Win: George Flora (7-3) Loss: Michio Kawagishi (3-5)
Save: Phil Valdez (7)
Inning: 1 Chicago Michio Kawagishi pitching. Brian Swaal doubles to left field. Cal Love singles to left field. Brian Swaal scores. Bill Sparks walks. Rafael Matias walks. Jeff Marshall singles to left field. Cal Love scores. Bill Sparks scores. Rafael Matias advances to third on the hit. Ernest Lemon pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Odom grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Matias scores. Jeff Marshall advances to second on the play. Elmer Kuhaulua strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore George Flora pitching. Makoto Inao flies out to the left fielder. Mike Geyer flies out to the left fielder. John Serad doubles to right field. Ricardo Brito triples. John Serad scores. Milt Butler singles to center field. Ricardo Brito scores. Daisuke Kashibuchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago George Flora walks. Brian Swaal singles to left field. Cal Love flies out to the center fielder. Bill Sparks pops out to the third baseman. Rafael Matias strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Tony Steinbrenner flies out to the left fielder. Hideo Furuta doubles to right field. Michio Kawagishi pops out to the first baseman. Makoto Inao singles past the third baseman. Mike Geyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Jeff Marshall grounds out to the third baseman. Ernest Lemon flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Odom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore John Serad hits a home run. Ricardo Brito singles to right field. Ricardo Brito steals second. Milt Butler walks. Daisuke Kashibuchi strikes out. Tony Steinbrenner walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Hideo Furuta strikes out. Michio Kawagishi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Chicago Elmer Kuhaulua grounds out to the third baseman. George Flora pops out to the shortstop. Brian Swaal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Makoto Inao grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Geyer singles to center field. John Serad lines out to the second baseman. Ricardo Brito walks. Milt Butler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Cal Love walks. Cal Love steals second. Bill Sparks walks. Rafael Matias flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Marshall grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Daisuke Kashibuchi doubles to center field. Tony Steinbrenner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daisuke Kashibuchi advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Hideo Furuta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Daly is pinch hitting for Michio Kawagishi. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jeff Daly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Akitoshi Yamamoto pitching. Ernest Lemon flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Odom walks. Charlie Odom steals second. Elmer Kuhaulua singles to left field. Charlie Odom scores. Mike Arlett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Flora fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Flora strikes out. Brian Swaal singles to left field. Cal Love flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Makoto Inao grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Geyer grounds out to the third baseman. John Serad walks. Ricardo Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Bill Sparks grounds out to the second baseman. Rafael Matias grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jeff Marshall singles to left field. Jeff Marshall is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Milt Butler grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Daisuke Kashibuchi grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tony Steinbrenner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Ernest Lemon flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Odom grounds out to the pitcher. Elmer Kuhaulua grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Harry Billings enters the game as a defensive replacement for Elmer Kuhaulua at C. Hideo Furuta singles to left field. Buddy Powell is pinch hitting for Mike Arlett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Buddy Powell flies out to the center fielder. Hideo Furuta steals second. Phil Valdez 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. Makoto Inao grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Geyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Tsuneteru Togashi pitching. Phil Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Brian Swaal singles to right field. Brian Swaal steals second. Cal Love singles to center field. Brian Swaal scores. Dale Markell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Sparks grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cal Love is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rafael Matias flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore John Serad strikes out. Ricardo Brito flies out to the center fielder. Milt Butler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 7 Baltimore total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Buddy Powell is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Guy Owens did not respond to coaching in range Roger Moran did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Beauchamp did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Moran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roger Moran did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roger Moran did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Sheely did not respond to coaching in speed Chuck Machado did not respond to coaching in range Yoanny Gracial did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryuichiro Yamamoto improves in contact_vs_lefty Les Stinnett improves in contact_vs_lefty Ryuichiro Yamamoto did not respond to coaching in speed