Win: Bobby Decker (1-1) Loss: Mitch Wilhelm (0-1)
Save: Red Bracken (2)
Inning: 1 Chicago Bobby Decker pitching. Herb Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Takashi Zauchin walks. Akira Kitahara reached on a fielding error by Ben Hale. Barney Lezcano pops out to the catcher. Bill Walker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mitch Wilhelm pitching. Doc Navarro singles to center field. Chris Moore strikes out. Bill Niemann grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Byron Dumoulin singles to left field. Hiroshi Maruo pops out to the second baseman. Choo-Choo Coleman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Byron Dumoulin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mitch Wilhelm singles to center field. Herb Coleman flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ryohei Takanami grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Garcia singles to right field. Jess Barnhill walks. Ben Hale singles to right field. Matt Garcia scores. Luke Jahn walks. Bobby Decker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Takashi Zauchin grounds out to the second baseman. Akira Kitahara singles to right field. Barney Lezcano grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Akira Kitahara is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Walker singles to center field. Byron Dumoulin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Doc Navarro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Moore triples. Bill Niemann strikes out. Ryohei Takanami strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Hiroshi Maruo strikes out. Choo-Choo Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Mitch Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Matt Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Jess Barnhill hits a home run. Ben Hale hits a home run. Luke Jahn singles to left field. Bobby Decker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Navarro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Herb Coleman strikes out. Takashi Zauchin grounds out to the third baseman. Akira Kitahara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Chris Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Niemann grounds out to the shortstop. Ryohei Takanami grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Barney Lezcano doubles to left field. Bill Walker singles to center field. Barney Lezcano scores. Byron Dumoulin strikes out. Hiroshi Maruo flies out to the left fielder. Choo-Choo Coleman walks. Artie Johnston is pinch hitting for Mitch Wilhelm. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Artie Johnston grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Choo-Choo Coleman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Len Furcal pitching. Matt Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Jess Barnhill strikes out. Ben Hale singles to right field. Charlie Rapp is pinch hitting for Luke Jahn. Charlie Rapp grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ben Hale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Herb Coleman strikes out. Takashi Zauchin grounds out to the second baseman. Akira Kitahara hits a home run. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Bushelman is pinch hitting for Bobby Decker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Bushelman reached on a 2-base fielding error by Akira Kitahara. Doc Navarro grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Moore pops out to the shortstop. Bill Niemann grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Buck Gilbert pitching. Bill Walker pops out to the shortstop. Byron Dumoulin reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ryohei Takanami. Hiroshi Maruo flies out to the center fielder. Choo-Choo Coleman walks. Ed Titcomb is pinch hitting for Len Furcal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ed Titcomb flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Cesar McCarthy pitching. Ryohei Takanami pops out to the third baseman. Matt Garcia singles to center field. Jess Barnhill singles to center field. Matt Garcia advances to third on the hit. Ben Hale lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Rapp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Red Bracken comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Herb Coleman singles to left field. Takashi Zauchin grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Coleman advances to second on the play. Akira Kitahara flies out to the center fielder. Barney Lezcano pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners left on base: 11 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Pat Medeiros did not respond to coaching in control Dick Simmons improves in speed Damon Bertrand improves in speed Jimmy Chase did not respond to coaching in velocity Damon Bertrand did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Manno did not respond to coaching in endurance Olmedo Tyson did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Malone improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Harstad improves in arm Ken Harstad did not respond to coaching in SS