Win: Jimmy Samford (1-0) Loss: Ed Davalillo (3-5)
Save: Ray Gates (22)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Verdo Grimes pitching. Keith Browne grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Smith strikes out. Lou Oglesby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Claudell Tarver pitching. Roger Stillwell walks. Bob Reynolds pops out to the third baseman. John Romano strikes out. Daniel Drake singles to center field. Roger Stillwell advances to third on the hit. Al Smyres hits a home run. Roger Stillwell scores. Daniel Drake scores. Ko Kano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Les James triples. Bruce Robles flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Les James scores. Christy Wells singles to center field. Christy Wells steals second. George Raabe reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ko Kano. Christy Wells scores. Buster Miller flies out to the left fielder. Claudell Tarver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Kosei Kakuzen flies out to the center fielder. Ike Brady strikes out. Verdo Grimes singles to center field. Roger Stillwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Keith Browne hits a home run. Bill Smith walks. Lou Oglesby flies out to the center fielder. Les James grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bill Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bruce Robles hits a home run. Les James scores. Christy Wells strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Bob Reynolds strikes out. John Romano grounds out to the second baseman. Daniel Drake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore George Raabe singles to center field. Buster Miller grounds out to the pitcher. George Raabe advances to second on the play. Claudell Tarver strikes out. Keith Browne singles to center field. George Raabe scores. Bill Smith walks. Lou Oglesby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Al Smyres walks. Ko Kano grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Al Smyres is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ko Kano steals second. Kosei Kakuzen walks. Ike Brady grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Jimmy Samford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les James strikes out. Bruce Robles grounds out to the third baseman. Christy Wells grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Jimmy Samford walks. Roger Stillwell singles to center field. Bob Reynolds doubles to left field. Jimmy Samford scores. Roger Stillwell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Davalillo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Romano doubles to left field. Bob Reynolds scores. Daniel Drake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Romano advances to third on the play. Al Smyres walks. Ko Kano flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Romano scores. Kosei Kakuzen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore George Raabe strikes out. Buster Miller flies out to the center fielder. Billy Rafter is pinch hitting for Ed Davalillo. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Billy Rafter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Nestor Alfonseca pitching. Ike Brady flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Samford flies out to the left fielder. Roger Stillwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Keith Browne doubles to right field. Bill Smith strikes out. Lou Oglesby pops out to the second baseman. Les James grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Bob Reynolds strikes out. John Romano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daniel Drake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Bruce Robles grounds out to the shortstop. Christy Wells strikes out. George Raabe walks. Buster Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Raabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Al Smyres flies out to the right fielder. Ko Kano walks. Ko Kano steals second. Kosei Kakuzen strikes out. Ike Brady grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Ray Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Kainer is pinch hitting for Nestor Alfonseca. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Kainer flies out to the left fielder. Keith Browne walks. Bill Smith flies out to the left fielder. Lou Oglesby hits an infield single to the pitcher. Les James pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Bob Reynolds (27), John Romano (40).HR - Al Smyres (44).SF - Ko Kano.GIDP - Ike Brady. Baserunning: SB - Ko Kano 2 (20). Fielding: E - Ko Kano.
Game Notes Ed Davalillo is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Rucker did not respond to coaching in range Javier Echevarria did not respond to coaching in range Joe Hegan did not respond to coaching in control Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in arm
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Greg Smith improves in control Jim Adkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Scott Jarvis did not respond to coaching in control Gary Eldred did not respond to coaching in speed