Win: Mike Clauss (7-4) Loss: Steve Donahue (8-3)
Save: Jumbo Barbare (6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Clauss pitching. Kelly Estrada singles to center field. Kelly Estrada steals second. Gil Clements grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Kosco grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Felsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Steve Donahue pitching. Ray Meulens strikes out. Walter Peasley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Shannon Carter. Bill Tsamis walks. Mike Galvin flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Wiedemeyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Chris Grunwald pops out to the catcher. Ryan Gilbert strikes out. Shannon Carter singles to center field. Sean Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Neal Allen grounds out to the catcher. Geoff Bergman grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Beard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Steve Donahue grounds out to the shortstop. Kelly Estrada singles to right field. Gil Clements grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kelly Estrada advances to second on the play. Rick Kosco grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Mike Clauss strikes out. Ray Meulens grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Peasley singles to right field. Bill Tsamis singles to left field. Walter Peasley advances to third on the hit. Mike Galvin singles to right field. Walter Peasley scores. Bill Tsamis advances to third on the hit. Dixie Wiedemeyer singles to right field. Bill Tsamis scores. Mike Galvin advances to third on the hit. Neal Allen walks. Geoff Bergman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Pat Felsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Grunwald singles to left field. Ryan Gilbert singles to right field. Chris Grunwald advances to third on the hit. Shannon Carter flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Chris Grunwald scores. Sean Lemaster walks. Steve Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Johnny Beard grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Clauss grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Meulens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Kelly Estrada strikes out. Gil Clements grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Kosco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Walter Peasley singles to right field. Bill Tsamis grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Peasley advances to second on the play. Mike Galvin walks. Dixie Wiedemeyer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Pat Felsch grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Grunwald grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Gilbert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Neal Allen pops out to the second baseman. Rabbit Gryska is pinch hitting for Geoff Bergman. Rabbit Gryska grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Beard pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Buttons Gabler enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rabbit Gryska at C. Shannon Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Sean Lemaster doubles to left field. Bob Manuel is pinch hitting for Steve Donahue. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Manuel strikes out. Kelly Estrada walks. Gil Clements grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kelly Estrada is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles George Wilson pitching. Mike Clauss pops out to the second baseman. Ray Meulens grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Peasley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Rick Kosco walks. Pat Felsch is hit by a pitch. Corky Kaline comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Chris Grunwald strikes out. Ryan Gilbert grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Bill Tsamis strikes out. Mike Galvin flies out to the right fielder. Dixie Wiedemeyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jumbo Barbare comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shannon Carter flies out to the center fielder. Sean Lemaster grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Santana is pinch hitting for George Wilson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Santana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 8 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Shannon Carter is injured and is expected to be out 22 days. Corky Kaline is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Ault improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Ault did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Phil Sweasy improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Connolly did not respond to coaching in arm Phil Sweasy did not respond to coaching in CF
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ken Nunn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Katsutaro Oshima did not respond to coaching in control Brent VanRobays did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Weiss did not respond to coaching in control Ken Nunn did not respond to coaching in LF