Inning: 1 Chicago Les Robinson pitching. John Mountain grounds out to the shortstop. Stu Flanigan grounds out to the shortstop. Al Smoltz singles past the shortstop. Charlie Goldstein walks. Mark Reynolds grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Goldstein is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Champ Bonham pitching. Tracy Cockrell walks. Ernie Crowder singles to right field. Tracy Cockrell advances to third on the hit. Vern Buskey flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tracy Cockrell scores. Matt Guerra doubles past the left fielder. Ernie Crowder uses his aggressiveness and scores. Stan Wilson walks. John Sparks doubles to center field. Matt Guerra scores. Stan Wilson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jed Simpson singles to center field. John Sparks scores. Ed Martz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Robinson walks. Les Robinson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tracy Cockrell singles past the third baseman. Jed Simpson scores. John Robinson is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Pinky Dumoulin grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Kippert grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lou Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ernie Crowder grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Vern Buskey strikes out. Matt Guerra grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Ed Martz singles to center field. John Mountain grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed Martz advances to second on the play. Stu Flanigan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Martz advances to third on the play. Al Smoltz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Stan Wilson singles to left field. John Sparks walks. George Strittmatter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jed Simpson flies out to the left fielder. John Robinson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Charlie Goldstein singles to right field. Mark Reynolds reached on a fielding error by Ernie Crowder. Pinky Dumoulin strikes out. Rich Kippert strikes out. Lou Ford walks. George Strittmatter singles to right field. Charlie Goldstein scores. Mark Reynolds scores. John Mountain flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Les Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Tracy Cockrell strikes out. Ernie Crowder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Stu Flanigan walks. Al Smoltz singles to right field. Charlie Goldstein singles to left field. Stu Flanigan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mark Reynolds pops out to the first baseman. Pinky Dumoulin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Vern Buskey singles to right field. Matt Guerra strikes out. Stan Wilson doubles to left field. Vern Buskey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Keith Terry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Sparks strikes out. Jed Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Rich Kippert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Ford grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Touchstone is pinch hitting for Keith Terry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dennis Touchstone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Hisanobu Kamiuchi pitching. John Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Les Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Cockrell walks. Ernie Crowder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago John Mountain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stu Flanigan flies out to the left fielder. Al Smoltz walks. Charlie Goldstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Vern Buskey flies out to the left fielder. Matt Guerra flies out to the center fielder. Stan Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Mark Reynolds walks. Pinky Dumoulin flies out to the left fielder. Rich Kippert singles to center field. Mark Reynolds is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Rich Kippert steals second. Otto Ogden 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 2nd. Lou Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Sparks grounds out to the shortstop. Jed Simpson hits a home run. Matt Gile comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Robinson strikes out. Otto Ogden grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Alex Deering is pinch hitting for Matt Gile. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Alex Deering grounds out to the shortstop. Al Jones is pinch hitting for John Mountain. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Jones singles to center field. Stu Flanigan strikes out. Al Smoltz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners left on base: 9 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Matt Guerra (12), Stan Wilson (14), John Sparks (11).HR - Jed Simpson (16).SF - Vern Buskey.GIDP - John Robinson. Fielding: E - Ernie Crowder.
Game Notes Champ Bonham is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Coumbe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brian Witherup did not respond to coaching in speed Earl Crosby did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ray McCreesh improves in contact_vs_lefty Jay Jones improves in velocity Jay Jones did not respond to coaching in control Erv English did not respond to coaching in 3B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stan Bogener did not respond to coaching in speed Stan Bogener improves in range Tim Carter did not respond to coaching in endurance Ike Cunningham did not respond to coaching in control Ed Fowler did not respond to coaching in velocity Buck Thomas did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Cartwright did not respond to coaching in 2B