Win: Possum Block (5-1) Loss: Ryan Lopez (0-1)
Save: Jerry Smith (11)
Inning: 1 Chicago Ryan Lopez pitching. Bob Steiner grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Lopez singles to left field. Steve Cvengros grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Lopez advances to second on the play. Tom Stanicek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Possum Block pitching. Fred Thompson walks. Max Tremie strikes out. Dave Underwood pops out to the shortstop. Dave Hardy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Earl Norwood hits a home run. Marcus Hageman doubles to center field. Marty Hobbs grounds out to the second baseman. Marcus Hageman advances to third on the play. Walt Gale walks. Possum Block singles to center field. Marcus Hageman scores. Walt Gale advances to third on the hit. Bob Steiner hits a home run. Walt Gale scores. Possum Block scores. Bob Lopez walks. Steve Cvengros pops out to the second baseman. Tom Stanicek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Wade Manning strikes out. Aurelio Griffith singles to center field. Andy Hunter walks. Lamb Paschall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Earl Norwood strikes out. Marcus Hageman flies out to the center fielder. Marty Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ryan Lopez grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Thompson strikes out. Max Tremie singles to center field. Dave Underwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Walt Gale reached on a fielding error by Lamb Paschall. Possum Block lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Steiner singles to left field. Bob Lopez strikes out. Steve Cvengros grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Dave Hardy singles to center field. Wade Manning walks. Aurelio Griffith flies out to the right fielder. Andy Hunter singles to center field. Dave Hardy scores. Lamb Paschall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wade Manning advances to third on the play. Andy Hunter advances to second on the play. Doug Otis is pinch hitting for Ryan Lopez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Doug Otis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Jack Smith pitching. Tom Stanicek hits a home run. Earl Norwood singles to left field. Earl Norwood steals second. Marcus Hageman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Norwood advances to third on the play. Marty Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Norwood scores. Wayland Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Gale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Fred Thompson strikes out. Max Tremie flies out to the center fielder. Dave Underwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Possum Block strikes out. Bob Steiner flies out to the right fielder. Bob Lopez singles to center field. Steve Cvengros walks. Tom Stanicek walks. Earl Norwood singles past the third baseman. Bob Lopez scores. Steve Cvengros scores. Marcus Hageman hits an infield single to the second baseman. Marty Hobbs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Boston Dave Hardy flies out to the right fielder. Wade Manning pops out to the second baseman. Aurelio Griffith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Walt Gale flies out to the left fielder. Possum Block grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Steiner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Andy Hunter grounds out to the pitcher. Lamb Paschall grounds out to the shortstop. Harvey Spikes is pinch hitting for Wayland Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harvey Spikes singles to center field. Fred Thompson triples. Harvey Spikes scores. Max Tremie singles to left field. Fred Thompson scores. Dave Underwood singles to center field. Dave Hardy walks. Wade Manning hits an infield single to the first baseman. Max Tremie scores. Aurelio Griffith grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Dave Underwood is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Chicago Harl Crawford pitching. Bob Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Barney Bailey is pinch hitting for Steve Cvengros. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Barney Bailey strikes out. Tom Stanicek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Bill Ponce enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Lopez at 1B. Rich Henderson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Hobbs at RF. Andy Hunter walks. Andy Hunter steals second. Lamb Paschall grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Harper is pinch hitting for Harl Crawford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce Harper flies out to the left fielder. Fred Thompson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Olmedo Edwards pitching. Billy Wise is pinch hitting for Earl Norwood. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Wise grounds out to the shortstop. David Davis is pinch hitting for Marcus Hageman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. David Davis strikes out. Rich Henderson singles to right field. Rich Henderson steals second. Walt Gale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Max Tremie strikes out. Dave Underwood singles to center field. Dave Hardy singles to center field. Dave Underwood advances to third on the hit. Wade Manning singles to right field. Dave Underwood scores. Dave Hardy advances to third on the hit. Jerry Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Aurelio Griffith strikes out. Andy Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 11
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Howie Cook did not respond to coaching in velocity Chick Carrithers did not respond to coaching in control Mark Becker did not respond to coaching in range Matt Coleman improves in arm Chick Carrithers improves in velocity Howie Cook did not respond to coaching in control Sam Suero did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Guillermo LaRocca improves in range Mark Hunter did not respond to coaching in control Tom Metzger did not respond to coaching in control Frank Muller improves in velocity Steve Kopf improves in contact_vs_righty Benny Black improves in contact_vs_lefty