Win: Eddie Solomon (5-0) Loss: Braden St James (1-5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Braden St James pitching. Orlando Merced walks. Mike Easler bunts for a base hit. Ed Ott doubles to left field. Orlando Merced scores. Mike Easler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Damon Giles strikes out. Lou Martin hits a home run. Ed Ott scores. Don Mattern doubles to center field. Lednier Molinet reached on a fielding error by Roddy Piper. Jeff Martinez singles to left field. Don Mattern scores. Lednier Molinet advances to third on the hit. Eddie Solomon strikes out. Orlando Merced strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Eddie Solomon pitching. Farmer Russell walks. Billy Staggs flies out to the right fielder. Farmer Russell steals second. Hector Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Roddy Piper pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Mike Easler strikes out. Ed Ott hits a home run. Damon Giles singles to right field. Lou Martin strikes out. Don Mattern flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ed Bell lines out to the shortstop. Joe Williams strikes out. Lou Holloway singles in front of the center fielder. Greg Hill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Lednier Molinet strikes out. Jeff Martinez pops out to the second baseman. Eddie Solomon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Braden St James walks. Farmer Russell hits a home run. Braden St James scores. Billy Staggs singles to right field. Hector Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Staggs advances to second on the play. Roddy Piper pops out to the first baseman. Ed Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Orlando Merced grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Easler flies out to the left fielder. Ed Ott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Joe Williams strikes out. Lou Holloway singles to center field. Greg Hill singles to left field. Lou Holloway aggressively advances to third on the hit. Braden St James strikes out. Farmer Russell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Damon Giles doubles to right field. Lou Martin grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Don Mattern doubles to left field. Damon Giles scores. Lednier Molinet singles to left field. Don Mattern scores. Jeff Martinez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Billy Staggs pops out to the shortstop. Hector Rodriguez triples. Roddy Piper grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Rodriguez scores. Ed Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ike Legg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Solomon strikes out. Orlando Merced singles to left field. Mike Easler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Orlando Merced is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Ott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Joe Williams pops out to the second baseman. Lou Holloway singles past the shortstop. Greg Hill strikes out. Ike Legg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Damon Giles singles to center field. Lou Martin walks. Don Mattern singles to left field. Damon Giles scores. Lou Martin advances to third on the hit. Lednier Molinet strikes out. Jeff Martinez singles to right field. Lou Martin scores. Eddie Solomon lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Orlando Merced strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Farmer Russell flies out to the right fielder. Billy Staggs strikes out. Kent Tekulve comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Hector Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mike Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Nicosia is pinch hitting for Ed Ott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Nicosia flies out to the center fielder. Damon Giles flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Roddy Piper flies out to the right fielder. Ed Bell flies out to the left fielder. Joe Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Lou Martin singles to left field. Don Mattern strikes out. Lednier Molinet doubles to left field. Lou Martin scores. Jeff Martinez singles to right field. Lednier Molinet scores. Kent Tekulve lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jeff Martinez forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Orlando Merced grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kent Tekulve is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Lou Holloway pops out to the third baseman. Greg Hill singles to center field. Joe Conlan is pinch hitting for Ike Legg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Conlan pops out to the second baseman. Farmer Russell walks. Billy Staggs doubles to right field. Greg Hill scores. Farmer Russell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hector Rodriguez doubles to center field. Billy Staggs scores. Pascal Perez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Roddy Piper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Bonilla improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Gott did not respond to coaching in endurance McKay Caldwell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lee Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hank Murray did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bud Bush did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Harris did not respond to coaching in velocity Von Woods improves in arm Bud Bush did not respond to coaching in SS