Win: Hal Abrams (7-9) Loss: Mike Harrison (8-19)
Save: Chet Booles (3)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Harrison pitching. Tonny Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Joe Nicholas flies out to the center fielder. Tom Malkmus grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bill Saturria pitching. Mark Stevens walks. Pete Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Stevens advances to second on the play. Lee Vargas pops out to the shortstop. Dave Tobin triples. Mark Stevens scores. Mark McElyea walks. Mike Clarke pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen singles to center field. Ethan Mahoney singles to center field. Mickey Bold walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Ozzie Murphy singles to left field. Dick Lerchen scores. Ethan Mahoney scores. Walt Gale grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mickey Bold advances to third on the play. Bill Saturria grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Kuniyuki Matoyama flies out to the center fielder. Pop Hudler strikes out. Mike Harrison reached on a fielding error by Mickey Bold. Mark Stevens grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Harrison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tonny Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Nicholas reached on a fielding error by Dave Tobin. Tom Malkmus flies out to the center fielder. Joe Nicholas steals second. Dick Lerchen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Pete Andrews singles to right field. Lee Vargas pops out to the third baseman. Dave Tobin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ethan Mahoney grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Bold grounds out to the pitcher. Ozzie Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Mark McElyea hits a home run. Mike Clarke singles to center field. Kuniyuki Matoyama singles past the first baseman. Pop Hudler doubles to left field. Mike Clarke scores. Kuniyuki Matoyama uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eddie Hardgrove comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Harrison lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Stevens flies out to the right fielder. Pete Andrews flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Walt Gale reached on a fielding error by Kuniyuki Matoyama. Eddie Hardgrove lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tonny Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Joe Nicholas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Lee Vargas hits a home run. Hal Abrams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Tobin grounds out to the second baseman. Mark McElyea grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Clarke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Malkmus singles to left field. Dick Lerchen singles to left field. Tom Malkmus advances to third on the hit. Dick Lerchen steals second. Ethan Mahoney is hit by a pitch. Mickey Bold walks. Tom Malkmus scores. Ozzie Murphy doubles to left field. Dick Lerchen scores. Ethan Mahoney scores. Mickey Bold uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Gale walks. Jack Ray is pinch hitting for Hal Abrams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack Ray flies out to the right fielder. Tonny Cruz doubles to center field. Ozzie Murphy scores. Joe Nicholas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Gale scores. Tonny Cruz advances to third on the play. Tom Malkmus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Lucky Cole pitching. Kuniyuki Matoyama walks. Pop Hudler pops out to the third baseman. Mike Harrison lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Stevens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dick Lerchen strikes out. Ethan Mahoney walks. Mickey Bold singles past the shortstop. Ethan Mahoney advances to third on the hit. Ozzie Murphy strikes out. Walt Gale walks. Cuckoo Hulett is pinch hitting for Lucky Cole. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Cuckoo Hulett singles to left field. Ethan Mahoney scores. Mickey Bold scores. Ray Bochte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Tonny Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Mark Brunet pitching. Pete Andrews singles to right field. Lee Vargas strikes out. Dave Tobin singles to left field. Pete Andrews advances to third on the hit. Mark McElyea walks. Mike Clarke singles to right field. Pete Andrews scores. Dave Tobin scores. Jack Rosenberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kuniyuki Matoyama pops out to the second baseman. Pop Hudler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Nicholas flies out to the center fielder. Tom Malkmus walks. Dick Lerchen lines out to the shortstop. Ethan Mahoney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Ray Bochte walks. Mark Stevens is hit by a pitch. Pete Andrews pops out to the catcher. Lee Vargas walks. Dave Tobin grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Bochte scores. Mark Stevens advances to third on the play. Lee Vargas advances to second on the play. Chet Booles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Mark Stevens scores. Mark McElyea grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mickey Bold singles to left field. Ozzie Murphy doubles to left field. Mickey Bold uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Loynd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Gale strikes out. Chet Booles strikes out. Tonny Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Mike Clarke singles to left field. Kuniyuki Matoyama grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Pop Hudler singles to left field. Harry Potter is pinch hitting for Mike Loynd. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Potter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Pop Hudler (15).3B - Dave Tobin (4).HR - Lee Vargas (20), Mark McElyea (17).GIDP - Dave Tobin, Kuniyuki Matoyama.HBP - Mark Stevens (3). Fielding: E - Dave Tobin, Kuniyuki Matoyama.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Billy Goslin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Diego Perkins did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Baldschun did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Balboni did not respond to coaching in control Walt Ohman improves in control Vernon Young did not respond to coaching in velocity
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Neun did not respond to coaching in arm Ryan Tartabull improves in power_vs_righty George Cornejo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Hughes improves in range Dick Egan improves in arm Win Abbott improves in control Dick Egan improves in LF