Win: Bill Branson (12-8) Loss: Bob Walk (11-7)
Save: Tyson Mercury (36)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Branson pitching. Tim Foli grounds out to the shortstop. RJ Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Omar Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Bob Walk pitching. Orlando Mulholland pops out to the catcher. Vic Koskie flies out to the right fielder. Blackie Carlton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Vail hits a home run. Gene Whitehill singles to center field. Pete Holtzman lines out to the third baseman. Stan Evans strikes out. Charlie Chazu grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Whitehill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Roy Sexson walks. Larry Busch doubles to center field. Roy Sexson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Matty Sayles pops out to the second baseman. Leo Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Busch steals third. Al Steevens hits an infield single to the second baseman. Larry Busch scores. Bill Branson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Bob Walk singles to center field. Tim Foli pops out to the third baseman. RJ Reynolds doubles to left field. Omar Moreno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Walk scores. RJ Reynolds advances to third on the play. John Vail pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Orlando Mulholland singles to center field. Vic Koskie strikes out. Blackie Carlton flies out to the right fielder. Roy Sexson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Gene Whitehill strikes out. Pete Holtzman grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Evans grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Larry Busch walks. Matty Sayles strikes out. Leo Moss flies out to the left fielder. Larry Busch steals second. Al Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Charlie Chazu grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Walk reached on a fielding error by Larry Busch. Tim Foli singles to right field. Bob Walk advances to third on the hit. RJ Reynolds lines out to the second baseman. Omar Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Bill Branson flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Mulholland strikes out. Vic Koskie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh John Vail grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Whitehill pops out to the second baseman. Pete Holtzman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Blackie Carlton walks. Roy Sexson pops out to the shortstop. Larry Busch walks. Matty Sayles doubles to center field. Blackie Carlton scores. Larry Busch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leo Moss grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Matty Sayles advances to third on the play. Rod Scurry 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. Al Steevens pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Stan Evans grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Chazu hits a home run. Rod Scurry strikes out. Tim Foli grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Polly Carter is pinch hitting for Bill Branson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Polly Carter flies out to the center fielder. Orlando Mulholland strikes out. Vic Koskie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Max Robbins pitching. RJ Reynolds strikes out. Omar Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. John Vail strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Blackie Carlton singles to left field. Roy Sexson singles to center field. Larry Busch flies out to the center fielder. Matty Sayles walks. Leo Moss flies out to the right fielder. Al Steevens singles to left field. Blackie Carlton scores. Roy Sexson scores. Bob Kipper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian White is pinch hitting for Max Robbins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Brian White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tyson Mercury pitching. Gene Whitehill walks. Pete Holtzman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Whitehill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Stan Evans flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Chazu grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Pete Holtzman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Oldham improves in range Richie Zisk did not respond to coaching in arm Red Lopes improves in power_vs_lefty Carlos Ardoin improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Ardoin did not respond to coaching in 1B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Susce improves in power_vs_righty Art Martin improves in power_vs_lefty Ken Grant did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Susce improves in contact_vs_lefty Tony Thomas did not respond to coaching in RF