Win: Bunny Pennyfeather (1-0) Loss: Howie Anderson (0-1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Howie Anderson pitching. Waylain September hits an infield single to the second baseman. Juan Baker singles past the third baseman. Tupac Isme strikes out. Cmon Wingo grounds out to the second baseman. Waylain September advances to third on the play. Juan Baker advances to second on the play. Wilson Luttrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bunny Pennyfeather pitching. Eloy Jimenez flies out to the right fielder. Jason Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Saquon Smiley lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Dermot Smurfit doubles to center field. Bullabeck Ringblong pops out to the third baseman. Yoshitake Inagaki singles to left field. Bunny Pennyfeather lines out to the first baseman. Waylain September strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Jones flies out to the right fielder. Jose Acre singles past the shortstop. Dan Deininger strikes out. Sammy Cisco strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Juan Baker flies out to the center fielder. Tupac Isme lines out to the second baseman. Cmon Wingo walks. Wilson Luttrell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cmon Wingo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Vern Hall singles past the shortstop. Howie Anderson lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Vern Hall forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Eloy Jimenez singles to center field. Jason Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Saquon Smiley grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Eloy Jimenez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Dermot Smurfit flies out to the right fielder. Bullabeck Ringblong pops out to the second baseman. Yoshitake Inagaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jose Acre pops out to the shortstop. Dan Deininger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Bunny Pennyfeather grounds out to the second baseman. Waylain September flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Juan Baker singles to right field. Tupac Isme singles to left field. Cmon Wingo doubles to center field. Juan Baker scores. Tupac Isme uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wilson Luttrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sammy Cisco walks. Vern Hall flies out to the left fielder. Howie Anderson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eloy Jimenez singles past the first baseman. Sammy Cisco scores. Jason Donahue pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Dermot Smurfit singles to left field. Bullabeck Ringblong grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dermot Smurfit is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yoshitake Inagaki singles past the second baseman. Bunny Pennyfeather lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Bullabeck Ringblong is thrown out at third. Yoshitake Inagaki advances to second on the play. Yoshitake Inagaki advances to second on the play. Waylain September hits a home run. Yoshitake Inagaki scores. Bunny Pennyfeather scores. Mario Hollison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley strikes out. Joe Jones flies out to the left fielder. Jose Acre singles to center field. Dan Deininger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Tupac Isme flies out to the right fielder. Cmon Wingo flies out to the center fielder. Wilson Luttrell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Sammy Cisco walks. Vern Hall singles to left field. Sammy Cisco aggressively advances to third on the hit. Carlos Guerrero is pinch hitting for Mario Hollison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Guerrero grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Cisco scores. Vern Hall advances to second on the play. Eloy Jimenez flies out to the right fielder. Jason Donahue walks. Saquon Smiley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jason Donahue is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Bill Gebrian pitching. Dermot Smurfit strikes out. Bullabeck Ringblong singles to center field. Yoshitake Inagaki hits a home run. Bullabeck Ringblong scores. Harvey Blackerby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Pennyfeather flies out to the center fielder. Waylain September flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Jones doubles to right field. Jose Acre flies out to the left fielder. Dan Deininger grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Jones advances to third on the play. Sammy Cisco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Juan Baker singles to right field. Kazuo Ikeda is pinch hitting for Tupac Isme. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Passed ball. Juan Baker advances to second. Kazuo Ikeda grounds out to the third baseman. Cmon Wingo singles to right field. Wilson Luttrell reached on a fielding error by Harvey Blackerby. Juan Baker scores. Dermot Smurfit pops out to the second baseman. Bullabeck Ringblong singles to center field. Cmon Wingo scores. Yoshitake Inagaki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bullabeck Ringblong is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Vern Hall strikes out. Nellie Sembera is pinch hitting for Harvey Blackerby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Nellie Sembera flies out to the right fielder. Eloy Jimenez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paul Robertson improves in arm Juan Norris did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Robertson improves in power_vs_righty Jim Cooper did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rap Dixon improves in contact_vs_righty George Bowling did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Gisentaner did not respond to coaching in control Joe Parsons improves in contact_vs_lefty Juan De la Cruz did not respond to coaching in 3B