Win: Bill Maltzberger (13-11) Loss: Greg Finigan (3-4)
Save: Ray Gates (33)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Bill Maltzberger pitching. Les James grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Kainer grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Oglesby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Mike Bass pitching. Ko Kano pops out to the second baseman. Roger Stillwell singles to center field. John Romano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Stillwell advances to second on the play. Daniel Drake singles to center field. Roger Stillwell scores. Al Smyres walks. Sam Militello flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Baltimore Billy Rafter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! George Raabe strikes out. Buster Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Rafael York pops out to the second baseman. Jake Bochy strikes out. Bill Maltzberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Christy Wells grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Vizcaino hits a home run. Mike Bass pops out to the second baseman. Les James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Ko Kano flies out to the right fielder. Roger Stillwell flies out to the left fielder. John Romano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Charlie Kainer strikes out. Lou Oglesby singles to left field. Billy Rafter grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lou Oglesby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Raabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Daniel Drake strikes out. Al Smyres flies out to the right fielder. Sam Militello pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Buster Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Christy Wells flies out to the left fielder. Mike Vizcaino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Rafael York grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Bochy walks. Bill Maltzberger fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Maltzberger strikes out. Ko Kano walks. Roger Stillwell walks. John Romano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Baltimore Mike Bass walks. Les James strikes out. Charlie Kainer flies out to the right fielder. Lou Oglesby singles in front of the left fielder. Mike Bass advances to third on the hit. Billy Rafter singles to left field. Mike Bass scores. George Raabe reached on a fielding error by Jake Bochy. Buster Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Chicago Daniel Drake strikes out. Al Smyres flies out to the left fielder. Sam Militello singles to center field. Rafael York grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Christy Wells singles to left field. Mike Vizcaino singles to right field. Christy Wells is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Mike Bass fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Bass flies out to the right fielder. Les James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Jake Bochy pops out to the third baseman. Javier Echevarria is pinch hitting for Bill Maltzberger. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Javier Echevarria walks. Greg Finigan 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 1st. Javier Echevarria steals second. Ko Kano singles to center field. Javier Echevarria scores. Ko Kano steals second. Mike Vizcaino throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Roger Stillwell singles to center field. Ko Kano scores. John Romano walks. Daniel Drake grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Jerry Haney pitching. Charlie Kainer strikes out. Lou Oglesby strikes out. Billy Rafter singles to left field. Billy Rafter steals second. George Raabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Al Smyres singles to center field. Sam Militello grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ed Davalillo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rafael York singles to left field. Jake Bochy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rafael York is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Ray Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Buster Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Christy Wells reached on a fielding error by Al Smyres. Mike Vizcaino flies out to the center fielder. Tony Cardona is pinch hitting for Ed Davalillo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tony Cardona strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 8
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alex Kopacz did not respond to coaching in arm Pedro Higginson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Art Hasegawa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Verdo Grimes did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Nixon did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Samford did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in 2B