Inning: 1 Los Angeles Mike Sprague pitching. Juice Lieber flies out to the right fielder. George Epstein grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Cunningham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Brooklyn Xavier Pruett pitching. Bob Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Trlicek singles to center field. Billy Desautels pops out to the second baseman. Joe Trlicek steals second. I.V. Dripp walks. Cosco Koestner walks. Tokito Inoue walks. Joe Trlicek scores. Floyd Burrows flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Paul Pasqua flies out to the center fielder. Dante Guillen strikes out. Frenchy McDermott doubles to left field. Brian Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Brooklyn Juan Andrus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Sprague singles to left field. Mike Sprague steals second. Bob Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Sprague advances to third on the play. Joe Trlicek grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Kuniyuki Matoyama singles to left field. Xavier Pruett lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juice Lieber flies out to the left fielder. George Epstein pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Brooklyn Billy Desautels strikes out. I.V. Dripp strikes out. Cosco Koestner is hit by a pitch. Tokito Inoue singles to center field. Cosco Koestner steals third. Floyd Burrows strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bob Cunningham walks. Paul Pasqua singles to center field. Dante Guillen strikes out. Frenchy McDermott lines out to the shortstop. Brian Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Brooklyn Juan Andrus doubles to center field. Mike Sprague lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Collins grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Joe Trlicek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Kuniyuki Matoyama singles to left field. Xavier Pruett fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Xavier Pruett singles to right field. Kuniyuki Matoyama advances to third on the hit. Juice Lieber flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Kuniyuki Matoyama scores. George Epstein grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Brooklyn Billy Desautels strikes out. I.V. Dripp reached on a fielding error by Frenchy McDermott. Cosco Koestner strikes out. Tokito Inoue flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Bob Cunningham grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Pasqua grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dante Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Brooklyn Floyd Burrows grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Andrus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Sprague strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Frenchy McDermott singles to left field. Brian Cruz walks. Kuniyuki Matoyama grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Frenchy McDermott advances to third on the play. Xavier Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Brooklyn Bob Collins grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Trlicek singles to center field. Billy Desautels singles to center field. Joe Trlicek advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. I.V. Dripp strikes out. Cosco Koestner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Juice Lieber grounds out to the shortstop. George Epstein flies out to the center fielder. Bob Cunningham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Brooklyn Tokito Inoue singles to center field. Floyd Burrows grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Juan Andrus lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Paul Pasqua strikes out. Dante Guillen walks. Passed ball. Dante Guillen advances to second. Randy Eubanks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Frenchy McDermott grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Cruz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Brooklyn Rafael Stanage is pinch hitting for Randy Eubanks. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rafael Stanage grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Collins walks. Joe Trlicek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Collins advances to second on the play. Billy Desautels walks. I.V. Dripp grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Desautels is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Los Angeles Rusty Klages pitching. Kuniyuki Matoyama singles to center field. Jack Knode is pinch hitting for Xavier Pruett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jack Knode grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Juice Lieber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Brooklyn Mark Gonzalez pitching. Cosco Koestner pops out to the pitcher. Tokito Inoue walks. Floyd Burrows grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Los Angeles George Epstein singles to center field. Bob Cunningham pops out to the shortstop. Paul Pasqua flies out to the center fielder. Dante Guillen walks. Frenchy McDermott hits a home run. George Epstein scores. Dante Guillen scores. Don Martinez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Cruz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Brooklyn Juan Andrus singles to left field. Reggie Vasbinder is pinch hitting for Don Martinez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Reggie Vasbinder flies out to the center fielder. Bob Collins grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 6 Brooklyn total runners LOB: 12
Game Notes Juice Lieber is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lee Vargas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark McElyea did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Stevens improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Pagliaroni did not respond to coaching in speed Pete Andrews improves in range Bill Thomas improves in range Pete Andrews did not respond to coaching in CF
Brooklyn Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Haywood Rippelmeyer did not respond to coaching in arm Jose Leverette did not respond to coaching in control Grover Manzanillo did not respond to coaching in control Haywood Rippelmeyer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Haywood Rippelmeyer improves in power_vs_lefty Art Trevino improves in power_vs_lefty Walt Donnels did not respond to coaching in 1B