Win: Butch Nieman (10-19) Loss: Bill Gebrian (1-5)
Save: Dick Posthumus (9)
Inning: 1 Chicago Jeff Czajkowski pitching. Waylain September singles to right field. Juan Baker strikes out. Tupac Isme singles to left field. Cmon Wingo pops out to the second baseman. Wilson Luttrell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Butch Nieman pitching. Eloy Jimenez lines out to the first baseman. Saquon Smiley pops out to the first baseman. Jose Acre pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Dermot Smurfit strikes out. Bullabeck Ringblong strikes out. Yoshitake Inagaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dan Deininger singles to center field. Sammy Cisco flies out to the right fielder. Bob Taylor strikes out. Nellie Sembera walks. Yoshiyuki Imai singles to left field. Dan Deininger scores. Jeff Czajkowski pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Butch Nieman grounds out to the second baseman. Waylain September strikes out. Juan Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the second baseman. Saquon Smiley singles to center field. Saquon Smiley steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jose Acre strikes out. Dan Deininger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Tupac Isme grounds out to the third baseman. Cmon Wingo walks. Wilson Luttrell pops out to the second baseman. Dermot Smurfit strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sammy Cisco grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Nellie Sembera flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bullabeck Ringblong singles to left field. Yoshitake Inagaki singles to left field. Butch Nieman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Waylain September grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bullabeck Ringblong scores. Yoshitake Inagaki advances to third on the play. Juan Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Yoshiyuki Imai strikes out. Jeff Czajkowski strikes out. Eloy Jimenez walks. Eloy Jimenez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Tupac Isme singles to center field. Cmon Wingo grounds out to the third baseman. Tupac Isme advances to second on the play. Wilson Luttrell flies out to the center fielder. Dermot Smurfit singles past the second baseman. Tupac Isme scores. Bullabeck Ringblong strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley flies out to the right fielder. Jose Acre hits a home run. Dan Deininger flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Cisco strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Yoshitake Inagaki grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Nieman strikes out. Waylain September singles to right field. Bill Gebrian 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. Juan Baker walks. Tupac Isme singles to right field. Cmon Wingo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bob Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Nellie Sembera strikes out. Yoshiyuki Imai grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Wilson Luttrell grounds out to the third baseman. Dermot Smurfit hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bullabeck Ringblong strikes out. Yoshitake Inagaki hits a home run. Dermot Smurfit scores. Mario Hollison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butch Nieman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Luis Buxton is pinch hitting for Mario Hollison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Buxton lines out to the shortstop. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Saquon Smiley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Gene Kafora pitching. Waylain September doubles to right field. Juan Baker strikes out. Tupac Isme singles to left field. Cmon Wingo strikes out. Wilson Luttrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dick Posthumus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jose Acre strikes out. Dan Deininger singles to left field. Sammy Cisco flies out to the right fielder. Bob Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paul Robertson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pep Thomas improves in power_vs_lefty Art Stouch did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Robinson improves in power_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Juan De la Cruz improves in arm George Bowling did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Harper improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Harper did not respond to coaching in speed Ira Fuhr improves in 2B