Win: Hal Abrams (5-3) Loss: Xavier Pruett (5-11)
Save: John Wilson (1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Xavier Pruett pitching. Rasty Johnson walks. Dick Lerchen strikes out. Jack Ray strikes out. Jim Nunez singles to left field. Rasty Johnson advances to third on the hit. Tom Malkmus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Hal Abrams pitching. Juice Lieber singles to center field. Pete Andrews walks. Mark Stevens flies out to the right fielder. Bob Cunningham strikes out. Paul Pasqua flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Tonny Cruz strikes out. Danny Hare flies out to the center fielder. Bob Walker walks. Hal Abrams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles George Epstein flies out to the left fielder. Bryan Politte pops out to the catcher. Kuniyuki Matoyama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rasty Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Lerchen singles to left field. Jack Ray reached on a fielding error by Bob Cunningham. Jim Nunez strikes out. Tom Malkmus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Xavier Pruett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juice Lieber singles to left field. Pete Andrews pops out to the second baseman. Mark Stevens grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Juice Lieber is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tonny Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Hare singles to left field. Bob Walker grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bob Cunningham grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Pasqua pops out to the first baseman. George Epstein walks. Bryan Politte strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hal Abrams strikes out. Rasty Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Lerchen doubles to left field. Jack Ray walks. Jim Nunez hits a home run. Dick Lerchen scores. Jack Ray scores. Tom Malkmus doubles to left field. Tonny Cruz singles to right field. Tom Malkmus scores. Danny Hare grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tonny Cruz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Kuniyuki Matoyama strikes out. Xavier Pruett strikes out. Juice Lieber singles to left field. Pete Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bob Walker walks. Hal Abrams lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bob Walker forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Rasty Johnson strikes out. Dick Lerchen singles to right field. Hal Abrams advances to third on the hit. Jack Ray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Mark Stevens grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Paul Pasqua walks. Eddie Hardgrove 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 1st. George Epstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Nunez singles to left field. Tom Malkmus flies out to the left fielder. Tonny Cruz singles to right field. Jim Nunez advances to third on the hit. Danny Hare strikes out. Bob Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Bryan Politte walks. Kuniyuki Matoyama pops out to the catcher. Frenchy McDermott is pinch hitting for Xavier Pruett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frenchy McDermott flies out to the right fielder. Juice Lieber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Ramsdell pitching. Rusty McCleskey is pinch hitting for Eddie Hardgrove. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rusty McCleskey strikes out. Rasty Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Dick Lerchen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Al Pettis pitching. Pete Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Mark Stevens is hit by a pitch. Bob Cunningham walks. Paul Pasqua flies out to the left fielder. George Epstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jack Ray singles to center field. Jim Nunez singles to left field. Tom Malkmus grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Nunez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tonny Cruz strikes out. Danny Hare walks. Bob Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Bryan Politte singles to right field. Kuniyuki Matoyama flies out to the right fielder. Jack Knode is pinch hitting for Jim Ramsdell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Knode doubles to left field. Bryan Politte uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juice Lieber doubles to right field. Jack Knode scores. Pete Andrews hits an infield single to the shortstop. Mark Stevens singles to center field. Juice Lieber scores. Bob Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. Paul Pasqua strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 13 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 11
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Garry Kopf did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Nicholas improves in contact_vs_lefty Garry Kopf did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ozzie Murphy improves in speed Jim Balboni did not respond to coaching in control Ozzie Murphy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Nicholas did not respond to coaching in 2B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Flannery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Clarke improves in power_vs_righty Dan Romano improves in arm Scott Dernier improves in contact_vs_righty Dan Romano did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Potter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty