Inning: 1 Los Angeles Pat Valera pitching. Art Karchner grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Beech grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Fussell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Tsuneo Tahara pitching. Charley Hickman grounds out to the shortstop. Lloyd Martyn singles to right field. Brian Smith pops out to the second baseman. Dennis Carrasco flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Willie McCovey strikes out. Brad Arlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Len Coppinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Scott Crooke singles to right field. Carl Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Rich Acker singles to center field. Scott Crooke advances to third on the hit. Specs Jefferson grounds out to the pitcher. Rich Acker advances to second on the play. Pat Valera strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Al Glynn strikes out. Doug Kircher grounds out to the pitcher. Tsuneo Tahara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman singles to right field. Lloyd Martyn walks. Brian Smith walks. Dennis Carrasco walks. Charley Hickman scores. Scott Crooke singles to center field. Lloyd Martyn scores. Brian Smith scores. Dennis Carrasco advances to third on the hit. Carl Simpson singles to right field. Dennis Carrasco scores. Scott Crooke advances to third on the hit. Rich Acker singles to center field. Scott Crooke scores. Carl Simpson advances to third on the hit. Specs Jefferson strikes out. Pat Valera flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Carl Simpson scores. Charley Hickman singles to left field. Lloyd Martyn singles to center field. Rich Acker scores. Charley Hickman advances to third on the hit. Brian Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Art Karchner doubles to center field. Jim Beech strikes out. Brian Fussell walks. Willie McCovey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Art Karchner advances to third on the play. Brian Fussell advances to second on the play. Brad Arlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dennis Carrasco walks. Scott Crooke doubles to right field. Dennis Carrasco uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl Simpson walks. Rich Acker flies out to the right fielder. Specs Jefferson singles to left field. Scott Crooke scores. Carl Simpson advances to third on the hit. Pat Valera singles to right field. Carl Simpson scores. Specs Jefferson advances to third on the hit. Ray Hennessey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Charley Hickman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Len Coppinger walks. Al Glynn pops out to the shortstop. Doug Kircher grounds out to the second baseman. Len Coppinger advances to second on the play. Ray Hennessey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lloyd Martyn grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Smith doubles past the third baseman. Dennis Carrasco reached on a fielding error by Willie McCovey. Scott Crooke flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Brian Smith scores. Carl Simpson triples. Dennis Carrasco scores. Rich Acker walks. Specs Jefferson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Len Coppinger. Carl Simpson scores. Pat Valera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Art Karchner flies out to the right fielder. Jim Beech singles to center field. Brian Fussell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Beech advances to second on the play. Willie McCovey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Charley Hickman singles to left field. Manuel Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charley Hickman steals second. Lloyd Martyn strikes out. Brian Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Carrasco singles to left field. Charley Hickman scores. Dennis Carrasco steals second. Scott Crooke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Bob Maranda 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. Brad Arlin strikes out. Len Coppinger singles to right field. Al Glynn grounds out to the second baseman. Len Coppinger advances to second on the play. Doug Kircher singles to center field. Len Coppinger scores. Mike Rincon is pinch hitting for Manuel Moore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Rincon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tommy Berenguer pitching. Carl Simpson walks. Rich Acker singles past the shortstop. Specs Jefferson grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Simpson advances to third on the play. Rich Acker advances to second on the play. Bob Maranda strikes out. Charley Hickman walks. Lloyd Martyn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Art Karchner singles to center field. Jim Beech strikes out. Art Karchner steals second. Brian Fussell flies out to the center fielder. Willie McCovey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Brian Smith strikes out. Dennis Carrasco singles to right field. Scott Crooke singles to center field. Dennis Carrasco advances to third on the hit. Carl Simpson doubles to center field. Dennis Carrasco scores. Scott Crooke uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rich Acker walks. Specs Jefferson flies out to the left fielder. Bob Maranda grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rich Acker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Brad Arlin flies out to the right fielder. Len Coppinger doubles to right field. Al Glynn flies out to the left fielder. Laurin Woods comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doug Kircher walks. Jerry Stoneham is pinch hitting for Tommy Berenguer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Stoneham walks. Art Karchner singles to left field. Len Coppinger scores. Doug Kircher scores. Jim Beech strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 14
Batting:2B - Brian Smith (1), Scott Crooke (1), Carl Simpson (1).3B - Carl Simpson (1).SF - Scott Crooke, Pat Valera.GIDP - Charley Hickman. Baserunning: SB - Charley Hickman (1), Dennis Carrasco (1).
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Darryl Springer improves in velocity Joe Strelecki did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Strelecki did not respond to coaching in control Tom Comer improves in range Jim Sedgwick did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Randy Mitchell did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Nicholls improves in endurance George Hinton improves in power_vs_righty John Stevens improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Cage did not respond to coaching in 2B