Win: Claude Blyleven (9-12) Loss: Frank Caulfield (14-8)
Inning: 1 Colorado Ernie Berra pitching. Lee Mason flies out to the right fielder. Cornelius Marsh grounds out to the second baseman. Hilton Eden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Paul Koski pitching. Jerry Cradle strikes out. Bill Smith flies out to the center fielder. Walt Swift singles to center field. Lary Higham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Yasuyuki Kuroda strikes out. Franklin Southeran strikes out. Lou Walters lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Charlie Morejon flies out to the left fielder. Atticus Jaxon walks. Mike Struss flies out to the right fielder. Babe Hook grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Atticus Jaxon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Colorado Vismay Rives strikes out. Buddy Kutcher walks. Paul Koski lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Ernie Berra strikes out. Jerry Cradle walks. Jerry Cradle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Smith reached on a fielding error by Hilton Eden. Bill Smith steals second. Walt Swift flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Cornelius Marsh flies out to the center fielder. Hilton Eden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasuyuki Kuroda walks. Franklin Southeran flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Lary Higham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Morejon walks. Charlie Morejon steals second. Atticus Jaxon strikes out. Mike Struss pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Lou Walters flies out to the left fielder. Vismay Rives grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Kutcher pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Babe Hook pops out to the second baseman. Ernie Berra strikes out. Jerry Cradle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Colorado Paul Koski grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Mason singles to right field. Cornelius Marsh grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lee Mason is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hilton Eden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Bill Smith flies out to the center fielder. Walt Swift pops out to the first baseman. Lary Higham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Yasuyuki Kuroda grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Franklin Southeran flies out to the right fielder. Lou Walters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Charlie Morejon pops out to the second baseman. Atticus Jaxon singles past the shortstop. Mike Struss pops out to the third baseman. Babe Hook walks. Ernie Berra strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Vismay Rives singles to center field. Buddy Kutcher doubles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Claude Blyleven comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Bowers is pinch hitting for Paul Koski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Bowers strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Lee Mason flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Vismay Rives scores. Cornelius Marsh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Frank Caulfield pitching. Jack Hammer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Franklin Southeran at RF. Jason Lowrey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Vismay Rives at CF. Jerry Cradle grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Swift flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Colorado Hilton Eden singles to center field. Yasuyuki Kuroda flies out to the center fielder. Jack Hammer strikes out. Lou Walters walks. Jason Lowrey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Lary Higham flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Morejon doubles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Atticus Jaxon singles to right field. Charlie Morejon scores. Mike Serad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. War Wetteland is pinch hitting for Mike Struss. War Wetteland grounds out to the pitcher. Atticus Jaxon advances to second on the play. Tomoaki Nakagawa is pinch hitting for Babe Hook. Tomoaki Nakagawa singles to right field. Ryan Nilsson is pinch hitting for Claude Blyleven. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Nilsson singles to center field. Atticus Jaxon scores. Colorado total runners left on base: 6 Chicago total runners left on base: 6
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Danger Valdes did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Willard Diaz improves in contact_vs_righty Walter Johnson did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Sales improves in endurance Slim Ainsmith did not respond to coaching in arm Darrell Lutz did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Tatum improves in power_vs_lefty