Win: Victor Ligtenberg (10-5) Loss: Charlie Boney (6-3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Derek Mitchell pitching. Jocko Luebber flies out to the center fielder. Cole Childress singles to left field. JuJu Freeman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago John Lansing pitching. Josh McErnan singles to right field. Tom Mensor flies out to the center fielder. Harry Twombly grounds out to the pitcher. Josh McErnan advances to second on the play. Paul Clack singles to center field. Josh McErnan scores. Gus Smyth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Tyrone doubles to left field. Jerry Helfrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Tyrone advances to third on the play. Ruben Mills pops out to the first baseman. Leo Seats walks. Joe Wallace grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Blaise Bushelman singles to left field. Blaise Bushelman steals second. Cole Childress throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bob Lutz grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Mattimore walks. Derek Mitchell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John Lansing pops out to the shortstop. Jocko Luebber grounds out to the third baseman. Cole Childress grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Josh McErnan doubles to right field. Tom Mensor flies out to the right fielder. Harry Twombly reached on a fielding error by Leo Seats. Harry Twombly is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Paul Clack grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh JuJu Freeman walks. Joe Tyrone grounds into a force play to the first baseman. JuJu Freeman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Helfrich doubles to right field. Joe Tyrone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ruben Mills strikes out. Leo Seats grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Gus Smyth grounds out to the shortstop. Blaise Bushelman doubles to center field. Bob Lutz flies out to the right fielder. Dan Mattimore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Wallace walks. John Lansing fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Lansing grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Wallace advances to second on the play. Jocko Luebber flies out to the center fielder. Cole Childress strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Derek Mitchell flies out to the left fielder. Josh McErnan singles to center field. Tom Mensor grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh JuJu Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Tyrone singles to right field. Jerry Helfrich strikes out. Ruben Mills pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Harry Twombly flies out to the left fielder. Paul Clack strikes out. Gus Smyth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Leo Seats singles to center field. Joe Wallace flies out to the right fielder. John Lansing lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jocko Luebber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Blaise Bushelman grounds out to the shortstop. Red DeHart is pinch hitting for Bob Lutz. Red DeHart singles to center field. Dan Mattimore strikes out. Ralph Mondesi is pinch hitting for Derek Mitchell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ralph Mondesi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Steve Etherton pitching. Oscar Beene enters the game as a defensive replacement for Red DeHart at LF. Cole Childress pops out to the second baseman. JuJu Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Josh McErnan doubles to right field. Victor Ligtenberg 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. Tom Mensor grounds out to the second baseman. Josh McErnan advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Harry Twombly walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Paul Clack pops out to the third baseman. Gus Smyth grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jerry Helfrich flies out to the right fielder. Ruben Mills singles to left field. Tony Bernal is pinch running for Ruben Mills on 1st base. Leo Seats walks. Joe Wallace singles to center field. Tony Bernal scores. Leo Seats advances to third on the hit. Victor Ligtenberg strikes out. Jocko Luebber strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Tom Brunansky enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tony Bernal at CF. Blaise Bushelman grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Beene singles to center field. Dan Mattimore hits an infield single to the pitcher. Steve Etherton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Josh McErnan walks. Tom Mensor singles to right field. Oscar Beene scores. Harry Twombly strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Charlie Boney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Cole Childress flies out to the left fielder. JuJu Freeman hits a home run. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Helfrich triples. Tom Brunansky strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Chicago Paul Clack flies out to the left fielder. Gus Smyth strikes out. Blaise Bushelman pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Chicago total runners LOB: 10
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Rickert improves in control Pablo Long did not respond to coaching in range Fred Dewey improves in arm Bryan Ens improves in range Vic Mesner improves in power_vs_lefty Ed Orie did not respond to coaching in control Dick Geiger did not respond to coaching in CF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Taiyo Sato did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Briault did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Briault did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Benny Clarke did not respond to coaching in velocity Taiyo Sato improves in power_vs_righty Teodore Bisatas did not respond to coaching in velocity