Win: John Cuccurullo (12-4) Loss: Kerry Wood (6-4)
Inning: 1 Chicago John Cuccurullo pitching. Art Smith flies out to the left fielder. Pop Warner strikes out. Mike Iburg walks. Jimmy Durant doubles to center field. Mike Iburg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Mackanin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Kerry Wood pitching. Sam House strikes out. Heinie Melton strikes out. Harry Castiglione strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Quick Frey walks. Damm Spotts grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scott Christopher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz singles past the second baseman. Sadao Nakayama singles to right field. Pete Lyons singles to left field. Juan Ortiz scores. Sadao Nakayama advances to third on the hit. Kirk Johnson walks. Rich Parsons strikes out. John Cuccurullo flies out to the center fielder. Sam House pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Chicago Kerry Wood flies out to the left fielder. Art Smith pops out to the second baseman. Pop Warner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton strikes out. Harry Castiglione singles to left field. Juan Ortiz singles to left field. Harry Castiglione advances to third on the hit. Sadao Nakayama grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Ortiz advances to second on the play. Pete Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Mike Iburg flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Durant singles to center field. Bill Mackanin walks. Quick Frey triples. Jimmy Durant scores. Bill Mackanin scores. Damm Spotts strikes out. Scott Christopher flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Kirk Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Parsons hits a home run. John Cuccurullo grounds out to the third baseman. Sam House doubles to center field. Heinie Melton hits an infield single to the pitcher. Harry Castiglione flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Kerry Wood strikes out. Art Smith singles to left field. Pop Warner flies out to the center fielder. Mike Iburg lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz singles to right field. Sadao Nakayama pops out to the first baseman. Pete Lyons walks. Kirk Johnson doubles to left field. Juan Ortiz scores. Pete Lyons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wilbur Orville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Parsons flies out to the right fielder. John Cuccurullo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jimmy Durant strikes out. Bill Mackanin singles to right field. Quick Frey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Sam House singles to left field. Sam House steals second. Heinie Melton singles to left field. Sam House scores. Heinie Melton steals second. Harry Castiglione hits a home run. Heinie Melton scores. Dick Bacsik comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Ortiz triples. Sadao Nakayama strikes out. Pete Lyons walks. Kirk Johnson doubles to center field. Juan Ortiz scores. Pete Lyons uses his aggressiveness and scores. Moe King comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Parsons walks. John Cuccurullo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sam House flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Damm Spotts pops out to the first baseman. Scott Christopher singles to left field. Moe King fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Moe King strikes out. Frankie Smith is pinch hitting for Art Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frankie Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Heinie Melton flies out to the left fielder. Harry Castiglione singles to center field. Juan Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Castiglione advances to second on the play. Sadao Nakayama grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Pop Warner strikes out. Mike Iburg flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Durant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pete Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Kirk Johnson strikes out. Rich Parsons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Marion Seguignol 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. Bill Mackanin strikes out. Billy Dee Williams is pinch hitting for Quick Frey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Dee Williams flies out to the center fielder. Damm Spotts doubles to right field. Scott Christopher singles to left field. Damm Spotts scores. Pete Rosey is pinch hitting for Moe King. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Rosey doubles to left field. Scott Christopher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Satans Angel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frankie Smith hits a home run. Pete Rosey scores. Pop Warner singles to right field. Pop Warner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 4 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Jimmy Durant (6), Damm Spotts (15), Pete Rosey (9).3B - Quick Frey (2).HR - Frankie Smith (3).GIDP - Quick Frey, Damm Spotts. Baserunning: CS - Pop Warner (2).
Batting:2B - Sam House (20), Kirk Johnson 2 (4).3B - Juan Ortiz (6).HR - Harry Castiglione (14), Rich Parsons (1). Baserunning: SB - Sam House (22), Heinie Melton (10).
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Snipe Wesley improves in contact_vs_lefty Gary Simas did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Marshmallow did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Nick Grimsley improves in velocity Phil Marshmallow did not respond to coaching in RF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Keith Pote did not respond to coaching in control Bob Powell did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Coulter did not respond to coaching in range Ben Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Coulter did not respond to coaching in 3B