Inning: 1 Chicago Micheal Nakazato pitching. Gary Kores pops out to the first baseman. Jason Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Enrique Lara walks. Frank Macha lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Geronimo Latham pitching. Tonny Cruz strikes out. Joe Nicholas grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Malkmus pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Bob Steiner strikes out. John Lopez singles to center field. Coot Tepsic flies out to the center fielder. Augie Holbert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jack Ray singles to left field. Ethan Mahoney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Ray is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey Bold pops out to the second baseman. Billy Goslin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Geronimo Latham walks. Gary Kores walks. Jason Gonzalez singles to left field. Geronimo Latham scores. Gary Kores advances to third on the hit. Enrique Lara lines out to the first baseman. Frank Macha triples. Gary Kores scores. Jason Gonzalez scores. Eddie Hardgrove comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Steiner singles to left field. Frank Macha scores. John Lopez singles to center field. Coot Tepsic grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Steiner advances to third on the play. John Lopez advances to second on the play. Augie Holbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Walt Gale walks. Eddie Hardgrove lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tonny Cruz strikes out. Joe Nicholas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Geronimo Latham flies out to the center fielder. Gary Kores flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jason Gonzalez singles to left field. Enrique Lara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Malkmus singles to center field. Jack Ray flies out to the left fielder. Ethan Mahoney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tom Malkmus advances to second on the play. Mickey Bold pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Frank Macha flies out to the center fielder. Bob Steiner pops out to the third baseman. John Lopez hits a home run. Mark Brunet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Coot Tepsic walks. Augie Holbert walks. Geronimo Latham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Billy Goslin grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Gale flies out to the right fielder. Mark Brunet flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Gary Kores doubles to left field. Jason Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Enrique Lara grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Macha grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tonny Cruz doubles to left field. Joe Nicholas doubles to right field. Tonny Cruz scores. Tom Malkmus strikes out. Jack Ray flies out to the left fielder. Ethan Mahoney hits a home run. Joe Nicholas scores. Mickey Bold grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Bob Steiner walks. Mike Baldschun comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Lopez doubles to left field. Bob Steiner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Coot Tepsic strikes out. Augie Holbert singles to right field. John Lopez scores. Geronimo Latham lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Kores strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Billy Goslin walks. Walt Gale strikes out. Dick Lerchen is pinch hitting for Mike Baldschun. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dick Lerchen singles to right field. Tonny Cruz strikes out. Joe Nicholas grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Lucky Cole pitching. Jason Gonzalez walks. Enrique Lara strikes out. Jason Gonzalez steals second. Frank Macha lines out to the shortstop. Bob Steiner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Collins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Malkmus doubles to left field. Jack Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Malkmus advances to third on the play. Ethan Mahoney singles to left field. Tom Malkmus scores. Mickey Bold grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ethan Mahoney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Billy Goslin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago John Lopez singles in front of the center fielder. Phil Daughters is pinch hitting for Coot Tepsic. John Lopez steals second. Phil Daughters grounds out to the shortstop. Augie Holbert strikes out. Ray Owchinko is pinch hitting for Bill Collins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Owchinko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Dougherty pitching. Hal Hanford enters the game as a defensive replacement for Phil Daughters at SS. Cuckoo Hulett is pinch hitting for Walt Gale. Cuckoo Hulett grounds out to the second baseman. Garry Kopf is pinch hitting for Lucky Cole. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Garry Kopf grounds out to the pitcher. Tonny Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Mark Brunet is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roberto Kutyna improves in speed Paddy Mullins did not respond to coaching in control Greg Welch did not respond to coaching in velocity Desmond Padilla improves in velocity Doc Santorini improves in control Roberto Kutyna improves in power_vs_lefty Ralph Greengrass did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Jim Balboni. Vernon Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Bryant improves in power_vs_righty Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Jim Balboni. Diego Perkins did not respond to coaching in speed Vernon Young did not respond to coaching in velocity