Win: Charlie Rojala (8-2) Loss: Mark Gardner (1-10)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mark Gardner pitching. Phoenix Sandoval grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Burke flies out to the center fielder. Will Cerutti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Charlie Rojala pitching. Shawon Dunston strikes out. Edgardo Alfonzo singles past the first baseman. Bob Mathews flies out to the center fielder. Randy Winn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bobby Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Faedo grounds out to the second baseman. Robinson Cano doubles to center field. Ken Sherrill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Bob Greene singles to center field. Marquis Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Deivi Cruz strikes out. Koto Nickles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Billy Madison lines out to the first baseman. Charlie Rojala grounds out to the pitcher. Phoenix Sandoval strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Mark Gardner grounds out to the shortstop. Shawon Dunston pops out to the shortstop. Edgardo Alfonzo triples. Bob Mathews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dave Burke strikes out. Will Cerutti flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Morrison reached on a fielding error by Mark Gardner. Rich Faedo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Randy Winn flies out to the center fielder. Bob Greene grounds out to the third baseman. Marquis Grissom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Robinson Cano strikes out. Ken Sherrill grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Madison singles past the first baseman. Charlie Rojala grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Deivi Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Koto Nickles grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Phoenix Sandoval singles to right field. Dave Burke flies out to the left fielder. Will Cerutti hits a home run. Phoenix Sandoval scores. Bobby Morrison walks. Rich Faedo strikes out. Robinson Cano grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby Morrison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Shawon Dunston grounds out to the pitcher. Edgardo Alfonzo lines out to the third baseman. Bob Mathews flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ken Sherrill hits a home run. Livan Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Madison grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Rojala reached on a 2-base throwing error by Deivi Cruz. Phoenix Sandoval singles to center field. Dave Burke flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Charlie Rojala scores. Will Cerutti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Randy Winn flies out to the left fielder. Bob Greene singles to right field. Bob Greene is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marquis Grissom singles to right field. Deivi Cruz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marquis Grissom is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bobby Morrison walks. Rich Faedo grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Morrison advances to second on the play. Robinson Cano grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Sherrill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Koto Nickles grounds out to the shortstop. Robin Yount is pinch hitting for Livan Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Robin Yount reached on a fielding error by Phoenix Sandoval. Robin Yount steals second. Shawon Dunston grounds out to the third baseman. Edgardo Alfonzo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Kevin Correia pitching. Billy Madison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Snyder is pinch hitting for Charlie Rojala. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lou Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Phoenix Sandoval hits a home run. Dave Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Danilo Cassavetes pitching. Bob Mathews singles to center field. Randy Winn grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Mathews advances to second on the play. Bob Greene flies out to the right fielder. Marquis Grissom singles to left field. Deivi Cruz walks. Koto Nickles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jay Burrell did not respond to coaching in velocity Duane Grove did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rickey Dietrich improves in velocity Ben Codiroli did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Noah Lowry did not respond to coaching in control Ivan Ochoa improves in arm Tim Lincecum did not respond to coaching in velocity Justin Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Horwitz did not respond to coaching in 1B