Win: Elmer Kuhel (8-11) Loss: Red Smith (4-15)
Save: Ivan Groh (29)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Elmer Kuhel pitching. Bucky Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Hideaki Sekimoto flies out to the right fielder. John Woodling flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Red Smith pitching. Ron Bruckmiller grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Perez singles to left field. Goro Hashimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Perez advances to second on the play. Jim Dettmer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Gary Blankenship strikes out. Babe Leary doubles to center field. Rick Buehrle flies out to the left fielder. Koichi Oyane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Julio Murphy pops out to the second baseman. Scott Wallaesa grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Davis hits a home run. Brad Ock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jimmy Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Red Smith strikes out. Bucky Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Elmer Kuhel strikes out. Ron Bruckmiller pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Hideaki Sekimoto strikes out. John Woodling strikes out. Gary Blankenship singles to left field. Gary Blankenship is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Goro Hashimoto singles to left field. Jim Dettmer strikes out. Julio Murphy strikes out. Scott Wallaesa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Goro Hashimoto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Babe Leary strikes out. Rick Buehrle strikes out. Koichi Oyane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Harry Davis singles past the second baseman. Brad Ock grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Davis advances to second on the play. Elmer Kuhel strikes out. Ron Bruckmiller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Jimmy Callahan singles to right field. Red Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Red Smith pops out to the first baseman. Bucky Sullivan strikes out. Hideaki Sekimoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Eddie Perez pops out to the first baseman. Goro Hashimoto flies out to the left fielder. Jim Dettmer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta John Woodling strikes out. Gary Blankenship flies out to the left fielder. Babe Leary pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Julio Murphy singles to left field. Scott Wallaesa doubles to left field. Julio Murphy is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Harry Davis pops out to the shortstop. Brad Ock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Rick Buehrle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Koichi Oyane grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Callahan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Ernie Duzen 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. Ed Kruger is pinch hitting for Elmer Kuhel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Kruger doubles to right field. Ron Bruckmiller walks. Eddie Perez flies out to the right fielder. Goro Hashimoto grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Ivan Groh pitching. Takayuki Azuma is pinch hitting for Ernie Duzen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Takayuki Azuma pops out to the third baseman. Bucky Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Hideaki Sekimoto pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 5
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kaiser Gabrielson improves in arm Steve Hitchcock improves in speed Charlie Fixa improves in arm Moon Lefferts did not respond to coaching in range Charlie Fixa did not respond to coaching in SS
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave August improves in power_vs_lefty Doc Gubanich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave August improves in contact_vs_righty Ted Henry did not respond to coaching in control