Win: Rube Lincoln (6-10) Loss: Fred Merritt (11-18)
Save: Gene Fallenstein (20)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Fred Merritt pitching. Gene LaPalme strikes out. John Mellor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carden Twitchell singles to left field. Jeff Quintana grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carden Twitchell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Rube Lincoln pitching. Randy Harrington pops out to the first baseman. Ike Cristall singles past the second baseman. Alex Ross grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ike Cristall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Wyrostek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Lanning grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Vuckovich grounds out to the second baseman. Rabbit Brewer singles to center field. Mike Roe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Gary Queen pops out to the third baseman. Paul Bowie strikes out. George Perkins is hit by a pitch. George Perkins is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rube Lincoln singles to right field. Gene LaPalme singles to center field. Rube Lincoln advances to third on the hit. John Mellor singles to center field. Rube Lincoln scores. Carden Twitchell flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Quintana flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lanning grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Connie Sundberg grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Merritt strikes out. Randy Harrington pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Brian Vuckovich flies out to the left fielder. Rabbit Brewer flies out to the right fielder. Mike Roe doubles to center field. Rube Lincoln flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Ike Cristall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Ross hits a home run. Ken Wyrostek strikes out. Gary Queen singles to right field. Paul Bowie walks. George Perkins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gene LaPalme grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Mellor singles to right field. Carden Twitchell singles to right field. John Mellor advances to third on the hit. Jeff Quintana flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Mellor scores. Bill Lanning singles to center field. Brian Vuckovich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Connie Sundberg singles to right field. Fred Merritt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Randy Harrington pops out to the first baseman. Ike Cristall singles to center field. Connie Sundberg scores. Alex Ross flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rabbit Brewer strikes out. Mike Roe strikes out. Rube Lincoln grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Ken Wyrostek grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Queen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Paul Bowie doubles to left field. George Perkins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gene LaPalme singles to center field. Johnny McCall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Mellor flies out to the center fielder. Carden Twitchell singles to left field. Jeff Quintana strikes out. Bill Lanning singles to center field. Gene LaPalme scores. Brian Vuckovich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Connie Sundberg strikes out. Dave Wood is pinch hitting for Johnny McCall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Dave Wood grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Harrington pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Kiki Fisher pitching. Rabbit Brewer grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Roe strikes out. Rube Lincoln flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Ike Cristall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Ross walks. Ken Wyrostek singles to right field. Alex Ross advances to third on the hit. Gary Queen strikes out. Paul Bowie pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Gene LaPalme strikes out. John Mellor singles to right field. Carden Twitchell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Gene Fallenstein comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Perkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Connie Sundberg flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Ike Morgan is pinch hitting for Kiki Fisher. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ike Morgan flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Carden Twitchell is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Benny Cruz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Glover did not respond to coaching in speed Bubba Gutteridge did not respond to coaching in control Benny Cruz improves in range Steve Knight improves in contact_vs_righty Klondike Fahr improves in power_vs_lefty Dave McFadden improves in CF
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Verhoeven improves in power_vs_lefty Terry Parnham improves in power_vs_lefty Chuck Whelan did not respond to coaching in control Jay Rohde did not respond to coaching in arm Tex Mahoney did not respond to coaching in speed Tex Mahoney improves in power_vs_righty