Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Dean Hamelin pitching. Sam House strikes out. Henry Okrie grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles John Cuccurullo pitching. Kagney Lynn Karter hits a home run. Curt Moeller flies out to the left fielder. Ray Brock grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Werle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Sadao Nakayama grounds out to the shortstop. Newt Harper singles to left field. Newt Harper is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Briley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Takumi Fujiwara grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Jamerson flies out to the left fielder. Dusty Allen walks. Scott McMullen singles to right field. Dusty Allen advances to third on the hit. Dean Hamelin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Evelio Nieves strikes out. Rich Parsons walks. John Cuccurullo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sam House reached on a fielding error by Takumi Fujiwara. Henry Okrie singles to center field. Rich Parsons scores. Sam House advances to third on the hit. Henry Okrie is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Kagney Lynn Karter flies out to the left fielder. Curt Moeller strikes out. Ray Brock grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz singles to right field. Sadao Nakayama strikes out. Juan Ortiz steals second. Newt Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Ortiz steals third. Bob Briley reached on a fielding error by Kagney Lynn Karter. Juan Ortiz scores. Bob Briley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Fred Werle grounds out to the pitcher. Takumi Fujiwara pops out to the shortstop. Bob Jamerson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Evelio Nieves walks. Rich Parsons doubles to left field. John Cuccurullo grounds out to the shortstop. Evelio Nieves scores. Rich Parsons advances to third on the play. Sam House singles to right field. Rich Parsons scores. Henry Okrie grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Dusty Allen strikes out. Scott McMullen grounds out to the third baseman. Dean Hamelin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz strikes out. Sadao Nakayama strikes out. Newt Harper doubles to center field. Bob Briley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Kagney Lynn Karter strikes out. Curt Moeller pops out to the shortstop. Ray Brock singles to left field. Fred Werle walks. Takumi Fujiwara grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Evelio Nieves flies out to the right fielder. Rich Parsons strikes out. John Cuccurullo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Bob Jamerson grounds out to the third baseman. Dusty Allen singles to left field. Scott McMullen singles to left field. Dusty Allen advances to third on the hit. Dick Wilson is pinch hitting for Dean Hamelin. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dick Wilson walks. Kagney Lynn Karter hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dusty Allen scores. Curt Moeller singles to center field. Scott McMullen scores. Dick Wilson scores. Ray Brock singles to left field. Kagney Lynn Karter scores. Fred Werle strikes out. Takumi Fujiwara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Vern Davis pitching. Sam House pops out to the second baseman. Henry Okrie flies out to the center fielder. Juan Ortiz hits a home run. Ben Hodge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sadao Nakayama doubles to right field. Newt Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Bob Jamerson triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Dusty Allen flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Jamerson scores. Fred Cooke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott McMullen flies out to the left fielder. Ben Hodge strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bob Briley flies out to the center fielder. Evelio Nieves singles to center field. Pete Lyons is pinch running for Evelio Nieves on 1st base. Rich Parsons grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Lyons advances to second on the play. Kirk Johnson is pinch hitting for Fred Cooke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kirk Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Curt Moeller is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Lou Fernandez improves in velocity Orlando Conatser did not respond to coaching in control Billy Maxwell improves in arm
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Berres did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Berres did not respond to coaching in speed Brian Davis did not respond to coaching in arm Alf Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty