Win: George Simmons (16-8) Loss: Al Grant (8-18)
Save: Jeff Fittery (58)
Inning: 1 Chicago George Simmons pitching. Bob Amaro grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Benton hits an infield single to the pitcher. Otto Buice grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Al Grant pitching. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto singles to left field. Kiyoshi Sakurai singles to right field. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto advances to third on the hit. Stubby Watson flies out to the left fielder. Jim Balaz strikes out. Joey Sierra walks. Buck Perrin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Chicago George Veil grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Grasso grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Weis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Heinie Garrett flies out to the center fielder. Cy Pisoni pops out to the third baseman. George Simmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Gary Manning grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Robinson strikes out. Al Grant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Yoshiyasu Miyamoto hits a home run. Kiyoshi Sakurai singles to center field. Stubby Watson grounds out to the third baseman. Kiyoshi Sakurai advances to second on the play. Jim Balaz flies out to the center fielder. Joey Sierra triples. Kiyoshi Sakurai scores. Buck Perrin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Bob Amaro walks. Ben Benton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Otto Buice walks. George Veil grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Heinie Garrett grounds out to the third baseman. Cy Pisoni grounds out to the shortstop. George Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Larry Grasso singles to center field. Jim Weis strikes out. Gary Manning singles to center field. Russ Robinson strikes out. Al Grant flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yoshiyasu Miyamoto flies out to the left fielder. Kiyoshi Sakurai flies out to the left fielder. Stubby Watson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Bob Amaro walks. Ben Benton grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Amaro advances to second on the play. Otto Buice strikes out. George Veil strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Balaz singles to left field. Joey Sierra grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Balaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Buck Perrin singles to right field. Joey Sierra advances to third on the hit. Heinie Garrett flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joey Sierra scores. Cy Pisoni walks. George Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Larry Grasso strikes out. Jim Weis grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Manning triples. Russ Robinson hits a home run. Gary Manning scores. Al Grant flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Yoshiyasu Miyamoto lines out to the first baseman. Kiyoshi Sakurai lines out to the shortstop. Stubby Watson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Bob Amaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Benton grounds out to the second baseman. Otto Buice singles to left field. George Veil pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Balaz strikes out. Joey Sierra strikes out. Buck Perrin singles to center field. Heinie Garrett doubles to left field. Buck Perrin is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Jeff Fittery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Larry Grasso strikes out. Jim Weis flies out to the right fielder. Gary Manning pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dave Johnson improves in arm Roy Mahomes improves in contact_vs_righty Greg Brewer improves in velocity Paul Sewald did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Johnson did not respond to coaching in range Steve Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brett Buxton improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.