Win: Jason Schmidt (12-7) Loss: Steve Gordon (10-9)
Save: Joe Price (30)
Inning: 1 Chicago Steve Gordon pitching. Angel Escobar doubles to right field. Jose Uribe flies out to the left fielder. Barry Bonds grounds out to the second baseman. Angel Escobar advances to third on the play. Robin Yount hits a home run. Angel Escobar scores. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jason Schmidt pitching. Oscar Peralta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shano Banks singles to left field. Brooks Boerne grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Tsuyoshi Shinjo flies out to the right fielder. Tripp Cromer strikes out. Ken Moss grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Joe Bushelman grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Goldsmith strikes out. Crazy Corey walks. Mike Williams hits a home run. Crazy Corey scores. Hank Bitters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jason Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Angel Escobar strikes out. Jose Uribe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Steve Gordon strikes out. Oscar Peralta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shano Banks walks. Brooks Boerne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Barry Bonds flies out to the left fielder. Robin Yount lines out to the shortstop. Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Joe Bushelman grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Goldsmith strikes out. Crazy Corey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Tsuyoshi Shinjo walks. Tripp Cromer flies out to the center fielder. Ken Moss walks. Jason Schmidt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Angel Escobar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Mike Williams strikes out. Hank Bitters singles to right field. Hank Bitters steals second. Steve Gordon pops out to the second baseman. Oscar Peralta doubles to center field. Hank Bitters scores. Shano Banks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jose Uribe walks. Barry Bonds doubles to center field. Robin Yount singles to right field. Jose Uribe scores. Barry Bonds scores. Byron Dumoulin doubles to right field. Robin Yount scores. Bobby Decker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tsuyoshi Shinjo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sam Goldsmith. Byron Dumoulin scores. Tripp Cromer hits a home run. Tsuyoshi Shinjo scores. Ken Moss strikes out. Jason Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Angel Escobar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Brooks Boerne grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bushelman reached on a 2-base fielding error by Barry Bonds. Sam Goldsmith strikes out. Crazy Corey singles to center field. Joe Bushelman scores. Mike Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Jose Uribe singles to left field. Barry Bonds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Jose Uribe advances to second on the play. Robin Yount strikes out. Byron Dumoulin singles to center field. Jose Uribe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tsuyoshi Shinjo walks. Art Stubbs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tripp Cromer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tsuyoshi Shinjo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Hank Bitters walks. Francisco Oliveras 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 1st. Art Stubbs lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Charlie Rapp is pinch hitting for Oscar Peralta. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Rapp singles to right field. Shano Banks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Ken Moss flies out to the center fielder. Jermaine Allensworth is pinch hitting for Francisco Oliveras. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the third baseman. Angel Escobar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Julian Tavarez pitching. Brooks Boerne singles to right field. Joe Bushelman doubles to left field. Brooks Boerne uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sam Goldsmith singles to right field. Joe Bushelman scores. Joe Price comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Crazy Corey singles to left field. Mike Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sam Goldsmith advances to third on the play. Hank Bitters singles to right field. Sam Goldsmith scores. Shane Nance is pinch hitting for Art Stubbs. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Shane Nance flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Charlie Garcia pitching. Jose Uribe walks. Barry Bonds flies out to the center fielder. Robin Yount grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jose Uribe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Byron Dumoulin walks. Tsuyoshi Shinjo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Robin Yount is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Charlie Rapp grounds out to the shortstop. Shano Banks reached on a 2-base fielding error by Angel Escobar. Brooks Boerne strikes out. Joe Bushelman singles to center field. Sam Goldsmith singles to left field. Shano Banks scores. Joe Bushelman advances to third on the hit. Crazy Corey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 6 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Oscar Peralta (22), Joe Bushelman (19).HR - Mike Williams (14).GIDP - Brooks Boerne, Mike Williams, Art Stubbs. Baserunning: SB - Hank Bitters (14). Fielding: E - Sam Goldsmith.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Marquis Grissom did not respond to coaching in speed Marquis Grissom improves in power_vs_lefty Tim Worrell did not respond to coaching in control Matt Herges did not respond to coaching in control Marquis Grissom improves in LF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Niemann improves in arm Paul Eckhardt did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Niemann did not respond to coaching in range Atsushi Takasu did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty