Win: Fin Scheer (17-5) Loss: Len Hardtke (7-12)
Save: Jeff Fittery (50)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Len Hardtke pitching. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Balaz triples. Adolfo Gallivan walks. Cy Pisoni grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Balaz scores. Adolfo Gallivan advances to second on the play. Kiyoshi Sakurai pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Fin Scheer pitching. Hal Clancy flies out to the center fielder. Bob Amaro flies out to the left fielder. Ben Benton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joey Sierra flies out to the left fielder. Tom Mahoney singles to center field. Bill Stablein hits a home run. Tom Mahoney scores. Fin Scheer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshiyasu Miyamoto singles to center field. Jim Balaz doubles to right field. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto uses his aggressiveness and scores. Adolfo Gallivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Larry Grasso flies out to the center fielder. George Veil lines out to the shortstop. Lee Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Cy Pisoni grounds out to the shortstop. Kiyoshi Sakurai strikes out. Joey Sierra grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Rollie Frias doubles to center field. Otto Buice singles to center field. Rollie Frias scores. Len Hardtke lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hal Clancy grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Amaro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Mahoney singles to center field. Bill Stablein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Mahoney advances to second on the play. Fin Scheer singles to left field. Tom Mahoney scores. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto walks. Jim Balaz strikes out. Adolfo Gallivan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Ben Benton flies out to the right fielder. Larry Grasso bunts for a base hit. George Veil strikes out. Lee Clark hits an infield single to the shortstop. Rollie Frias flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Cy Pisoni hits a home run. Kiyoshi Sakurai singles to left field. Kiyoshi Sakurai is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joey Sierra flies out to the center fielder. Tom Mahoney walks. Bill Stablein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Otto Buice grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Len Hardtke strikes out. Hal Clancy singles to right field. Bob Amaro singles past the first baseman. Ben Benton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Fin Scheer reached on a fielding error by Larry Grasso. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto walks. Jim Balaz strikes out. Adolfo Gallivan grounds out to the shortstop. Fin Scheer advances to third on the play. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto advances to second on the play. Cy Pisoni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Larry Grasso strikes out. George Veil flies out to the center fielder. Lee Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kiyoshi Sakurai singles to center field. Joey Sierra singles to right field. Kiyoshi Sakurai advances to third on the hit. Tom Mahoney hits a home run. Kiyoshi Sakurai scores. Joey Sierra scores. Shawn Jones 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). Bill Stablein doubles to center field. Fin Scheer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto strikes out. Jim Balaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Rollie Frias grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Buice singles to center field. Shawn Jones lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hal Clancy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Adolfo Gallivan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Pisoni strikes out. Kiyoshi Sakurai walks. Joey Sierra flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Bob Amaro singles to left field. Ben Benton flies out to the left fielder. Larry Grasso strikes out. George Veil hits a home run. Bob Amaro scores. Lee Clark hits a home run. Rollie Frias singles to right field. Otto Buice reached on a fielding error by Tom Mahoney. Shawn Jones walks. Hal Clancy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tom Mahoney singles past the shortstop. Bill Stablein grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Mahoney advances to second on the play. Fin Scheer flies out to the left fielder. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto singles to center field. Tom Mahoney scores. Jim Balaz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yoshiyasu Miyamoto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Bob Amaro hits a home run. Ben Benton hits a home run. Craig Gleason comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Grasso flies out to the center fielder. George Veil singles to center field. Lee Clark singles to right field. Jeff Fittery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rollie Frias walks. Otto Buice walks. George Veil scores. Jim Weis is pinch hitting for Shawn Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Weis singles to center field. Lee Clark scores. Rollie Frias scores. Hal Clancy flies out to the center fielder. Bob Amaro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10 Chicago total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Jim Balaz (15), Bill Stablein (7).3B - Jim Balaz (5).HR - Cy Pisoni (20), Tom Mahoney (4), Bill Stablein (2). Baserunning: CS - Kiyoshi Sakurai (3). Fielding: E - Tom Mahoney.
Game Notes Kiyoshi Sakurai is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Hod Gomez did not respond to coaching in velocity Mo Bailey did not respond to coaching in range David Miller did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Euel Dorgan improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Brickley improves in velocity Greg Brewer improves in endurance Euel Dorgan did not respond to coaching in range