Win: Greg Thompson (10-5) Loss: Jim Craghead (7-6)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Jim Craghead pitching. Cam Wolf reached on a fielding error by Josh McErnan. Jack Tierney flies out to the left fielder. Ray Ryan singles to left field. Cam Wolf advances to third on the hit. Mike Hillegas grounds out to the third baseman. Cam Wolf scores. Ray Ryan advances to second on the play. Jimmy Gantenbein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Greg Thompson pitching. Hal Covington grounds out to the pitcher. Josh McErnan reached on a fielding error by Cam Wolf. Tom Mensor flies out to the center fielder. Gus Smyth hits an infield single to the pitcher. Paul Clack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Joe Gaston grounds out to the pitcher. Ezra Robinson flies out to the center fielder. John Dykhoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Blaise Bushelman strikes out. Harry Twombly grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Munoz walks. Jim Craghead flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Greg Thompson singles to right field. Cam Wolf strikes out. Jack Tierney walks. Ray Ryan singles to left field. Greg Thompson scores. Mike Hillegas flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Gantenbein singles to right field. Jack Tierney scores. Ray Ryan advances to third on the hit. Joe Gaston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Hal Covington flies out to the right fielder. Josh McErnan flies out to the center fielder. Tom Mensor grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ezra Robinson strikes out. John Dykhoff walks. Greg Thompson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cam Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Gus Smyth pops out to the shortstop. Paul Clack hits an infield single to the first baseman. Paul Clack steals second. Blaise Bushelman pops out to the shortstop. Harry Twombly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jack Tierney strikes out. Ray Ryan strikes out. Mike Hillegas walks. Jimmy Gantenbein flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Todd Munoz flies out to the right fielder. Jim Craghead strikes out. Hal Covington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Joe Gaston grounds out to the second baseman. Ezra Robinson walks. John Dykhoff is hit by a pitch. Greg Thompson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cam Wolf singles to right field. Ezra Robinson scores. John Dykhoff scores. Charlie Leach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Tierney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Josh McErnan singles to left field. Tom Mensor singles to left field. Gus Smyth flies out to the center fielder. Paul Clack singles to center field. Josh McErnan scores. Tom Mensor advances to third on the hit. Blaise Bushelman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ray Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Mike Hillegas strikes out. Jimmy Gantenbein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Harry Twombly grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Mondesi is pinch hitting for Charlie Leach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Mondesi doubles to right field. Hal Covington lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Steve Etherton pitching. Joe Gaston flies out to the left fielder. Ezra Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. John Dykhoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Josh McErnan grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Mensor doubles to right field. Bob Fanwell 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 1st. Gus Smyth grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Paul Clack walks. Blaise Bushelman lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Billy Nevers is pinch hitting for Bob Fanwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Billy Nevers singles to center field. Cam Wolf doubles to center field. Jack Tierney grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Ryan doubles to right field. Billy Nevers scores. Cam Wolf scores. Mike Hillegas hits a home run. Ray Ryan scores. Osamu Iwamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Gantenbein singles to center field. Frank Ganzel is pinch hitting for Joe Gaston. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Ganzel walks. Ezra Robinson strikes out. John Dykhoff strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Johnny Haney pitching. Iker Carrara enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jimmy Gantenbein at CF. Scott Buehrle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ezra Robinson at 1B. Harry Twombly grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Mattimore is pinch hitting for Todd Munoz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Mattimore singles to right field. Oscar Beene is pinch hitting for Osamu Iwamoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Oscar Beene flies out to the center fielder. Hal Covington walks. Josh McErnan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hal Covington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Chicago total runners LOB: 10
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Marshall Bonham did not respond to coaching in arm Taiyo Sato did not respond to coaching in speed Marshall Bonham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Xavier Horton did not respond to coaching in arm Benicio Taveras did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Taiyo Sato did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Williamson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Nico Bravansos did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Brewer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Andres Gossieaux did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jordie Ciassa did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Brewer did not respond to coaching in speed Alexander Jackson-Henry improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Brewer did not respond to coaching in 1B