Win: Dario Perry (13-8) Loss: Champ Bonham (13-13)
Inning: 1 Chicago Dario Perry pitching. Dennis Touchstone walks. Rich Kippert strikes out. Alex Deering walks. Erv English flies out to the left fielder. Ray McCreesh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Champ Bonham pitching. Tracy Cockrell flies out to the left fielder. John Robinson singles to right field. Matt Guerra walks. Jed Simpson strikes out. Stan Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Ken Compton strikes out. Ralph Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Al Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Frank Cartwright flies out to the center fielder. Buck Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Curt Melton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Champ Bonham flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Touchstone walks. Rich Kippert grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dennis Touchstone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rich Kippert steals second. Alex Deering strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dario Perry singles to center field. Tracy Cockrell strikes out. John Robinson doubles to right field. Matt Guerra reached on a fielding error by Dennis Touchstone. Dario Perry scores. Jed Simpson singles to left field. John Robinson scores. Matt Guerra advances to third on the hit. Stan Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt Guerra scores. Frank Cartwright grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jed Simpson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Erv English grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray McCreesh flies out to the left fielder. Ken Compton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Curt Melton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dario Perry singles to center field. Tracy Cockrell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Ralph Smith doubles to left field. Al Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ralph Smith advances to third on the play. Champ Bonham strikes out. Dennis Touchstone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay John Robinson doubles to center field. Matt Guerra triples. John Robinson scores. Jed Simpson singles to left field. Matt Guerra scores. Stan Wilson singles to center field. Frank Cartwright strikes out. Buck Thomas doubles to left field. Jed Simpson scores. Stan Wilson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Curt Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Thomas advances to third on the play. Dario Perry lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Rich Kippert strikes out. Alex Deering strikes out. Erv English pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tracy Cockrell singles to left field. John Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Matt Guerra walks. Jed Simpson hits a home run. Tracy Cockrell scores. Matt Guerra scores. Jon McKain 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). Stan Wilson pops out to the shortstop. Frank Cartwright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Ray McCreesh strikes out. Ken Compton flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Buck Thomas strikes out. Curt Melton flies out to the center fielder. Dario Perry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Al Jones strikes out. Mike Stone is pinch hitting for Jon McKain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Touchstone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ed Martz pitching. John Sparks is pinch hitting for Tracy Cockrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Sparks grounds out to the shortstop. John Robinson strikes out. Matt Guerra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Rich Kippert singles to left field. Alex Deering singles to right field. Erv English hits a home run. Rich Kippert scores. Alex Deering scores. Ray McCreesh singles past the third baseman. Ken Compton strikes out. Ralph Smith lines out to the shortstop. Al Jones singles past the first baseman. Charlie Goldstein is pinch hitting for Ed Martz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Goldstein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Jon McKain is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rick McDougald improves in velocity Bryan Knox did not respond to coaching in range Bryan Knox improves in range Todd Garrison improves in arm Bill Donnels improves in contact_vs_righty Todd Garrison improves in contact_vs_righty
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Fowler did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Herges did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Carter did not respond to coaching in control Bob Lines improves in arm Tim Carter did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Liddle improves in control Tim Moss did not respond to coaching in LF