Win: Kent Scott (12-9) Loss: Jimmy Byrd (2-13)
Save: John Bartirome (1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Jimmy Byrd pitching. Rey Gardner strikes out. Bill Witek strikes out. Butch Alyea grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Kent Scott pitching. Roy Niekro grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Putman flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Rosenberg walks. July Cuellar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Hisashi Matsubayashi flies out to the center fielder. Grover Hicks flies out to the right fielder. Billy Bradley walks. Gene Ransom grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Art Houser strikes out. Bill Wheeler grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Taylor hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sam Schwenck grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Taylor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Phil Pasley singles past the third baseman. Kent Scott fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kent Scott strikes out. Rey Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Pasley advances to second on the play. Bill Witek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jimmy Byrd singles to left field. Roy Niekro singles to left field. Joe Putman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jimmy Byrd advances to third on the play. Clarence Rosenberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Butch Alyea singles past the second baseman. Hisashi Matsubayashi strikes out. Grover Hicks grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Butch Alyea is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Bradley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh July Cuellar triples. Art Houser flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, July Cuellar scores. Bill Wheeler grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Taylor walks. Sam Schwenck lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Gene Ransom grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Pasley strikes out. Kent Scott lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Jimmy Byrd strikes out. Roy Niekro hits an infield single to the second baseman. Joe Putman flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Rosenberg grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Roy Niekro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Rey Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Bill Witek singles to right field. Butch Alyea singles to right field. Bill Witek advances to third on the hit. Hisashi Matsubayashi singles to left field. Bill Witek scores. Grover Hicks hits a home run. Butch Alyea scores. Hisashi Matsubayashi scores. Mel Redmond comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Bradley pops out to the second baseman. Gene Ransom pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh July Cuellar pops out to the catcher. Art Houser strikes out. Bill Wheeler walks. Bill Wheeler steals second. Oscar Littleton 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. Joe Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Phil Pasley flies out to the right fielder. Howie Varga is pinch hitting for Oscar Littleton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Howie Varga reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Wheeler. Rey Gardner strikes out. Bill Witek singles to left field. Howie Varga uses his aggressiveness and scores. Butch Alyea flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ryo Griffin pitching. Sam Schwenck grounds out to the pitcher. Mel Redmond pops out to the shortstop. Roy Niekro grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Hisashi Matsubayashi pops out to the second baseman. Grover Hicks singles to center field. Billy Bradley strikes out. Gene Ransom singles to left field. Phil Pasley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Brian Smith is pinch hitting for Joe Putman. Brian Smith flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Rosenberg flies out to the center fielder. July Cuellar grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Danny Sanford is pinch hitting for Ryo Griffin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Sanford hits a home run. Rey Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Bill Witek flies out to the left fielder. Butch Alyea singles to left field. Hisashi Matsubayashi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Butch Alyea is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ray Devlin pitching. Art Houser doubles to left field. Ernie Williams is pinch hitting for Bill Wheeler. Ernie Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Houser advances to third on the play. Takehiko Nagai is pinch hitting for Joe Taylor. Takehiko Nagai bunts for a base hit. Art Houser scores. Sam Schwenck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takehiko Nagai advances to second on the play. Don Cheadle is pinch hitting for Mel Redmond. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Cheadle singles to center field. Takehiko Nagai scores. John Bartirome comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Niekro singles to left field. Brian Smith singles to center field. Don Cheadle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Roy Niekro advances to third on the hit. Clarence Rosenberg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Duster Lee improves in arm Turk Kline did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Duster Lee did not respond to coaching in speed Lou Perez did not respond to coaching in endurance
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Bearse improves in contact_vs_righty Derrick Alvarez improves in power_vs_lefty Herbert Strobel improves in contact_vs_righty Lou Rossy improves in power_vs_lefty