Win: Herb Naulty (3-1) Loss: Michael Jackson (2-4)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Michael Jackson pitching. Rich Faedo strikes out. Billy Madison grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Will Cerutti flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Herb Naulty pitching. Jermaine Allensworth singles to right field. Edgardo Alfonzo flies out to the center fielder. Tsuyoshi Shinjo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jermaine Allensworth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tsuyoshi Shinjo steals second. Pedro Feliz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dave Burke strikes out. Steve Gipson flies out to the center fielder. Phoenix Sandoval singles to right field. Jack Groh hits a home run. Phoenix Sandoval scores. Dolph Gainey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Bob Greene flies out to the right fielder. Steve Saberhagen grounds out to the second baseman. George Breeden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Herb Naulty singles to right field. Rich Faedo walks. Billy Madison walks. Will Cerutti singles to right field. Herb Naulty scores. Rich Faedo scores. Billy Madison advances to third on the hit. Dave Burke grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Billy Madison scores. Julian Tavarez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Gipson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Byron Dumoulin grounds out to the shortstop. Julian Tavarez pops out to the shortstop. Jermaine Allensworth flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Groh strikes out. Dolph Gainey walks. Herb Naulty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Edgardo Alfonzo strikes out. Tsuyoshi Shinjo singles to center field. Pedro Feliz strikes out. Bob Greene singles to left field. Steve Saberhagen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Greene is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rich Faedo flies out to the center fielder. Billy Madison reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pedro Feliz. Will Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. Dave Burke hits a home run. Billy Madison scores. Steve Gipson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago George Breeden strikes out. Byron Dumoulin flies out to the center fielder. Julian Tavarez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval doubles to center field. Jack Groh doubles past the third baseman. Phoenix Sandoval scores. Dolph Gainey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Herb Naulty doubles to center field. Jack Groh scores. Rich Faedo strikes out. Billy Madison pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the second baseman. Edgardo Alfonzo strikes out. Tsuyoshi Shinjo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Will Cerutti walks. Dave Burke strikes out. Steve Gipson grounds out to the shortstop. Will Cerutti advances to second on the play. Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Pedro Feliz singles to left field. Bob Greene strikes out. Steve Saberhagen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pedro Feliz advances to second on the play. George Breeden walks. Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jack Groh grounds out to the second baseman. Dolph Gainey singles to right field. Paul Walters is pinch hitting for Herb Naulty. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Walters flies out to the right fielder. Rich Faedo walks. Billy Madison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rich Faedo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Brad Hannan pitching. Barry Bonds is pinch hitting for Julian Tavarez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Barry Bonds flies out to the left fielder. Jermaine Allensworth lines out to the shortstop. Edgardo Alfonzo doubles to left field. Tsuyoshi Shinjo lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Price pitching. Will Cerutti flies out to the center fielder. Dave Burke hits a home run. Billy Brown is pinch hitting for Steve Gipson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Brown walks. Phoenix Sandoval singles to left field. Billy Brown advances to third on the hit. Les Patterson is pinch hitting for Jack Groh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Les Patterson strikes out. Dolph Gainey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Pedro Feliz grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Greene walks. Steve Saberhagen strikes out. George Breeden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Chicago total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Joe Price is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Fowlkes did not respond to coaching in arm Samuel Rosas did not respond to coaching in control Zak Stafford did not respond to coaching in range Zak Stafford improves in contact_vs_lefty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alex Sanchez improves in range Marty Schneider improves in contact_vs_lefty Alex Sanchez improves in range Brett Tomko did not respond to coaching in velocity Marquis Grissom improves in LF