Win: Jack Stapleton (8-5) Loss: Paul Eckhardt (3-10)
Save: Jeff Thomas (33)
Inning: 1 Chicago Paul Eckhardt pitching. Luis Burkhart walks. Herb Coleman walks. Takashi Zauchin walks. Hiroshi Maruo flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Luis Burkhart scores. Barney Lezcano walks. Dan Smith pops out to the shortstop. Bill Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Stapleton pitching. Jess Barnhill hits a home run. Bill Niemann pops out to the first baseman. Joe Bushelman flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Rapp singles to center field. Charlie Rapp is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Choo-Choo Coleman singles to right field. Jack Stapleton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luis Burkhart doubles to left field. Choo-Choo Coleman scores. Herb Coleman strikes out. Takashi Zauchin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Brooks Boerne grounds out to the pitcher. Andres Smith strikes out. Edwin Rodgers pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Hiroshi Maruo grounds out to the pitcher. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Karl Lemaster singles to left field. Paul Eckhardt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jess Barnhill strikes out. Bill Niemann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Bill Walker singles to left field. Choo-Choo Coleman strikes out. Jack Stapleton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luis Burkhart singles to center field. Bill Walker scores. Herb Coleman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Bushelman singles to left field. Charlie Rapp grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Bushelman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brooks Boerne grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Takashi Zauchin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Hiroshi Maruo grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Lezcano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Andres Smith singles to center field. Edwin Rodgers singles to center field. Andres Smith advances to third on the hit. Karl Lemaster lines out to the second baseman. Paul Eckhardt singles to center field. Andres Smith scores. Edwin Rodgers advances to third on the hit. Jess Barnhill flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Edwin Rodgers scores. Bill Niemann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Dan Smith singles to right field. Bill Walker walks. Choo-Choo Coleman pops out to the second baseman. Jack Stapleton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luis Burkhart triples. Dan Smith scores. Bill Walker scores. Tanner Gaines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herb Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Joe Bushelman flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Rapp doubles to right field. Brooks Boerne strikes out. Doc Navarro is pinch hitting for Andres Smith. Doc Navarro reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dan Smith. Charlie Rapp scores. Edwin Rodgers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Luke Jahn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Doc Navarro at RF. Takashi Zauchin grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Maruo singles to center field. Barney Lezcano strikes out. Dan Smith singles to center field. Bill Walker walks. Choo-Choo Coleman grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Hiroshi Maruo is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Karl Lemaster strikes out. Ben Hale is pinch hitting for Tanner Gaines. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ben Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Jess Barnhill strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Robbie Bell pitching. Jack Stapleton strikes out. Luis Burkhart flies out to the center fielder. Herb Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Niemann pops out to the first baseman. Joe Bushelman singles to left field. Charlie Rapp strikes out. Brooks Boerne singles to right field. Joe Bushelman aggressively advances to third on the hit. John Hockett 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. Luke Jahn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Chicago Takashi Zauchin grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Maruo singles to right field. Barney Lezcano strikes out. Dan Smith singles to right field. Bill Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jeff Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Edwin Rodgers strikes out. Karl Lemaster strikes out. Matt Garcia is pinch hitting for Robbie Bell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Matt Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Marty Schneider improves in contact_vs_lefty John Snyder did not respond to coaching in velocity Justin Pitt improves in arm Dick Simmons did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Arky Beazley did not respond to coaching in C
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Allen improves in arm Leech McMullen did not respond to coaching in control Dave Malone did not respond to coaching in speed Olmedo Tyson improves in power_vs_righty Ken Harstad did not respond to coaching in 3B