Win: Eliecer Ramirez (9-12) Loss: Bert Laga (12-8)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bert Laga pitching. Jerome Barnes singles past the first baseman. Chet Farr strikes out. Ivan Plodinec strikes out. Len Pick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Eliecer Ramirez pitching. David Carrasquel grounds out to the shortstop. Jackie Redding pops out to the second baseman. Randy Clines singles to center field. Bob Pickett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Edgar Needham triples. Manuel Robertson grounds out to the pitcher. Vic Britton strikes out. Johnny McGregor singles to left field. Edgar Needham scores. Eliecer Ramirez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny McGregor is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Lefty Mensor pops out to the second baseman. Al Welch flies out to the left fielder. Tom Abbaticchio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jerome Barnes reached on a 2-base throwing error by David Carrasquel. Chet Farr singles to left field. Jerome Barnes scores. Ivan Plodinec walks. Len Pick grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Farr advances to third on the play. Ivan Plodinec advances to second on the play. Edgar Needham lines out to the shortstop. Manuel Robertson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Joe Spoljaric grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Laga grounds out to the pitcher. David Carrasquel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Vic Britton walks. Johnny McGregor doubles to center field. Vic Britton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eliecer Ramirez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eliecer Ramirez singles to right field. Johnny McGregor uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerome Barnes walks. Chet Farr singles to right field. Ivan Plodinec flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Eliecer Ramirez scores. Len Pick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Jackie Redding grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Clines grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Pickett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Edgar Needham pops out to the second baseman. Manuel Robertson doubles to right field. Vic Britton strikes out. Johnny McGregor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Lefty Mensor pops out to the shortstop. Al Welch grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Abbaticchio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Eliecer Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jerome Barnes pops out to the shortstop. Chet Farr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Joe Spoljaric singles to right field. Doug Lovullo is pinch hitting for Bert Laga. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Doug Lovullo pops out to the catcher. David Carrasquel singles to center field. Joe Spoljaric advances to third on the hit. Jackie Redding grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Spoljaric scores. David Carrasquel advances to second on the play. Randy Clines grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Dave Beltran pitching. Ivan Plodinec singles to center field. Ivan Plodinec is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Len Pick pops out to the second baseman. Edgar Needham singles to left field. Manuel Robertson singles to left field. Edgar Needham aggressively advances to third on the hit. Vic Britton doubles to left field. Edgar Needham scores. Manuel Robertson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Duffy Thurston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Passed ball. Vic Britton advances to third. Johnny McGregor doubles to center field. Vic Britton scores. Eliecer Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Bob Pickett hits a home run. Lefty Mensor grounds out to the third baseman. Al Welch walks. Tom Abbaticchio flies out to the right fielder. Al Welch steals second. Joe Spoljaric flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jerome Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chet Farr flies out to the center fielder. Ivan Plodinec singles to center field. Luis Kowitz is pinch hitting for Len Pick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Kowitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Jackson Cosme is pinch hitting for Duffy Thurston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jackson Cosme strikes out. Art Phillips is pinch hitting for David Carrasquel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Art Phillips hits a home run. Jackie Redding grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Randy Clines strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Hartman pitching. Edgar Needham flies out to the right fielder. Manuel Robertson singles to center field. Manuel Robertson steals second. Vic Britton flies out to the right fielder. Johnny McGregor singles to right field. Manuel Robertson scores. Archie Vance comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eliecer Ramirez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Bob Pickett walks. Lefty Mensor strikes out. Al Welch doubles to center field. Bob Pickett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Abbaticchio walks. Joe Spoljaric strikes out. Tyson Kenworthy is pinch hitting for Archie Vance. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tyson Kenworthy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Manuel Robertson (20), Vic Britton (15), Johnny McGregor 2 (20).3B - Edgar Needham (6).SF - Ivan Plodinec.GIDP - Len Pick. Baserunning: SB - Manuel Robertson (7).CS - Ivan Plodinec (4).
Game Notes Art Phillips is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ryan Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Drees improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Heath improves in arm Jeff McRae did not respond to coaching in velocity
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Heath did not respond to coaching in speed George Heath did not respond to coaching in speed Grover Park did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Caster did not respond to coaching in arm