Win: Doug Crawford (1-0) Loss: Mike Maple (0-1)
Save: Mul Fautsch (1)
Inning: 1 Chicago Mike Maple pitching. Tom Mensor flies out to the center fielder. Josh McErnan flies out to the center fielder. Levon Elder singles to left field. Harry Twombly hits a home run. Levon Elder scores. Gus Smyth doubles to left field. Paul Clack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Roger Thatt pitching. Jocko Luebber grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bryan Ens singles to left field. Pretzel Kruk triples. Bryan Ens scores. Joe Tyrone walks. Joe Tyrone steals second. Al Winters strikes out. Joe Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Blaise Bushelman doubles past the first baseman. Dan Mattimore grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Thatt grounds out to the second baseman. Blaise Bushelman advances to third on the play. Tom Mensor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Fred Dewey pops out to the third baseman. Sam Barlow singles in front of the left fielder. Mike Maple fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Maple pops out to the second baseman. Jocko Luebber bunts for a base hit. Bryan Ens lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Josh McErnan pops out to the catcher. Levon Elder grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Twombly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Pretzel Kruk flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Joe Tyrone strikes out. Al Winters singles to right field. Joe Wallace walks. Passed ball. Al Winters advances to third. Joe Wallace advances to second. Fred Dewey singles to center field. Al Winters scores. Joe Wallace scores. Sam Barlow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Gus Smyth strikes out. Paul Clack singles to right field. Blaise Bushelman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Paul Clack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dan Mattimore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mike Maple strikes out. Jocko Luebber singles to right field. Doug Crawford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bryan Ens grounds out to the third baseman. Jocko Luebber advances to second on the play. Pretzel Kruk pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Doug Crawford strikes out. Tom Mensor singles to center field. Josh McErnan singles to center field. Tom Mensor aggressively advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Josh McErnan steals second. Levon Elder singles to left field. Tom Mensor scores. Josh McErnan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Levon Elder steals second. Harry Twombly singles to center field. Levon Elder scores. Gus Smyth walks. Paul Clack grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Twombly advances to third on the play. Gus Smyth advances to second on the play. Blaise Bushelman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Tyrone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Winters hits a home run. Joe Wallace singles to right field. Fred Dewey flies out to the left fielder. Sam Barlow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Hal Covington is pinch hitting for Dan Mattimore. Hal Covington flies out to the right fielder. Doug Crawford grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Mensor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Todd Munoz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hal Covington at C. Mike Maple strikes out. Jocko Luebber walks. Bryan Ens singles to right field. Jocko Luebber advances to third on the hit. Pretzel Kruk grounds out to the third baseman. Bryan Ens advances to second on the play. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Josh McErnan grounds out to the second baseman. Levon Elder doubles to left field. Harry Twombly flies out to the right fielder. Levon Elder is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Al Winters grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Wallace strikes out. Fred Dewey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Gus Smyth bunts for a base hit. Paul Clack singles to left field. Blaise Bushelman strikes out. George Rickert 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. Jamie Harlow is pinch hitting for Todd Munoz. Jamie Harlow lines out to the shortstop. Ralph Mondesi is pinch hitting for Doug Crawford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Mondesi walks. Tom Mensor singles to left field. Gus Smyth scores. Josh McErnan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Steve Etherton pitching. Sam Barlow grounds out to the shortstop. George Rickert singles to center field. Jocko Luebber grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Levon Elder grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Twombly strikes out. Gus Smyth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mul Fautsch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bryan Ens singles in front of the left fielder. Pretzel Kruk grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bryan Ens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Tyrone pops out to the second baseman. Al Winters singles to right field. Joe Wallace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 11
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: John McLeland did not respond to coaching in range Bob Briault did not respond to coaching in speed Shane Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Brewer did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Brewer improves in power_vs_righty Jordie Ciassa did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Brewer improves in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Geiger did not respond to coaching in arm Malek Graeber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Gardner did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Connor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ruben Mills did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Geiger improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Geiger did not respond to coaching in CF