Pittsburgh found themselves trailing quickly as the Chicago bats came through in the first inning plating 2 runs on 4 base hits. Bob Dernier led off and keyed the rally when he ripped a single. One out later, Billy Hatcher struck out, unable to help the rally. Keith Moreland then doubled resulting in a run. Cey followed next and he stroked a base-hit scoring the final run of the inning. Chicago had 14 hits for the afternoon while Pittsburgh had 8.
Steve Trout(14-16) went 7 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Rick Rhoden(11-17) was the loser. He got hit hard, allowing 11 hits and 2 walks in 3 and 1/3 innings.
