Win: John Bergman (13-3) Loss: Don Murray (10-5)
Save: Jack Skrmetta (46)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Don Murray pitching. Leo Beard doubles to left field. Scott Morgan grounds out to the pitcher. George Beltran flies out to the left fielder. Bill Thomas walks. Dave Busse doubles to left field. Leo Beard scores. Bill Thomas is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh John Bergman pitching. Ace Luskey grounds out to the second baseman. Chad Slagle bunts for a base hit. Chad Slagle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Melillo hits a home run. John Beasley singles to left field. John Beasley steals second. Joe Carew triples. John Beasley scores. Luis Clowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Dan Baldwin pops out to the third baseman. Wally Baughman flies out to the right fielder. Pete Flores singles to center field. John Bergman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jim Strickland flies out to the center fielder. Al Marsh walks. Don Murray lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ace Luskey is hit by a pitch. Chad Slagle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Leo Beard flies out to the center fielder. Scott Morgan singles to left field. George Beltran singles to center field. Scott Morgan advances to third on the hit. Bill Thomas singles to center field. Scott Morgan scores. Dave Busse walks. Dan Baldwin flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, George Beltran scores. Wally Baughman reached on a fielding error by Al Marsh. Pete Flores hits a home run. Bill Thomas scores. Dave Busse scores. Wally Baughman scores. John Bergman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John Melillo flies out to the center fielder. John Beasley flies out to the center fielder. Joe Carew doubles to right field. Luis Clowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Leo Beard grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. George Beltran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jim Strickland strikes out. Al Marsh grounds out to the second baseman. Don Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Bill Thomas grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Dave Busse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Baldwin lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ace Luskey strikes out. Chad Slagle walks. John Melillo strikes out. Chad Slagle steals second. John Beasley walks. Joe Carew strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Wally Baughman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pete Flores singles past the second baseman. John Bergman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Bergman strikes out. Leo Beard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Luis Clowers hits a home run. Jim Strickland singles to left field. Al Marsh reached on a fielding error by Pete Flores. Whitey Lira is pinch hitting for Don Murray. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Whitey Lira grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Strickland advances to third on the play. Ace Luskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Andy Murphy pitching. Scott Morgan singles to right field. George Beltran strikes out. Bill Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Dave Busse singles to center field. Scott Morgan advances to third on the hit. Mike Maestri is pinch hitting for Dan Baldwin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Maestri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Chad Slagle grounds out to the second baseman. John Melillo bunts for a base hit. John Beasley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Busse. Joe Carew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! John Melillo scores. John Beasley advances to third on the play. Dick Shaner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Clowers reached on a 2-base fielding error by Leo Beard. John Beasley scores. Jim Strickland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Wally Baughman strikes out. Pete Flores flies out to the left fielder. Darrell Perring is pinch hitting for Dick Shaner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Darrell Perring flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Braulio McCorry pitching. Tim Nunnari enters the game as a defensive replacement for Scott Morgan at RF. Joe Wagner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Baughman at C. Morrie Mitchell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Flores at SS. Al Marsh flies out to the center fielder. Clyde Wilson is pinch hitting for Andy Murphy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clyde Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Ace Luskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Jorge Palacios pitching. Leo Beard flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Tim Nunnari grounds out to the second baseman. George Beltran walks. Bill Thomas singles to center field. Dave Busse strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jack Skrmetta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chad Slagle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Melillo singles to right field. John Beasley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 7 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Joe Carew (23).3B - Joe Carew (6).HR - John Melillo (23), Luis Clowers (17).GIDP - John Beasley, Whitey Lira.HBP - Ace Luskey (2). Baserunning: SB - Chad Slagle (18), John Beasley (17).CS - Chad Slagle (7). Fielding: E - Al Marsh.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roger Granger did not respond to coaching in control Al Bogart improves in velocity Roger Granger did not respond to coaching in control Darryl Craig improves in arm Al Bogart did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Blazier improves in power_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Mazzera did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim Booker improves in range Phil Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Bien Nabors did not respond to coaching in velocity John Dettore did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Hegman improves in contact_vs_righty John Dettore did not respond to coaching in LF