Win: Eli Shanks (1-0) Loss: Jack Roof (4-7)
Save: Glenn Finlayson (19)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Jack Roof pitching. Hiromitsu Tanaka pops out to the first baseman. Harry Sax pops out to the first baseman. Fred Jones walks. March Schroder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Bill Smith pitching. Shigetoshi Perlman singles to center field. Roberto Kenworthy strikes out. Scott Maloney strikes out. Les Pettini hits a home run. Shigetoshi Perlman scores. Les Spindel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Mike Altizer strikes out. John Cunningham walks. Ryan Henry flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Joe Dues walks. Bill Smith singles to right field. John Cunningham scores. Hiromitsu Tanaka singles to right field. Joe Dues scores. Bill Smith advances to third on the hit. Harry Sax singles to left field. Bill Smith scores. Hiromitsu Tanaka advances to third on the hit. Fred Jones hits a home run. Hiromitsu Tanaka scores. Harry Sax scores. Ollie Mertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. March Schroder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Al McDonald strikes out. Earl Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Granger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Mike Altizer flies out to the left fielder. John Cunningham pops out to the shortstop. Ryan Henry singles to left field. Joe Dues grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryan Henry is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Ollie Mertz flies out to the left fielder. Shigetoshi Perlman hits a home run. Roberto Kenworthy flies out to the left fielder. Scott Maloney singles to center field. Les Pettini flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bill Smith hits an infield single to the shortstop. Hiromitsu Tanaka doubles to center field. Bill Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Sax flies out to the right fielder. Fred Jones strikes out. March Schroder hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Altizer singles to left field. Hiromitsu Tanaka scores. March Schroder advances to third on the hit. John Cunningham singles to center field. March Schroder scores. Mike Altizer advances to third on the hit. Ryan Henry pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Les Spindel singles to center field. Al McDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Spindel advances to second on the play. Earl Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Les Spindel advances to third on the play. Bill Granger singles to center field. Les Spindel scores. Ollie Mertz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Joe Dues singles to center field. Bill Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hiromitsu Tanaka pops out to the third baseman. Harry Sax strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Shigetoshi Perlman hits a home run. Eli Shanks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Kenworthy grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Maloney grounds out to the pitcher. Les Pettini grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Rudy Donaldson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Jones strikes out. March Schroder strikes out. Mike Altizer singles to right field. Mike Altizer steals second. John Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Les Spindel singles to center field. Al McDonald walks. Earl Wood grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al McDonald is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Granger walks. Rudy Donaldson singles to right field. Les Spindel scores. Warren Fagan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shigetoshi Perlman grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Wood scores. Bill Granger advances to third on the play. Rudy Donaldson advances to second on the play. Roberto Kenworthy lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Ryan Henry strikes out. Joe Dues grounds out to the shortstop. George Romano is pinch hitting for Warren Fagan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Romano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Ed Handiboe pitching. Scott Maloney flies out to the left fielder. Les Pettini grounds out to the third baseman. Les Spindel pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Raul Burnette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Hiromitsu Tanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Sax grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Clint Stottlemyre is pinch hitting for Al McDonald. Clint Stottlemyre walks. Shawon Edmonds is pinch hitting for Earl Wood. Shawon Edmonds strikes out. Greg Rusteck is pinch hitting for Bill Granger. Greg Rusteck pops out to the catcher. Mike Meacham is pinch hitting for Raul Burnette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Meacham singles to right field. Clint Stottlemyre aggressively advances to third on the hit. Shigetoshi Perlman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Al Priest pitching. Billy Miller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shawon Edmonds at C. March Schroder grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Altizer singles to left field. John Cunningham grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Altizer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walter Talbot is pinch hitting for Ryan Henry. Walter Talbot walks. Joe Dues walks. Eric Bailey is pinch hitting for Ed Handiboe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eric Bailey walks. John Cunningham scores. Hiromitsu Tanaka grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Walter Talbot is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Chicago Glenn Finlayson pitching. Scott Borden enters the game as a defensive replacement for Walter Talbot at LF. Roberto Kenworthy grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Maloney pops out to the third baseman. Les Pettini flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 9 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Scott Borden is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doug Schaeffer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Frank Horne did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Burris did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Bolen improves in range Gene Haywood improves in contact_vs_lefty Gene Haywood improves in arm Mike Gibson did not respond to coaching in SS
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chris Wynne improves in velocity Jim Washburn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Bayless improves in power_vs_lefty Chuck Hofferth did not respond to coaching in velocity Rebel Bubser improves in arm Dave Dempsey did not respond to coaching in control