Win: Jake Davis (2-2) Loss: Del Welaj (6-3)
Save: Bama Sandberg (5)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Ernie Buchanan pitching. Scott Archdeacon flies out to the left fielder. Dick Husting walks. Al Gomez flies out to the left fielder. Fumio Suzuki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Koji Sugita pitching. Bob Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masato Fukuyama flies out to the center fielder. Lance Mahlberg hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roxy Klaerner doubles to center field. Lance Mahlberg scores. Mike Ausmus walks. Rich Jones singles to right field. Chief Anderson singles to center field. Roxy Klaerner scores. Mike Ausmus scores. Jim Grott doubles to center field. Rich Jones scores. Junior Canavan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Buchanan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Tom Batton doubles to center field. Joe Merritt flies out to the left fielder. MoMo Wanchuk singles to left field. Tom Batton scores. John Glenn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bob Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Masato Fukuyama pops out to the third baseman. Lance Mahlberg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Junior Canavan strikes out. Scott Archdeacon strikes out. Dick Husting grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Roxy Klaerner grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Ausmus grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Jones flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Al Gomez singles to right field. Fumio Suzuki strikes out. Tom Batton flies out to the center fielder. Joe Merritt singles to center field. Al Gomez advances to third on the hit. MoMo Wanchuk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Chief Anderson doubles to center field. Jim Grott lines out to the first baseman. Ernie Buchanan strikes out. Bob Gonzalez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles John Glenn singles to right field. Junior Canavan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Junior Canavan strikes out. Scott Archdeacon walks. Dick Husting singles to left field. John Glenn scores. Scott Archdeacon advances to third on the hit. Al Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Archdeacon scores. Dick Husting advances to second on the play. Fumio Suzuki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Masato Fukuyama singles to right field. Lance Mahlberg strikes out. Roxy Klaerner flies out to the center fielder. Mike Ausmus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Tom Batton pops out to the first baseman. Pip Mays comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Merritt singles to left field. MoMo Wanchuk singles to center field. Joe Merritt advances to third on the hit. John Glenn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rich Jones pops out to the third baseman. Chief Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Grott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Mike Clanton is pinch hitting for Junior Canavan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Clanton grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Archdeacon grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Husting strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Larry Hamelin pitching. Rube Powell is pinch hitting for Pip Mays. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rube Powell walks. Bob Gonzalez triples. Rube Powell scores. Hank Sharp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bob Gonzalez scores. Masato Fukuyama flies out to the right fielder. Lance Mahlberg hits a home run. Jake Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roxy Klaerner singles to center field. Mike Ausmus pops out to the shortstop. Roxy Klaerner is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Rick Ruebel pitching. Al Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Fumio Suzuki strikes out. Tom Batton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Rich Jones pops out to the second baseman. Chief Anderson doubles to left field. Jim Grott singles in front of the center fielder. Chief Anderson scores. Marion Abbott is pinch hitting for Rick Ruebel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Marion Abbott grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Grott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Marion Abbott steals second. Bob Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Pete Robinson pitching. Joe Merritt singles to center field. MoMo Wanchuk hits a home run. Joe Merritt scores. Del Welaj comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Glenn singles to center field. Jim Nagy is pinch hitting for Jake Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Nagy walks. Scott Archdeacon walks. Dick Husting walks. John Glenn scores. Al Gomez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Nagy scores. Scott Archdeacon advances to third on the play. Fumio Suzuki hits a home run. Scott Archdeacon scores. Tom Batton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bama Sandberg pitching. Masato Fukuyama singles to right field. Masato Fukuyama steals second. Lance Mahlberg grounds out to the shortstop. Roxy Klaerner strikes out. Mike Ausmus grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 5 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Rick Ruebel is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howie Perry did not respond to coaching in control Mike Roser did not respond to coaching in control Bill Kainer did not respond to coaching in control Fred Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Kainer did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Ward did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Lee improves in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Kellum did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Blasingame did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Cliff Hough did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Clyde Delahanty improves in range Casey Hartnett improves in range Elmer Fletcher improves in contact_vs_lefty Casey Hartnett did not respond to coaching in SS