Win: Mitsuru Kuroki (10-13) Loss: Marty Church (2-8)
Inning: 1 Brooklyn Marty Church pitching. Speed Zachary lines out to the first baseman. Rusney Ramirez strikes out. Pete Wills strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Mitsuru Kuroki pitching. Rey Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Bill Witek strikes out. Hisashi Matsubayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Pete Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Magdiel Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroyuki Fujii pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Ed Karl flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Danny Sanford pops out to the third baseman. Elliott Muser flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Ray Thompson strikes out. Koji Anabuki reached on a fielding error by Rey Gardner. Mitsuru Kuroki lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Speed Zachary flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Howie Varga grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Church pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Rusney Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Wills flies out to the center fielder. Pete Grimes lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Rey Gardner doubles to center field. Bill Witek strikes out. Hisashi Matsubayashi grounds out to the second baseman. Rey Gardner advances to third on the play. Ed Karl flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Magdiel Brito singles to right field. Hiroyuki Fujii strikes out. Magdiel Brito steals second. Ray Thompson doubles to left field. Magdiel Brito scores. Chuck Sprinz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Koji Anabuki singles to center field. Ray Thompson scores. Mitsuru Kuroki lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Speed Zachary flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Danny Sanford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Elliott Muser grounds out to the second baseman. Howie Varga singles to left field. Tommy Perez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Howie Varga is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Rusney Ramirez doubles to right field. Pete Wills walks. Pete Grimes pops out to the catcher. Magdiel Brito grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pete Wills is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hiroyuki Fujii strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Chuck Sprinz grounds out to the third baseman. Rey Gardner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Witek walks. Hisashi Matsubayashi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Ray Thompson walks. Koji Anabuki hits a home run. Ray Thompson scores. Tara Mori comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitsuru Kuroki grounds out to the third baseman. Speed Zachary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rusney Ramirez singles to right field. Pete Wills flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Ed Karl singles to center field. Danny Sanford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Karl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Elliott Muser singles to center field. Danny Sanford advances to third on the hit. Howie Varga flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tommy Perez lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Pete Grimes singles past the third baseman. Magdiel Brito grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hiroyuki Fujii lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Ramon Coleman is pinch hitting for Tara Mori. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ramon Coleman singles to center field. Rey Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Bill Witek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ramon Coleman advances to second on the play. Hisashi Matsubayashi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Harry Meers pitching. Ray Thompson lines out to the shortstop. Koji Anabuki strikes out. Mitsuru Kuroki walks. Mitsuru Kuroki steals second. Speed Zachary strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Ed Karl flies out to the left fielder. Danny Sanford singles to center field. Elliott Muser grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Elliott Muser is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jimmy Felton improves in power_vs_lefty Alejandro Gavilan did not respond to coaching in arm Takahisa Saito did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Hankins improves in arm
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Willy Hawes improves in power_vs_righty Bill Duckworth did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rich Yankowski did not respond to coaching in speed Rich Yankowski improves in power_vs_righty