Win: Akihiko Ota (4-6) Loss: Danny Mejia (12-15)
Save: Ed Nippert (29)
Inning: 1 Anaheim Akihiko Ota pitching. Mike Connors singles to center field. Fred Bocek flies out to the left fielder. Chi-Chi Philley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Danny Mejia pitching. Roy Staiger strikes out. Billy Devarez grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Hobaugh hits a home run. Wes Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Anaheim Edwin Jacobs grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Moates singles to center field. George Renteria singles to right field. Ray Boyd grounds into a force play to the first baseman. George Renteria is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Umphlett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Roberto Williams walks. Tom Midkiff singles to left field. Roberto Williams advances to third on the hit. Jim Brito grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roberto Williams scores. Tom Midkiff advances to second on the play. Errol Abbassid walks. Akihiko Ota lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Staiger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Anaheim Danny Mejia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mike Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Bocek doubles to center field. Chi-Chi Philley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Billy Devarez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Hobaugh singles to center field. Wes Pena strikes out. Tommy Hobaugh steals second. Roberto Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Anaheim Edwin Jacobs strikes out. Gene Moates flies out to the right fielder. George Renteria triples. Ray Boyd singles to left field. George Renteria scores. Ken Umphlett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Tom Midkiff strikes out. Jim Brito flies out to the left fielder. Errol Abbassid walks. Akihiko Ota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Anaheim Danny Mejia strikes out. Mike Connors doubles to left field. Fred Bocek grounds out to the shortstop. Chi-Chi Philley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Roy Staiger grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Devarez grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Hobaugh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Anaheim Edwin Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Moates singles to left field. George Renteria singles to center field. Ray Boyd hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ken Umphlett flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Gene Moates is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Wes Pena strikes out. Roberto Williams walks. Tom Midkiff strikes out. Jim Brito pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Anaheim Takumi TK Ogai 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. Danny Mejia flies out to the left fielder. Mike Connors singles to right field. Fred Bocek singles to right field. Mike Connors aggressively advances to third on the hit. Fred Bocek steals second. Chi-Chi Philley walks. Edwin Jacobs grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Errol Abbassid walks. Claude Sinclair is pinch hitting for Takumi TK Ogai. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Claude Sinclair grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Errol Abbassid is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Roy Staiger grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Claude Sinclair is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Devarez reached on a fielding error by Danny Mejia. Tommy Hobaugh bunts for a base hit. Wes Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Anaheim Satoshi Kinoshita pitching. Gene Moates pops out to the third baseman. George Renteria grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Roberto Williams singles to right field. Tom Midkiff singles to center field. Buck Wilshusen 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. Jim Brito grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roberto Williams advances to third on the play. Tom Midkiff advances to second on the play. Errol Abbassid singles to left field. Roberto Williams scores. Tom Midkiff scores. Leon Caldwell is pinch hitting for Satoshi Kinoshita. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Leon Caldwell flies out to the center fielder. Errol Abbassid is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Anaheim Ed Nippert pitching. John Fussell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roy Staiger at 3B. Dale Little enters the game as a defensive replacement for Errol Abbassid at SS. Ken Umphlett pops out to the third baseman. Joe Snyder is pinch hitting for Buck Wilshusen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Snyder singles to right field. Mike Connors pops out to the shortstop. Fred Bocek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Anaheim total runners left on base: 10 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Mike Connors (33), Fred Bocek (26).3B - George Renteria (9).GIDP - Chi-Chi Philley, Edwin Jacobs. Baserunning: SB - Fred Bocek (18). Fielding: E - Danny Mejia.
Game Notes Tom Midkiff is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Streit did not respond to coaching in control Roberto Henshaw improves in arm Andy Mercedes improves in speed Hugh Slagle did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Tappe did not respond to coaching in 2B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Widmar did not respond to coaching in range Dave Hayes improves in contact_vs_righty Al Lawson did not respond to coaching in control Reidel Saavedra did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Scharein did not respond to coaching in RF