Win: Cesar McCarthy (9-1) Loss: George Ullrich (6-9)
Save: Jeff Thomas (39)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Gene Garibaldi pitching. Chris Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Navarro singles to right field. Bill Niemann flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bushelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago George Ullrich pitching. Luis Burkhart strikes out. Herb Coleman strikes out. Jose Peters flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Charlie Rapp strikes out. Brooks Boerne flies out to the right fielder. Luke Jahn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Akira Kitahara singles past the third baseman. Phil Suppan hits a home run. Akira Kitahara scores. Ed Titcomb flies out to the center fielder. Byron Dumoulin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Lezcano doubles to center field. Gene Garibaldi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Andres Smith flies out to the left fielder. George Ullrich strikes out. Chris Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Luis Burkhart grounds out to the shortstop. Herb Coleman flies out to the center fielder. Jose Peters pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Doc Navarro reached on a 2-base throwing error by Byron Dumoulin. Bill Niemann grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bushelman singles to left field. Doc Navarro scores. Joe Bushelman steals second. Charlie Rapp flies out to the left fielder. Brooks Boerne singles to center field. Joe Bushelman scores. Brooks Boerne is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Akira Kitahara grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Suppan strikes out. Ed Titcomb flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Luke Jahn flies out to the left fielder. Andres Smith walks. George Ullrich lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Andres Smith forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Chris Moore singles to left field. Doc Navarro singles to left field. George Ullrich scores. Bill Niemann walks. Joe Bushelman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Chicago Byron Dumoulin grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Lezcano singles to left field. Dan Smith is pinch hitting for Gene Garibaldi. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dan Smith is hit by a pitch. Luis Burkhart walks. Herb Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Barney Lezcano scores. Jose Peters grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Len Furcal pitching. Charlie Rapp grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Hale is pinch hitting for Brooks Boerne. Ben Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Luke Jahn singles to left field. Andres Smith doubles to right field. George Ullrich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Akira Kitahara grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Suppan grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Titcomb singles to right field. Ed Titcomb is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Chris Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Navarro flies out to the center fielder. Bill Niemann grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Byron Dumoulin flies out to the left fielder. Barney Lezcano flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Hiroshi Maruo is pinch hitting for Len Furcal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Hiroshi Maruo walks. Hiroshi Maruo steals second. Luis Burkhart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Cesar McCarthy pitching. Joe Bushelman hits a home run. Charlie Rapp flies out to the right fielder. Ben Hale walks. Luke Jahn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Herb Coleman doubles to right field. Jose Peters grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Coleman advances to third on the play. Akira Kitahara singles to right field. Herb Coleman scores. Phil Suppan singles to center field. Akira Kitahara advances to third on the hit. Ed Titcomb doubles to center field. Akira Kitahara scores. Robbie Bell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Byron Dumoulin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Suppan scores. Ed Titcomb advances to third on the play. Barney Lezcano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jeff Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Andres Smith reached on a fielding error by Byron Dumoulin. Karl Lemaster is pinch hitting for Robbie Bell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Karl Lemaster grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Chris Moore doubles to center field. Doc Navarro walks. Bill Niemann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Chicago total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Chris Moore (23), Andres Smith (7).HR - Joe Bushelman (16).GIDP - Luke Jahn, Karl Lemaster. Baserunning: SB - Joe Bushelman (9).CS - Brooks Boerne (3).
Batting:2B - Herb Coleman (12), Ed Titcomb (10), Barney Lezcano (4).HR - Phil Suppan (6).SF - Herb Coleman.HBP - Dan Smith (4). Baserunning: SB - Hiroshi Maruo (5).CS - Ed Titcomb (3). Fielding: E - Byron Dumoulin 2.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Olmedo Tyson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Pratt did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Harstad did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ken Harstad improves in power_vs_righty Ken Harstad did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bob Henderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Valdes did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Chase did not respond to coaching in control Bob Henderson did not respond to coaching in control Dazzy Hart did not respond to coaching in C