Win: Elmer Jones (1-0) Loss: Jeff Fittery (0-1)
Save: Al Kelsey (1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Ted Wine pitching. Bob Amaro singles to right field. Jacob Buskey strikes out. John Mancuso strikes out. Austin Wells reached on a fielding error by Hiroaki Yamada. Toru Maeda grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Amaro is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Alston pitching. Adolfo Gallivan grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Cullen singles to right field. George Frisbee doubles to center field. Jeff Cullen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hiroaki Yamada doubles to right field. George Frisbee scores. Jim Balaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiroaki Yamada advances to third on the play. Steve Thiel lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Tim Concepcion grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McFarland walks. Joe McCament strikes out. Jack Alston grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill McFarland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tom Piechota strikes out. Otto Buice lines out to the shortstop. Ted Wine walks. Adolfo Gallivan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ted Wine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Bob Amaro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jacob Buskey flies out to the left fielder. John Mancuso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jeff Cullen strikes out. George Frisbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiroaki Yamada strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Austin Wells walks. Toru Maeda walks. Tim Concepcion flies out to the center fielder. Bill McFarland singles to left field. Austin Wells scores. Toru Maeda advances to third on the hit. Joe McCament doubles past the first baseman. Toru Maeda scores. Jack Alston walks. Bob Amaro flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill McFarland scores. Jacob Buskey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Alston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Balaz grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Thiel doubles to right field. Tom Piechota singles to center field. Steve Thiel scores. Otto Buice grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Piechota advances to second on the play. Ted Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago John Mancuso flies out to the right fielder. Austin Wells flies out to the right fielder. Toru Maeda reached on a fielding error by Hiroaki Yamada. Tim Concepcion grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Toru Maeda is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Adolfo Gallivan reached on a fielding error by Tim Concepcion. Jeff Cullen strikes out. George Frisbee strikes out. Hiroaki Yamada grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Adolfo Gallivan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Bill McFarland singles to right field. Joe McCament grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill McFarland advances to second on the play. Jack Alston strikes out. Bob Amaro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim Balaz flies out to the right fielder. Steve Thiel walks. Tom Piechota singles to center field. Eric Hough 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. Otto Buice flies out to the left fielder. Ted Wine strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Jacob Buskey flies out to the left fielder. John Mancuso flies out to the right fielder. Austin Wells flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Adolfo Gallivan singles to right field. Jeff Cullen flies out to the center fielder. Adolfo Gallivan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George Frisbee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Toru Maeda doubles to left field. Bill Brown 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. Tim Concepcion singles to center field. Bill McFarland flies out to the center fielder. Joe McCament singles to center field. Toru Maeda scores. Tim Concepcion aggressively advances to third on the hit. Eric Hough strikes out. Bob Amaro walks. Jacob Buskey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hiroaki Yamada singles to right field. Jim Balaz flies out to the right fielder. Steve Thiel hits a home run. Hiroaki Yamada scores. Elmer Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Piechota flies out to the left fielder. Otto Buice lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Jeff Fittery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Mancuso reached on a 2-base throwing error by Otto Buice. Austin Wells hits a home run. John Mancuso scores. Toru Maeda singles to right field. Toru Maeda is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tim Concepcion flies out to the left fielder. Bill McFarland singles to right field. Joe McCament strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Al Kelsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pete Emmer is pinch hitting for Jeff Fittery. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pete Emmer grounds out to the third baseman. Adolfo Gallivan strikes out. Jeff Cullen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jeff Acosta improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Javier did not respond to coaching in range Leo Scott improves in power_vs_lefty Chris Hairston did not respond to coaching in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lefty Williams improves in contact_vs_righty Lefty Williams improves in speed Hank Hurley did not respond to coaching in control Phil Sanicki improves in power_vs_lefty