Win: Bill Fenner (5-5) Loss: Jorge Palacios (2-4)
Save: July Rodriguez (22)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Don Murray pitching. Darrell Perring grounds out to the shortstop. Cal Lemon singles to center field. Pete Flores strikes out. Tim Nunnari walks. Red McCarver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Elvis Janzen pitching. Ace Luskey strikes out. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Robles grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Solly Doyle hits a home run. Mike Maestri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Cronin grounds out to the third baseman. Elvis Janzen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Wally Daly reached on a fielding error by Pete Flores. Al Burns grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wally Daly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Melillo grounds out to the second baseman. Al Burns advances to second on the play. Chad Slagle singles to left field. Al Burns scores. Chad Slagle steals second. Ted Blong lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Darrell Perring grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Lemon grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Flores walks. Tim Nunnari pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Don Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Ace Luskey strikes out. Dave Rodriguez singles past the second baseman. Art Robles grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Red McCarver flies out to the center fielder. Solly Doyle singles to center field. Mike Maestri singles to center field. Jeff Cronin strikes out. Elvis Janzen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Wally Daly grounds out to the shortstop. Al Burns triples. John Melillo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Burns scores. Chad Slagle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Darrell Perring singles to left field. Cal Lemon singles to right field. Darrell Perring advances to third on the hit. Pete Flores flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Darrell Perring scores. Tim Nunnari flies out to the right fielder. Red McCarver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ted Blong grounds out to the shortstop. Don Murray pops out to the first baseman. Ace Luskey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Solly Doyle lines out to the first baseman. Mike Maestri doubles to right field. Dykes Neagle is pinch running for Mike Maestri on 2nd base. Jeff Cronin singles to left field. Dykes Neagle scores. Elvis Janzen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Darrell Perring strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Dave Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Art Robles flies out to the center fielder. Wally Daly bunts for a base hit. Al Burns lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Jim Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Cal Lemon strikes out. Pete Flores grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Nunnari strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh John Melillo singles to center field. John Melillo steals second. Chad Slagle strikes out. Ted Blong grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Melillo advances to third on the play. Joe Carew is pinch hitting for Jim Wilson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Carew walks. Ace Luskey singles to right field. John Melillo scores. Joe Carew advances to third on the hit. Dave Rodriguez doubles to right field. Joe Carew scores. Ace Luskey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Art Robles singles to center field. Dave Rodriguez scores. Art Robles is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Fritz Cain pitching. Red McCarver walks. Solly Doyle singles to left field. Dykes Neagle doubles to center field. Red McCarver scores. Jeff Cronin pops out to the second baseman. Mike Crane is pinch hitting for Elvis Janzen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Crane singles to center field. Solly Doyle scores. Dykes Neagle scores. Tim Coleman is pinch running for Mike Crane on 1st base. Darrell Perring pops out to the first baseman. Cal Lemon singles to center field. Pete Flores grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cal Lemon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Fenner pitching. Wally Daly flies out to the right fielder. Al Burns grounds out to the shortstop. John Melillo singles to right field. John Melillo steals second. Chad Slagle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Tim Nunnari reached on a fielding error by Al Burns. Red McCarver walks. Solly Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Dykes Neagle strikes out. Jeff Cronin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ted Blong strikes out. Clyde Wilson is pinch hitting for Fritz Cain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clyde Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Ace Luskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Los Angeles Jorge Palacios pitching. Bill Fenner strikes out. Darrell Perring doubles to right field. Cal Lemon hits a home run. Darrell Perring scores. Pete Flores walks. Tim Nunnari grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Joe Wagner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Solly Doyle at C. July Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Art Robles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Daly singles to center field. Al Burns singles to center field. John Melillo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Darrell Perring (18), Mike Maestri (9), Dykes Neagle (16).HR - Cal Lemon (11), Solly Doyle (11).SF - Pete Flores.GIDP - Tim Nunnari. Fielding: E - Pete Flores.
Batting:2B - Dave Rodriguez (14).3B - Al Burns (9). Baserunning: SB - John Melillo 2 (15), Chad Slagle (8).CS - Art Robles (11). Fielding: E - Al Burns.
Game Notes Mike Crane is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Baldwin did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Shaner did not respond to coaching in control Wally Baughman improves in arm Dick Shaner did not respond to coaching in velocity John Bergman improves in control Wally Bedell improves in arm
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Len Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Len Miller did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Logan did not respond to coaching in range Bert Poorman improves in contact_vs_righty Luis Coughtry improves in range Luis Coughtry did not respond to coaching in speed Luis Clowers did not respond to coaching in CF