Win: Dave Schlitzer (3-4) Loss: Lerrin Fritz (1-9)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Elliott Niehoff pitching. Mul Poorman flies out to the right fielder. Randy Harrington grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Cristall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Johnny McCall pitching. Gene LaPalme walks. Bill Mokan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene LaPalme is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim McNeely reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mul Poorman. Jeff Quintana flies out to the right fielder. Bill Lanning grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles George Barnes pops out to the second baseman. Fred Cheeves grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Ross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Carden Twitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Cruz walks. Benny Cruz steals second. Rudy Stephenson strikes out. Elliott Niehoff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles George Perkins singles to center field. Brian Pellagrini walks. Johnny McCall pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Mul Poorman grounds out to the shortstop. George Perkins advances to third on the play. Brian Pellagrini advances to second on the play. Randy Harrington strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Gene LaPalme doubles to center field. Bill Mokan grounds out to the shortstop. Jim McNeely strikes out. Jeff Quintana grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Ike Cristall singles past the third baseman. George Barnes singles to center field. Ike Cristall advances to third on the hit. Fred Cheeves pops out to the first baseman. Alex Ross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Barnes advances to second on the play. George Perkins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Lanning grounds out to the shortstop. Carden Twitchell strikes out. Benny Cruz singles to right field. Rudy Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Brian Pellagrini grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny McCall walks. Mul Poorman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Elliott Niehoff strikes out. Gene LaPalme singles to center field. Gene LaPalme steals second. Bill Mokan singles to right field. Gene LaPalme scores. Bill Mokan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jim McNeely flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Randy Harrington strikes out. Ike Cristall walks. George Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Fred Cheeves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tug Healy 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. Jeff Quintana pops out to the second baseman. Bill Lanning doubles to center field. Carden Twitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lanning advances to third on the play. Benny Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Alex Ross hits a home run. George Perkins pops out to the first baseman. Brian Pellagrini walks. Paul Bowie is pinch hitting for Tug Healy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Frank Renfer is pinch running for Brian Pellagrini on 1st base. Frank Renfer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Paul Bowie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Keerl pitching. Spec Bell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Renfer at C. Rudy Stephenson strikes out. Elliott Niehoff strikes out. Gene LaPalme grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Mul Poorman singles past the shortstop. Randy Harrington walks. Ike Cristall lines out to the shortstop. George Barnes strikes out. Francis Saucier 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. Ken Wyrostek is pinch hitting for Fred Cheeves. Ken Wyrostek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Mokan singles to left field. Jim McNeely singles to right field. Jeff Quintana strikes out. Bill Lanning hits an infield single to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Carden Twitchell grounds into a fielders choice to the shortstop. Bill Mokan is out at home. Benny Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Alex Ross strikes out. George Perkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Spec Bell doubles to center field. Ike Morgan is pinch hitting for Joe Keerl. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ike Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dave Schlitzer pitching. Rudy Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Butch Smalley is pinch hitting for Francis Saucier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Butch Smalley lines out to the shortstop. Gene LaPalme walks. Bill Mokan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Los Angeles Lerrin Fritz pitching. Mul Poorman grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Harrington grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Cristall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Jim McNeely flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Quintana strikes out. Bill Lanning grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Los Angeles George Barnes doubles to left field. Ken Wyrostek flies out to the left fielder. Alex Ross strikes out. George Perkins singles to right field. George Barnes scores. Spec Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Carden Twitchell strikes out. Benny Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 10
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Verhoeven did not respond to coaching in arm Jay Rohde did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Verhoeven did not respond to coaching in range Jay Rohde improves in power_vs_righty Don Flowers did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bruce Stanage improves in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Jose Palmer improves in speed Bill Reed improves in velocity Donnie Jelic improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Reed improves in control Walter Downing did not respond to coaching in range Bill Reed did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Glover did not respond to coaching in CF