Win: Earl Rosen (5-0) Loss: March Saberhagen (0-2)
Save: Chris Smith (3)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Jose Jones pitching. Matty Krueger strikes out. Bob Sauerbeck walks. Babe Kirsch singles to center field. Bob Sauerbeck aggressively advances to third on the hit. Chad Tracy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Joe Taylor pitching. George Schoonmaker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Burns doubles to center field. Jim Dressendorfer grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Burns advances to third on the play. Joe Connolly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Sam Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Lowry strikes out. Herman Rubio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Nelson Schoendienst strikes out. Elmer Crouch strikes out. Len Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Tom Phillips strikes out. Joe Taylor strikes out. Matty Krueger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Harvey Morgan singles to right field. Jose Jones lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Schoonmaker grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Burns flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Bob Sauerbeck lines out to the second baseman. Babe Kirsch singles to left field. Chad Tracy grounds out to the pitcher. Babe Kirsch advances to second on the play. Sam Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Jim Dressendorfer pops out to the third baseman. Joe Connolly grounds out to the pitcher. Nelson Schoendienst strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Al Lowry singles to right field. Al Lowry steals second. Herman Rubio grounds out to the second baseman. Al Lowry advances to third on the play. Tom Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Lowry scores. Joe Taylor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Elmer Crouch strikes out. Len Jordan strikes out. Harvey Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Matty Krueger strikes out. Bob Sauerbeck grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Kirsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Jose Jones strikes out. George Schoonmaker grounds out to the catcher. Dave Burns flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Chad Tracy strikes out. Sam Wilson hits a home run. Al Lowry grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Rubio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Jim Dressendorfer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Connolly hits a home run. Nelson Schoendienst singles to center field. Elmer Crouch walks. Len Jordan walks. Harvey Morgan strikes out. Art Hayden is pinch hitting for Jose Jones. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Art Hayden walks. Nelson Schoendienst scores. George Schoonmaker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Atlanta Pete Rueter pitching. Frank Mattimore is pinch hitting for Tom Phillips. Frank Mattimore hits a home run. Joe Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Matty Krueger strikes out. Bob Sauerbeck singles to left field. Babe Kirsch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Francisco Bethea enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Mattimore at C. Dave Burns walks. Jim Dressendorfer pops out to the second baseman. Joe Connolly flies out to the left fielder. Dave Burns is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Bill Marshall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chad Tracy grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Wilson walks. Al Lowry grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sam Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herman Rubio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Earl Rosen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Nelson Schoendienst is hit by a pitch. Elmer Crouch grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Nelson Schoendienst is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Len Jordan grounds out to the catcher. Elmer Crouch advances to second on the play. Bert Wertz is pinch hitting for Harvey Morgan. Bert Wertz singles to center field. Elmer Crouch scores. Doug Mitchell is pinch hitting for Bill Marshall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Mitchell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bert Wertz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Atlanta March Saberhagen pitching. Rey Bitker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bert Wertz at 2B. Francisco Bethea singles to left field. Earl Rosen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Earl Rosen reached on a fielding error by George Schoonmaker. Matty Krueger singles to center field. Francisco Bethea scores. Bob Sauerbeck singles to right field. Babe Kirsch flies out to the left fielder. Chad Tracy singles to right field. Earl Rosen scores. Matty Krueger scores. Bob Sauerbeck advances to third on the hit. Curt Vizcaino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Sauerbeck scores. Chad Tracy advances to second on the play. Al Lowry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Chicago Mark Reyes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Lowry at LF. Rick Thomas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Herman Rubio at SS. George Schoonmaker strikes out. Dave Burns walks. Jim Dressendorfer walks. Joe Connolly flies out to the center fielder. Nelson Schoendienst hits a home run. Dave Burns scores. Jim Dressendorfer scores. Chris Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elmer Crouch grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners LOB: 5 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Dave Burns (1).HR - Joe Connolly (4), Nelson Schoendienst (2).HBP - Nelson Schoendienst (1). Baserunning: CS - Dave Burns (2). Fielding: E - George Schoonmaker.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Hannan improves in power_vs_lefty Thomas Clarey did not respond to coaching in velocity Thomas Clarey improves in velocity Nick Hutchison did not respond to coaching in velocity George Altobelli did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Les Stone improves in power_vs_righty Chick Clark improves in contact_vs_righty Ken McGwire improves in contact_vs_righty Duff K Milstead did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty