Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Shorty Blanco pitching. Johnny McGregor grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Daley strikes out. Len Pick hits a home run. Edgar Needham grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Salty Grover pitching. Bob Richardson strikes out. Doc Wilkins lines out to the shortstop. Chad Thompson singles to center field. Jack Cameron singles to left field. Chad Thompson advances to third on the hit. Charlie White singles to center field. Chad Thompson scores. Jack Cameron advances to third on the hit. Jesus Ripley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ivan Plodinec singles to left field. Manuel Robertson strikes out. Artie Fletcher strikes out. Shigeru Yasui walks. Salty Grover grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shigeru Yasui is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Buster Petrick strikes out. Hack Dunn strikes out. Shorty Blanco grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Johnny McGregor walks. Brad Daley strikes out. Len Pick grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny McGregor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Edgar Needham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Bob Richardson walks. Doc Wilkins strikes out. Chad Thompson strikes out. Jack Cameron strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ivan Plodinec pops out to the shortstop. Manuel Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Artie Fletcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Charlie White singles to left field. Jesus Ripley flies out to the center fielder. Buster Petrick hits an infield single to the shortstop. Hack Dunn strikes out. Shorty Blanco strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Shigeru Yasui strikes out. Salty Grover flies out to the center fielder. Johnny McGregor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bob Richardson singles to right field. Doc Wilkins walks. Chad Thompson walks. Jack Cameron strikes out. Charlie White pops out to the second baseman. Jesus Ripley walks. Bob Richardson scores. Buster Petrick walks. Doc Wilkins scores. Hack Dunn strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Brad Daley grounds out to the second baseman. Len Pick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Edgar Needham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Shorty Blanco strikes out. Bob Richardson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Manuel Robertson. Doc Wilkins flies out to the right fielder. Chad Thompson walks. Jack Cameron hits a home run. Bob Richardson scores. Chad Thompson scores. Charlie White walks. Jesus Ripley singles to center field. Kelly Leek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buster Petrick pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Pete Jenkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hack Dunn at CF. Ivan Plodinec flies out to the right fielder. Manuel Robertson strikes out. Artie Fletcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Pete Jenkins grounds out to the shortstop. Shorty Blanco strikes out. Bob Richardson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Shigeru Yasui walks. Ron Zabala is pinch hitting for Kelly Leek. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Zabala lines out to the second baseman. Johnny McGregor grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shigeru Yasui is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brad Daley walks. Len Pick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Neil Falkenberg pitching. Doc Wilkins grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Thompson pops out to the catcher. Jack Cameron grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Edgar Needham hits a home run. Ivan Plodinec pops out to the third baseman. Manuel Robertson singles to center field. Artie Fletcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Manuel Robertson advances to second on the play. Shigeru Yasui hits a home run. Manuel Robertson scores. Fred Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Luis Kowitz is pinch hitting for Neil Falkenberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Luis Kowitz doubles to right field. Johnny McGregor singles to center field. Luis Kowitz scores. Brad Daley singles to center field. Ed Loaiza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Len Pick walks. Edgar Needham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Chicago total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Len Pick is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Heath did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jerome Barnes improves in contact_vs_lefty Ossie Davidson improves in velocity Sandy McRae did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hilton Camnitz did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Farr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Ericks improves in speed Dick Dunlap did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Bathe did not respond to coaching in 3B