Win: Bryan LeMaster (18-4) Loss: J.R. Richard (11-17)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh J.R. Richard pitching. Julio Curry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Simmons strikes out. Willie Wilkinson walks. Brian Swentor singles to right field. Willie Wilkinson advances to third on the hit. Ed Blair singles to center field. Willie Wilkinson scores. Enzo Upchurch grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ed Blair is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Bryan LeMaster pitching. Ron Diaz walks. Passed ball. Ron Diaz advances to second. Dave Monteagudo pops out to the third baseman. Bill Manning grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Diaz advances to third on the play. Yoshinori Inoue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Giambi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ab Green singles to left field. Joe Giambi advances to third on the hit. Ab Green steals second. Bryan LeMaster singles to right field. Joe Giambi scores. Ab Green scores. Julio Curry doubles to center field. Steve Simmons singles to right field. Bryan LeMaster scores. Julio Curry scores. Bobby Devlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie Wilkinson grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Simmons advances to second on the play. Brian Swentor pops out to the shortstop. Ed Blair flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Ralph Gatewood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Hughes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Clontz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Enzo Upchurch flies out to the left fielder. Joe Giambi singles to left field. Ab Green grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Frank Bivin singles to center field. Bobby Devlin lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Ron Diaz lines out to the third baseman. Dave Monteagudo lines out to the shortstop. Bill Manning grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby Devlin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bryan LeMaster grounds out to the second baseman. Julio Curry grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Yoshinori Inoue pops out to the shortstop. Ralph Gatewood singles to center field. Jimmy Hughes lines out to the first baseman. George Clontz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Willie Wilkinson singles past the second baseman. Willie Wilkinson steals second. Passed ball. Willie Wilkinson advances to third. Brian Swentor grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Blair singles to right field. Willie Wilkinson scores. Enzo Upchurch walks. Joe Giambi grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Blair advances to third on the play. Enzo Upchurch advances to second on the play. Ab Green singles to left field. Ed Blair scores. Enzo Upchurch scores. Otis Walling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bryan LeMaster grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ab Green is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Frank Bivin grounds out to the third baseman. Otis Walling grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Julio Curry flies out to the right fielder. Steve Simmons strikes out. Willie Wilkinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Dave Monteagudo grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bill Manning grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshinori Inoue flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Brian Swentor walks. Ed Blair strikes out. Enzo Upchurch hits a home run. Brian Swentor scores. Joe Giambi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ab Green doubles to center field. Bryan LeMaster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Ralph Gatewood flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Hughes walks. George Clontz strikes out. Frank Bivin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Julio Curry grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Wilkinson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Mike Decker is pinch hitting for Otis Walling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Decker walks. Ron Diaz singles to center field. Mike Decker advances to third on the hit. Dave Monteagudo grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Decker scores. Ron Diaz advances to second on the play. Dick Aponte is pinch hitting for Bill Manning. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dick Aponte singles to right field. Milt Hancock is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Inoue. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Milt Hancock flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ron Diaz scores. Dick Aponte steals second. Ralph Gatewood strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jeremy Sturm pitching. Brian Swentor pops out to the shortstop. Ed Blair walks. Hi Parker is pinch hitting for Enzo Upchurch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hi Parker singles to right field. Ed Blair advances to third on the hit. Jerry Coomer is pinch hitting for Joe Giambi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hi Parker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerry Coomer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Joe Stennett is pinch hitting for Jimmy Hughes. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Stennett singles to right field. George Clontz walks. Frank Bivin grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Clontz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed McCabe is pinch hitting for Jeremy Sturm. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed McCabe singles to center field. Joe Stennett scores. Frank Bivin advances to third on the hit. Ed McCabe steals second. Ron Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Bivin scores. Ed McCabe advances to third on the play. Dave Monteagudo walks. Dick Aponte strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Julio Curry (33), Ab Green (20).HR - Enzo Upchurch (16).GIDP - Ab Green. Baserunning: SB - Willie Wilkinson (32), Ab Green (21).CS - Hi Parker (6). Fielding: PB - Brian Swentor.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bruce Bush improves in arm Sadie Schueler did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Norris did not respond to coaching in control Stan Moran did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Barry Koehler improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Freese improves in range Byrd Tam did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Glenn Saucier did not respond to coaching in control