Win: Elston Eischen (14-7) Loss: Gary Baker (12-7)
Save: Hal McCormick (37)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Stu DeBaker pitching. Sid Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ossie Powell walks. Brian Partenheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Elston Eischen pitching. Brent Matheny grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Cross hits a home run. Joe Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Hick Whitman singles to left field. Floyd Danforth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ryan Stankard singles to right field. Ryan Stankard is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Christian Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Elberfeld flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Dave Patterson strikes out. Takashi Chiba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buddy Bere flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Larry Aponte singles to center field. Elston Eischen pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Sid Miller strikes out. Jeff Moore doubles to left field. Larry Aponte uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ossie Powell reached on a fielding error by Gary Cross. Brian Partenheimer hits a home run. Jeff Moore scores. Ossie Powell scores. Ryan Stankard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Stu DeBaker strikes out. Brent Matheny strikes out. Gary Cross grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Christian Moore strikes out. Billy Elberfeld singles to right field. Larry Aponte grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Elberfeld is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Passed ball. Larry Aponte advances to second. Elston Eischen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Joe Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Hick Whitman grounds out to the second baseman. Floyd Danforth singles to center field. Dave Patterson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Floyd Danforth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sid Miller strikes out. Jeff Moore singles to right field. Ossie Powell singles to center field. Jeff Moore advances to third on the hit. Brian Partenheimer singles to right field. Jeff Moore scores. Ryan Stankard grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Ossie Powell advances to third on the play. Brian Partenheimer advances to second on the play. Christian Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Takashi Chiba singles to left field. Buddy Bere walks. Stu DeBaker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brent Matheny flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Takashi Chiba scores. Gary Cross flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Billy Elberfeld flies out to the right fielder. Larry Aponte strikes out. Elston Eischen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Joe Clark doubles to left field. Hick Whitman strikes out. Floyd Danforth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Clark advances to third on the play. Dave Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Sid Miller pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Moore singles to center field. Ossie Powell singles to right field. Brian Partenheimer flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Stankard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ossie Powell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Takashi Chiba strikes out. Buddy Bere strikes out. Stu DeBaker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Christian Moore singles to right field. Dennis Stouch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Elberfeld flies out to the left fielder. Larry Aponte strikes out. Elston Eischen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Christian Moore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Atlee Clear is pinch hitting for Brent Matheny. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Atlee Clear singles to right field. Gary Cross walks. Joe Clark grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Atlee Clear advances to third on the play. Hick Whitman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Sid Miller hits a home run. Jeff Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Ossie Powell flies out to the center fielder. Len Gingras is pinch hitting for Brian Partenheimer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Len Gingras grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Floyd Danforth walks. Dave Patterson walks. Hal McCormick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Takashi Chiba singles to right field. Floyd Danforth scores. Dave Patterson advances to third on the hit. Buddy Bere grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Patterson scores. Zane Denton is pinch hitting for Dennis Stouch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Zane Denton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Murphy did not respond to coaching in endurance Thorny Gilmore improves in power_vs_righty Marshall Johnson improves in velocity Rod Gowdy improves in arm Bob Fohl improves in 3B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Izzy Tolan did not respond to coaching in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Roger Chapman did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Goeckel improves in power_vs_righty Mike Goeckel did not respond to coaching in C