Win: Eppie Thomas (6-1) Loss: Todd Reiser (4-2)
Save: Bob Patterson (6)
Inning: 1 Chicago Eppie Thomas pitching. Gus Tavino grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Weingartner strikes out. Larry Hartsock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Todd Reiser pitching. Ted Sweeney grounds out to the second baseman. James Lopes strikes out. Ryan Benson singles to right field. Ryan Benson steals second. Scat Aldrete grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Jerry Cox strikes out. Steve Pape strikes out. John Faircloth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Art Ivie singles to right field. Bobby Unser walks. Jay Kress grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Art Ivie advances to third on the play. Dick Hernandez singles past the shortstop. Art Ivie scores. Eppie Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Johnny Starr flies out to the right fielder. Masao Chiozza grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Reiser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Ted Sweeney grounds out to the second baseman. James Lopes hits a home run. Ryan Benson singles in front of the center fielder. Scat Aldrete strikes out. Art Ivie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Gus Tavino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Josh Weingartner triples. Larry Hartsock grounds out to the second baseman. Josh Weingartner scores. Jerry Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bobby Unser doubles to center field. Jay Kress grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Unser advances to third on the play. Dick Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Unser scores. Eppie Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Steve Pape strikes out. John Faircloth pops out to the catcher. Johnny Starr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Ted Sweeney singles to center field. James Lopes flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Benson grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Sweeney advances to second on the play. Scat Aldrete grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Masao Chiozza grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Reiser flies out to the left fielder. Gus Tavino grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Art Ivie flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Unser lines out to the shortstop. Jay Kress strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Josh Weingartner strikes out. Larry Hartsock singles to left field. Jerry Cox pops out to the third baseman. Steve Pape flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Dick Hernandez singles to center field. Terry Reyes is pinch hitting for Eppie Thomas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Terry Reyes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dick Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ted Sweeney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Reyes advances to second on the play. James Lopes singles to right field. Terry Reyes scores. Ryan Benson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Bob Patterson pitching. John Faircloth walks. Johnny Starr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Faircloth is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Masao Chiozza grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Starr advances to second on the play. Todd Reiser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Scat Aldrete grounds out to the third baseman. Keenan Sandoval 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. Art Ivie grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Unser reached on a 2-base throwing error by Masao Chiozza. Jay Kress singles to center field. Jay Kress steals second. Dick Hernandez lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Gus Tavino lines out to the pitcher. Josh Weingartner grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Hartsock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 2 New York total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Jerry Cox is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed McLean did not respond to coaching in control Ed McLean did not respond to coaching in control Naoshi Hiratsuka improves in arm Yutaka Yamada did not respond to coaching in velocity
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeromy Heffner improves in range Brook Piatt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Sankey did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Downing did not respond to coaching in control