Win: Sioux Cash (1-0) Loss: Joe Roa (0-1)
Save: Jim Schupp (1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Sioux Cash pitching. Luis Brown flies out to the left fielder. Roy McFarland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Roa pitching. Bill Koehler grounds out to the second baseman. Royster Hunt walks. Royster Hunt steals second. Richie Jordan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Robert Bruce III hits a home run. Royster Hunt scores. Jace Dillon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Miguel Rogers walks. Daryl Robinson strikes out. Miguel Rogers steals second. Brad Killen grounds out to the shortstop. Dainniel Morejon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Phil Valentine walks. Kunio Maeda strikes out. Troy Pena grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Phil Valentine is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sioux Cash pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Micah Holmes pops out to the shortstop. Joe Roa hits an infield single to the shortstop. Luis Brown grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bill Koehler grounds out to the pitcher. Royster Hunt pops out to the third baseman. Richie Jordan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Roy McFarland flies out to the left fielder. Brian Collins flies out to the left fielder. Miguel Rogers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Robert Bruce III lines out to the third baseman. Jace Dillon doubles to right field. Phil Valentine grounds out to the pitcher. Kunio Maeda flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Daryl Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Brad Killen singles to center field. Passed ball. Brad Killen advances to second. Dainniel Morejon singles to center field. Brad Killen scores. Micah Holmes strikes out. Joe Roa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Troy Pena doubles to right field. Sioux Cash fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Sioux Cash grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Koehler flies out to the center fielder. Royster Hunt singles to right field. Troy Pena scores. Richie Jordan doubles to right field. Royster Hunt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Robert Bruce III flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Luis Brown flies out to the center fielder. Roy McFarland walks. Brian Collins reached on a fielding error by Royster Hunt. Miguel Rogers singles to center field. Roy McFarland scores. Brian Collins is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Daryl Robinson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Miguel Rogers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jace Dillon walks. Jace Dillon steals second. Phil Valentine doubles to center field. Jace Dillon scores. Kunio Maeda grounds out to the third baseman. Troy Pena singles to right field. Phil Valentine scores. Hachiro Tsuru comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sioux Cash lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Koehler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Brad Killen grounds out to the third baseman. Dainniel Morejon grounds out to the second baseman. Micah Holmes singles to left field. Alan Bates is pinch hitting for Hachiro Tsuru. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Bates walks. Luis Brown singles to center field. Micah Holmes scores. Alan Bates is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Takekazu Fujimura pitching. Royster Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Richie Jordan strikes out. Robert Bruce III singles to center field. Jace Dillon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Roy McFarland grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Collins flies out to the center fielder. Miguel Rogers hits a home run. Jim Schupp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Daryl Robinson doubles to left field. Brad Killen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Phil Valentine flies out to the left fielder. Kunio Maeda pops out to the second baseman. Troy Pena flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Dainniel Morejon strikes out. Micah Holmes grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Rosenberg is pinch hitting for Takekazu Fujimura. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Rosenberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Richie Jordan (1), Jace Dillon (2), Phil Valentine (1), Troy Pena (1).HR - Robert Bruce III (1). Baserunning: SB - Royster Hunt (1), Jace Dillon (4). Fielding: E - Royster Hunt.PB - Robert Bruce III.
Game Notes Troy Pena is injured and is expected to be out 53 days.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Randolph improves in arm Gene Mullane improves in contact_vs_lefty Hal Randolph did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sam Dorman improves in power_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Terry Kamieniecki improves in power_vs_righty Jorge Guillen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Leon Quinn improves in contact_vs_righty Jeff Perranoski did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Meluskey did not respond to coaching in 2B