Inning: 1 Chicago Jimmy Byrd pitching. Rey Gardner grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Witek strikes out. Butch Alyea singles to center field. Hisashi Matsubayashi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Butch Alyea is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Kent Scott pitching. Roy Niekro flies out to the left fielder. Luis Carl grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Rosenberg lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Billy Bradley flies out to the right fielder. Yusnel Laverdeza grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Sanford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh July Cuellar pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Williams flies out to the center fielder. Lou Palmeiro grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Trader Possehl singles to center field. Kent Scott lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rey Gardner strikes out. Bill Witek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Phil Pasley strikes out. Takehiko Nagai doubles to center field. Jimmy Byrd strikes out. Roy Niekro walks. Luis Carl strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Butch Alyea grounds out to the shortstop. Hisashi Matsubayashi is hit by a pitch. Billy Bradley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Clarence Rosenberg singles in front of the center fielder. July Cuellar lines out to the shortstop. Ernie Williams flies out to the center fielder. Lou Palmeiro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Yusnel Laverdeza strikes out. Danny Sanford flies out to the right fielder. Trader Possehl singles to center field. Kent Scott flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Phil Pasley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takehiko Nagai pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Byrd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Rey Gardner grounds out to the catcher. Bill Witek singles to center field. Butch Alyea walks. Hisashi Matsubayashi flies out to the right fielder. Billy Bradley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Roy Niekro walks. Luis Carl hits an infield single to the shortstop. Clarence Rosenberg doubles to center field. Roy Niekro scores. Luis Carl is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. July Cuellar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Rosenberg advances to third on the play. Ernie Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Yusnel Laverdeza strikes out. Danny Sanford singles to center field. Trader Possehl lines out to the shortstop. Bobby McCarver is pinch hitting for Kent Scott. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bobby McCarver singles to right field. Willie Delgado comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Rey Gardner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Lefty Fazio pitching. Lou Palmeiro flies out to the left fielder. Phil Pasley strikes out. Takehiko Nagai flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Brian Tarasco enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Carl at LF. Brian Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Takehiko Nagai at 1B. Bill Witek singles to right field. Butch Alyea grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Hisashi Matsubayashi singles to right field. Billy Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jackie Kurosaki is pinch hitting for Willie Delgado. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jackie Kurosaki grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Niekro flies out to the left fielder. Brian Tarasco pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Elder Gonzales pitching. Yusnel Laverdeza strikes out. Danny Sanford triples. Howie Varga is pinch hitting for Trader Possehl. Howie Varga flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Danny Sanford scores. Elliott Muser is pinch hitting for Lefty Fazio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Elliott Muser hits a home run. Earl Whitaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rey Gardner walks. Bill Witek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Elmo Durning pitching. Clarence Rosenberg strikes out. July Cuellar singles to left field. Ernie Williams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. July Cuellar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lou Palmeiro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ernie Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dale Benjamin did not respond to coaching in control Pat Jackson did not respond to coaching in control Lou Perez did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Cantwell did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Derrick Alvarez improves in power_vs_lefty Matt Williams improves in power_vs_righty Herbert Strobel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Sipek did not respond to coaching in velocity