Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Julio King pitching. Alex Soderholm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Jackson hits a home run. Tom McFarland flies out to the center fielder. Tom Leverette flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Al Richards pitching. Achmed Khan pops out to the shortstop. Dmitri Ivan Petrovich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reggie Joyner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gary Mack strikes out. Mark Sweeney grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Whitaker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles John Diggs singles to left field. John Diggs steals second. John Diggs steals third. Steph Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Diggs scores. Fred Rollo hits an infield single to the catcher. Jeff Kelleher pops out to the first baseman. Fred Rollo steals second. Howie Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tom Sain singles to center field. Al Richards lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Tom Sain forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Soderholm strikes out. Joe Jackson hits a home run. Al Richards scores. Tom McFarland lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Julio King grounds out to the second baseman. Achmed Khan flies out to the center fielder. Dmitri Ivan Petrovich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Tom Leverette doubles to center field. Gary Mack flies out to the left fielder. Mark Sweeney hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dick Whitaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Leverette scores. Mark Sweeney advances to second on the play. Kevin Lampe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Sain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Reggie Joyner strikes out. John Diggs flies out to the right fielder. Steph Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Al Richards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Soderholm strikes out. Joe Jackson hits a home run. Homer Simsyn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom McFarland triples. Tom Leverette singles to right field. Tom McFarland scores. Gary Mack singles to right field. Mark Sweeney singles to right field. Tom Leverette scores. Freddie Harrington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Whitaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Fred Rollo strikes out. Jeff Kelleher lines out to the first baseman. Howie Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tom Sain grounds out to the second baseman. Al Richards singles to center field. Alex Soderholm walks. Joe Jackson strikes out. Tom McFarland strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Freddie Harrington grounds out to the third baseman. Achmed Khan singles to center field. Dmitri Ivan Petrovich flies out to the left fielder. Reggie Joyner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Leverette pops out to the second baseman. Gary Mack walks. Mark Sweeney flies out to the left fielder. Dick Whitaker walks. Tom Sain grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Whitaker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles John Diggs strikes out. Steph Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Fred Rollo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Al Richards pops out to the shortstop. Alex Soderholm singles to center field. Joe Jackson singles to right field. Alex Soderholm advances to third on the hit. Tom McFarland singles to left field. Alex Soderholm scores. Bernie Mallon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Leverette strikes out. Gary Mack singles to center field. Joe Jackson scores. Tom McFarland advances to third on the hit. Mark Sweeney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Jeff Kelleher strikes out. Howie Smith singles to right field. Bob Byrd is pinch hitting for Bernie Mallon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Byrd flies out to the center fielder. Maury Lenhardt is pinch hitting for Achmed Khan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Maury Lenhardt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Howie Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Amir Khan pitching. Dick Whitaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Sain hits a home run. Al Richards strikes out. Alex Soderholm grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Dmitri Ivan Petrovich pops out to the first baseman. Reggie Joyner strikes out. John Diggs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Homer Simsyn is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Ray improves in arm Greg Comiskey improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Orr did not respond to coaching in speed Randy Podres did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Orr improves in RF
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Nap Bomback did not respond to coaching in range Rich Moffett did not respond to coaching in velocity Nap Bomback did not respond to coaching in speed Byung-Hyun Morehead improves in power_vs_lefty