Win: Lefty Smith (11-14) Loss: Johnny Ardell (6-9)
Save: Nelson Command (47)
Inning: 1 Chicago Lefty Smith pitching. Rey Gardner walks. Bill Witek singles to center field. Rey Gardner advances to third on the hit. Hisashi Matsubayashi flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rey Gardner scores. Yusnel Laverdeza grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Johnny Ardell pitching. Speed Zachary singles to left field. Pete Wills doubles to center field. Speed Zachary uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Hiroyuki Fujii grounds out to the third baseman. Alejandro Gavilan walks. Jimmy Felton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Danny Sanford pops out to the shortstop. Ramon Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Elliott Muser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Ernie Corriden walks. Yutaka Yamashita walks. The catcher fields the ball and Ernie Corriden is thrown out at third. Yutaka Yamashita advances to second on the play. Yutaka Yamashita advances to second on the play. Speed Zachary singles to center field. Yutaka Yamashita scores. Lefty Smith advances to third on the hit. Pete Wills strikes out. Pete Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Trader Possehl strikes out. Johnny Ardell strikes out. Rey Gardner walks. Bill Witek singles to right field. Rey Gardner advances to third on the hit. Hisashi Matsubayashi walks. Yusnel Laverdeza pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Hiroyuki Fujii grounds out to the pitcher. Alejandro Gavilan grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Felton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Danny Sanford strikes out. Ramon Coleman walks. Elliott Muser grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Ernie Corriden walks. Yutaka Yamashita singles to center field. Ernie Corriden advances to third on the hit. Lefty Smith strikes out. Speed Zachary lines out to the first baseman. Pete Wills grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Trader Possehl flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Ardell flies out to the left fielder. Rey Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Pete Grimes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hiroyuki Fujii walks. Alejandro Gavilan walks. Jimmy Felton strikes out. Ernie Corriden walks. Yutaka Yamashita walks. Hiroyuki Fujii scores. Lefty Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Bill Witek singles to center field. Hisashi Matsubayashi flies out to the right fielder. Yusnel Laverdeza grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Witek advances to second on the play. Danny Sanford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Speed Zachary strikes out. Pete Wills grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Ramon Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Elliott Muser grounds out to the third baseman. Trader Possehl grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Hiroyuki Fujii pops out to the third baseman. Alejandro Gavilan walks. Lefty Fazio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Felton strikes out. Ernie Corriden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Keiichi Nakazawa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hiroyuki Fujii at 1B. Ray Thompson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alejandro Gavilan at SS. Lefty Fazio strikes out. Rey Gardner strikes out. Bill Witek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Yutaka Yamashita grounds out to the pitcher. Magdiel Brito is pinch hitting for Lefty Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Magdiel Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Speed Zachary lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Nelson Command pitching. Hisashi Matsubayashi singles to center field. Yusnel Laverdeza grounds out to the third baseman. Hisashi Matsubayashi advances to second on the play. Danny Sanford strikes out. Ramon Coleman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners left on base: 5 Brooklyn total runners left on base: 10
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willy Hawes did not respond to coaching in arm Andy Miller improves in velocity Dwight Jackson improves in contact_vs_righty Ben Currie improves in speed
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Gates Flores improves in range Yordan Saez did not respond to coaching in control Rube Hock did not respond to coaching in control Dan Knode did not respond to coaching in range