Win: Mark Brunet (10-16) Loss: Nick Crompton (7-6)
Save: Masao Fothergill (9)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Mark Brunet pitching. Jack Knode grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Ruebel strikes out. Dante Guillen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Nick Crompton pitching. Hal McCurdy pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Carter singles to right field. Jim Nunez hits a home run. Johnny Carter scores. Danny Hare flies out to the center fielder. Rusty McCleskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Frenchy McDermott hits a home run. George Epstein grounds out to the shortstop. Juice Lieber singles to right field. Cliff Keough grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Juice Lieber is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herman Hunt singles to left field. Cliff Keough advances to third on the hit. Nick Crompton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dusty Banister grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Lerchen pops out to the first baseman. Bill Mails grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Jack Knode grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Ruebel flies out to the center fielder. Dante Guillen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mark Brunet strikes out. Hal McCurdy flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Frenchy McDermott flies out to the left fielder. George Epstein walks. Juice Lieber strikes out. Cliff Keough lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Nunez flies out to the center fielder. Danny Hare grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty McCleskey doubles to left field. Dusty Banister strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Herman Hunt hits a home run. Nick Crompton strikes out. Jack Knode flies out to the left fielder. Andy Ruebel lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen flies out to the center fielder. Bill Mails strikes out. Mark Brunet strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Dante Guillen doubles to center field. Frenchy McDermott pops out to the second baseman. George Epstein strikes out. Juice Lieber grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Hal McCurdy hits a home run. Stan Forster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Carter flies out to the center fielder. Jim Nunez strikes out. Danny Hare singles to left field. Rusty McCleskey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Rod Kracher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dusty Banister at CF. Cliff Keough walks. Herman Hunt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cliff Keough is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Stan Forster lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Knode walks. Andy Ruebel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Rod Kracher singles past the first baseman. Dick Lerchen strikes out. Rod Kracher steals second. Bill Mails singles to right field. Rod Kracher scores. Len Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Brunet lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hal McCurdy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Juice Lieber. Bill Mails scores. Johnny Carter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Dante Guillen hits an infield single to the second baseman. Frenchy McDermott singles to center field. Dante Guillen advances to third on the hit. George Epstein grounds out to the third baseman. Dante Guillen scores. Frenchy McDermott advances to second on the play. Masao Fothergill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juice Lieber walks. Cliff Keough pops out to the second baseman. Herman Hunt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Nunez strikes out. Danny Hare singles to left field. Rusty McCleskey flies out to the right fielder. Rod Kracher walks. Dick Lerchen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Brian Cruz is pinch hitting for Len Bennett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Brian Cruz strikes out. Jack Knode lines out to the second baseman. Andy Ruebel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Andrews improves in arm Terry Politte improves in speed Bob Cunningham did not respond to coaching in range Mickey Hines improves in arm Tom Chiti did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Cunningham improves in speed Blas Thompson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Hardgrove did not respond to coaching in control Len Miller did not respond to coaching in control Denny Franklin did not respond to coaching in control Brant Waddell improves in contact_vs_righty Garry Kopf did not respond to coaching in arm Pat Pashnick improves in arm