yoshi Guillen. Tony Pallidan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Jack Harmon pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Holdsworth grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Minchey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rene Fermin singles to left field. Frank Robinson strikes out. Rene Fermin steals second. Elmer Flick strikes out. John Walton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Joe Gromek singles to center field. Joe Gromek steals second. Jim Smith singles to left field. Joe Gromek scores. Joe Qualls comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Niles North grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey Wells strikes out. Yoshi Guillen walks. Gino Parrotti pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jim Broskie grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Rodriguez is hit by a pitch. Bob Rodriguez steals second. Al Suter grounds out to the pitcher. Curt Scott is pinch hitting for Joe Qualls. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Curt Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Chuck Zimmerman pitching. Jack Harmon reached on a fielding error by Chuck Zimmerman. Jack Harmon steals second. Charlie Holdsworth walks. Jim Minchey singles to right field. Jack Harmon scores. Joe Gromek grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Charlie Holdsworth advances to third on the play. Jim Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Randy Park is pinch hitting for Tony Pallidan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Park grounds out to the third baseman. Rene Fermin strikes out. Cy Gouzzie is pinch hitting for Frank Robinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cy Gouzzie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Niles North flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Wells strikes out. Yoshi Guillen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jeff Kline is pinch hitting for Elmer Flick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Kline grounds out to the shortstop. John Walton flies out to the center fielder. Jim Broskie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Joe Qualls is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Barney Flinn improves in range Cotton Redmond did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Walker improves in range Ted Harikkala improves in power_vs_righty Ted Harikkala improves in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jorge Bliss improves in control Ross Purdy did not respond to coaching in control Odell Herring improves in power_vs_righty Ross Purdy improves in control Dwight McGilberry did not respond to coaching in C