Win: Eddie Ward (1-0) Loss: Ed Singleton (1-2)
Save: Manabu Oda (3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Terry Garcia pitching. Frank Leyritz flies out to the left fielder. Tex Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Sutherland singles to right field. Dewey Smith grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tommy Sutherland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Virgil Smith pitching. Larry Giel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jermaine Castillo singles to left field. Jermaine Castillo steals second. Ed Whisenton strikes out. Yuzo Hoshino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kurt Florence flies out to the center fielder. Steve McGwire strikes out. Walt Riddlemoser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Hovley grounds out to the pitcher. Naoki Suzuki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Catfish Robinson strikes out. Virgil Smith flies out to the left fielder. Frank Leyritz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Blake Hart pops out to the third baseman. Terry Garcia strikes out. Larry Giel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tex Rogers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy Sutherland flies out to the center fielder. Dewey Smith walks. Dewey Smith steals second. Kurt Florence grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Jermaine Castillo pops out to the shortstop. Ed Whisenton pops out to the first baseman. Yuzo Hoshino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Steve McGwire grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Riddlemoser walks. Catfish Robinson pops out to the third baseman. Virgil Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Bob Smith walks. Dave Hovley flies out to the left fielder. Naoki Suzuki singles to right field. Blake Hart grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Frank Leyritz strikes out. Tex Rogers grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Sutherland walks. Dewey Smith singles to right field. Tommy Sutherland advances to third on the hit. Kurt Florence singles to right field. Tommy Sutherland scores. Dewey Smith is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Osdanis Montero is pinch hitting for Terry Garcia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Osdanis Montero grounds out to the pitcher. Larry Giel strikes out. Jermaine Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Wade Augustine pitching. Steve McGwire grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Riddlemoser grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Catfish Robinson walks. Virgil Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Ed Whisenton flies out to the right fielder. Yuzo Hoshino hits a home run. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Hovley singles to right field. Naoki Suzuki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Hovley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Frank Leyritz walks. Tex Rogers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Leyritz advances to second on the play. Tommy Sutherland grounds out to the third baseman. Dewey Smith singles to left field. Frank Leyritz is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Blake Hart singles to center field. Harry Kohlmeier is pinch hitting for Wade Augustine. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Kohlmeier singles to left field. Kelly Sorrells is pinch running for Blake Hart on 2nd base. Larry Giel strikes out. Carl McClure 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. Jermaine Castillo singles to right field. Ed Whisenton strikes out. Yuzo Hoshino strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Frank Schenz pitching. Gene Chaplin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kelly Sorrells at SS. Kurt Florence strikes out. Steve McGwire hits an infield single to the pitcher. Walt Riddlemoser grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Bob Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Hovley grounds out to the second baseman. Naoki Suzuki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Catfish Robinson strikes out. Lorenzo Haney is pinch hitting for Carl McClure. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Lorenzo Haney walks. Frank Leyritz strikes out. Tex Rogers grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Chicago Billy Hilly pitching. Gene Chaplin walks. John Bailey is pinch hitting for Frank Schenz. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Bailey singles to right field. Larry Giel flies out to the left fielder. Jermaine Castillo flies out to the right fielder. Ed Whisenton singles to center field. Yuzo Hoshino strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Ed Singleton pitching. Tommy Sutherland flies out to the right fielder. Dewey Smith flies out to the right fielder. Kurt Florence strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Chicago Bob Smith strikes out. Dave Hovley grounds out to the shortstop. Naoki Suzuki singles to center field. Gene Chaplin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Pittsburgh Steve McGwire flies out to the right fielder. Walt Riddlemoser grounds out to the shortstop. Catfish Robinson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Chicago Ed Singleton grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Giel flies out to the left fielder. Jermaine Castillo grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Pittsburgh Don Sigman is pinch hitting for Billy Hilly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Don Sigman strikes out. Frank Leyritz strikes out. Tex Rogers doubles to right field. Tommy Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Chicago Eddie Ward pitching. Ed Whisenton flies out to the center fielder. Yuzo Hoshino doubles to center field. Bob Smith strikes out. Dave Hovley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Pittsburgh Dewey Smith walks. Kurt Florence singles to left field. Dewey Smith advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Steve McGwire flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dewey Smith scores. Walt Riddlemoser grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 14 Chicago Manabu Oda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Naoki Suzuki flies out to the right fielder. Gene Chaplin grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Dillard is pinch hitting for Ed Singleton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Dillard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Chicago total runners LOB: 11
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Grover Smith improves in arm Spud Froelich did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Watkins did not respond to coaching in range George Knode improves in arm
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Miller Lickert improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Spitulski did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Wilson improves in velocity Ira Freehan did not respond to coaching in SS