Win: Jose Simons (15-7) Loss: Sam Bressler (4-13)
Save: Harry Giordano (31)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Sam Bressler pitching. Kelly Estrada walks. Gil Clements singles past the second baseman. Kelly Estrada advances to third on the hit. Rick Kosco grounds out to the third baseman. Kelly Estrada scores. Gil Clements advances to second on the play. Leo Wise flies out to the left fielder. Chris Grunwald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Jose Simons pitching. Kikuo Nakanishi grounds out to the third baseman. Pat King walks. Oddibe Frye flies out to the center fielder. Paul Cedeno flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ken Wolf grounds out to the shortstop. Shannon Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Sean Lemaster singles to right field. Jose Simons flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Buddy Townsend grounds out to the shortstop. Julio Maxwell grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn McHenry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kelly Estrada singles past the shortstop. Gil Clements flies out to the center fielder. Rick Kosco hits a home run. Kelly Estrada scores. Leo Wise hits a home run. Chris Grunwald grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Wolf walks. Shannon Carter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Wolf is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Brandon Schwabe walks. Sam Bressler lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Brandon Schwabe forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Kikuo Nakanishi hits a home run. Sam Bressler scores. Pat King grounds out to the second baseman. Oddibe Frye hits a home run. Paul Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sean Lemaster singles past the third baseman. Bronson Ludolph comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Simons lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kelly Estrada walks. Gil Clements grounds out to the pitcher. Sean Lemaster advances to third on the play. Kelly Estrada advances to second on the play. Rick Kosco walks. Leo Wise pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Chicago Buddy Townsend strikes out. Julio Maxwell flies out to the right fielder. Glenn McHenry singles to right field. Glenn McHenry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Chris Grunwald strikes out. Ken Wolf singles to center field. Shannon Carter singles to right field. Ken Wolf is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Bob Mulleavy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sean Lemaster walks. Jose Simons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Chicago Brandon Schwabe strikes out. Bob Mulleavy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chris Grunwald. Kikuo Nakanishi strikes out. Pat King singles to left field. Oddibe Frye strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Kelly Estrada hits a home run. Paul Scioscia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gil Clements reached on a 2-base fielding error by Oddibe Frye. Rick Kosco grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Clements advances to third on the play. Leo Wise reached on a 2-base throwing error by Julio Maxwell. Gil Clements scores. Chris Grunwald singles to center field. Leo Wise scores. Ken Wolf singles to right field. Chris Grunwald advances to third on the hit. Ken Wolf steals second. Shannon Carter flies out to the right fielder. Sean Lemaster walks. Jose Simons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Paul Cedeno walks. Buddy Townsend walks. Julio Maxwell strikes out. Glenn McHenry walks. Brandon Schwabe singles to center field. Paul Cedeno scores. Buddy Townsend scores. Glenn McHenry advances to third on the hit. Bob Jamieson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshiyuki Umeno is pinch hitting for Paul Scioscia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yoshiyuki Umeno grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn McHenry scores. Brandon Schwabe advances to second on the play. Kikuo Nakanishi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Clevenger pitching. Kelly Estrada strikes out. Gil Clements strikes out. Rick Kosco hits a home run. Mike Daneker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Pat King hits a home run. Oddibe Frye flies out to the right fielder. Eric Landrum comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Cedeno walks. Buddy Townsend walks. Julio Maxwell flies out to the center fielder. Glenn McHenry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Chris Grunwald pops out to the shortstop. Ken Wolf grounds out to the third baseman. Shannon Carter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Brandon Schwabe singles to right field. Bibb Kolp is pinch hitting for Mike Daneker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bibb Kolp flies out to the left fielder. Kikuo Nakanishi strikes out. Pat King grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brandon Schwabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh John Lawson pitching. Sean Lemaster doubles to right field. Pat Felsch is pinch hitting for Eric Landrum. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Pat Felsch grounds out to the second baseman. Sean Lemaster advances to third on the play. Kelly Estrada pops out to the catcher. Gil Clements grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Harry Giordano pitching. Oddibe Frye flies out to the center fielder. Paul Cedeno strikes out. Buddy Townsend strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 12 Chicago total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Sean Lemaster (24).HR - Kelly Estrada (9), Rick Kosco 2 (16), Leo Wise (22). Baserunning: SB - Ken Wolf (4). Fielding: E - Chris Grunwald.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Dunn did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Ault improves in contact_vs_lefty Charley Zmich did not respond to coaching in control Ivan Cook did not respond to coaching in control Phil Sweasy did not respond to coaching in CF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Carlos McGovern did not respond to coaching in range Mike Fauver improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Fauver improves in power_vs_righty Robbie Dashner did not respond to coaching in range