Win: Woody Hampton (9-5) Loss: Jason McCreery (3-6)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Ebba Garcia pitching. Frank Raymond grounds out to the second baseman. Robinson Emery flies out to the right fielder. Hal Brye strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Fred Coles pitching. Ron Susko singles to right field. Merv Ruffin strikes out. Jumbo Walker walks. Darrell LaRose strikes out. Gene Kelly singles to center field. Ron Susko scores. Jumbo Walker advances to third on the hit. Guillermo Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ramon Soto flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Mantilla walks. Jerry Mantilla steals second. Art Dumoulin doubles to center field. Jerry Mantilla scores. Dave Kusnyer strikes out. George Anson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Shane Taveras singles to center field. George Pruess strikes out. Ebba Garcia lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Ron Susko grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Fred Coles singles to center field. Frank Raymond strikes out. Robinson Emery singles to center field. Fred Coles advances to third on the hit. Hal Brye pops out to the third baseman. Ramon Soto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Merv Ruffin walks. Jumbo Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Merv Ruffin advances to second on the play. Darrell LaRose grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Kelly singles past the second baseman. Merv Ruffin scores. Guillermo Nichols grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gene Kelly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Jerry Mantilla singles past the shortstop. Art Dumoulin flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Mantilla is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dave Kusnyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Shane Taveras grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! George Pruess grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ebba Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles George Anson grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Coles reached on a fielding error by Ron Susko. Frank Raymond walks. Robinson Emery singles to center field. Fred Coles uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hal Brye grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ron Susko flies out to the center fielder. Merv Ruffin singles to center field. Jumbo Walker strikes out. Darrell LaRose doubles to right field. Merv Ruffin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene Kelly walks. Guillermo Nichols singles to left field. Shane Taveras strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Ramon Soto strikes out. Jerry Mantilla singles to center field. Jack Egan 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 1st. Art Dumoulin grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Mantilla advances to second on the play. Dave Kusnyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh George Pruess singles to right field. Jack Egan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoshitomo Sanada 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. Ron Susko reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hal Brye. George Pruess scores. Merv Ruffin strikes out. Jumbo Walker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles George Anson strikes out. Billy Bravo is pinch hitting for Yoshitomo Sanada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Billy Bravo flies out to the left fielder. Frank Raymond is hit by a pitch. Robinson Emery walks. Hal Brye grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jeff Love pitching. Darrell LaRose pops out to the second baseman. Gene Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Guillermo Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Ramon Soto singles to left field. Jerry Mantilla grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ramon Soto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Art Dumoulin flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Mantilla is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Shane Taveras grounds out to the second baseman. George Pruess walks. Jim Bare is pinch hitting for Jack Egan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Bare singles to center field. George Pruess advances to third on the hit. Ron Susko grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jim Bare advances to second on the play. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Spades Rath pitching. Dave Kusnyer singles to center field. George Anson grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Kusnyer advances to second on the play. Ducky Touchstone is pinch hitting for Jeff Love. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ducky Touchstone hits a home run. Dave Kusnyer scores. Woody Hampton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Raymond doubles to center field. Robinson Emery walks. Hal Brye flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Soto pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Alan Killian pitching. Jumbo Walker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Darrell LaRose walks. Gene Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Darrell LaRose is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Los Angeles Jerry Mantilla flies out to the center fielder. Art Dumoulin grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Kusnyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Shane Taveras grounds out to the third baseman. George Pruess flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Los Angeles George Anson walks. Bill Ramos is pinch hitting for Alan Killian. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Ramos strikes out. Frank Raymond grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Anson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Robinson Emery pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Pittsburgh Jason McCreery pitching. Bill Sloat is pinch hitting for Woody Hampton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Sloat singles to center field. Erv Foster is pinch running for Bill Sloat on 1st base. Ron Susko grounds out to the pitcher. Erv Foster advances to second on the play. Merv Ruffin grounds out to the second baseman. Erv Foster advances to third on the play. Jumbo Walker walks. Darrell LaRose singles to right field. Erv Foster scores. Los Angeles total runners left on base: 10 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Frank Raymond (24), Art Dumoulin (23).HR - Ducky Touchstone (8).GIDP - Hal Brye.HBP - Frank Raymond (1). Baserunning: SB - Jerry Mantilla (19).CS - Jerry Mantilla 2 (9). Fielding: E - Hal Brye.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Miller improves in arm Angel Larkin improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Perritt did not respond to coaching in range Greg Herzog improves in range Edwin Osborne did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Dumont did not respond to coaching in control Alex Rogodzinski improves in contact_vs_righty Larry Edwards improves in range John Sacka did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Herb Hardy improves in 3B