Win: Ralph Kinzy (3-1) Loss: Rocky Piatt (1-5)
Save: Mark Blaemire (5)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Rocky Piatt pitching. Dan Hash strikes out. Ed Sanchez hits a home run. Mike Nichols hits a home run. Red Weaver lines out to the shortstop. Steve Pitts hits a home run. Mike Dolan singles to right field. Buddy McGee grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Dolan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ralph Kinzy pitching. Lefty LaRue walks. Passed ball. Lefty LaRue advances to second. Hal Gomez doubles to center field. Lefty LaRue scores. J.C. McGaffigan strikes out. Max Gerhardt lines out to the shortstop. Bob Littell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Bill Kotsay strikes out. Ralph Kinzy grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Hash pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bryan Finney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Hiser singles to right field. John Camp grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Ed Sanchez pops out to the first baseman. Mike Nichols singles to right field. Red Weaver singles to right field. Mike Nichols advances to third on the hit. Steve Pitts strikes out. Mike Dolan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rocky Piatt pops out to the second baseman. Lefty LaRue pops out to the shortstop. Hal Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Buddy McGee flies out to the right fielder. Bill Kotsay grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Kinzy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh J.C. McGaffigan grounds out to the shortstop. Max Gerhardt pops out to the second baseman. Bob Littell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Dan Hash singles to left field. Ed Sanchez singles to left field. Dan Hash advances to third on the hit. Ed Sanchez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Nichols hits a home run. Dan Hash scores. Ernest Mouton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Weaver strikes out. Steve Pitts singles to left field. Mike Dolan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bryan Finney flies out to the left fielder. Dick Hiser reached on a fielding error by Mike Nichols. John Camp flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bert Coombs is pinch hitting for Ernest Mouton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bert Coombs pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Frank Downs pitching. Buddy McGee flies out to the center fielder. Bill Kotsay singles past the shortstop. Boileryard Giambi is pinch hitting for Ralph Kinzy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Boileryard Giambi strikes out. Dan Hash strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh German Jones pitching. Lefty LaRue walks. Hal Gomez reached on a fielding error by Bill Kotsay. J.C. McGaffigan flies out to the center fielder. Max Gerhardt singles past the shortstop. Lefty LaRue scores. Hal Gomez advances to third on the hit. Bob Littell flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal Gomez scores. Bryan Finney singles to center field. Dick Hiser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Ed Sanchez singles to right field. Mike Nichols singles to center field. Red Weaver grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Sanchez advances to third on the play. Steve Pitts walks. Mike Dolan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh John Camp walks. Dizzy Monroe is pinch hitting for Frank Downs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Dizzy Monroe singles to right field. John Camp advances to third on the hit. Lefty LaRue flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Camp scores. Hal Gomez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Ed Schneider pitching. Buddy McGee grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Welchel is pinch hitting for Bill Kotsay. Tim Welchel strikes out. Ken Gossage is pinch hitting for German Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ken Gossage is hit by a pitch. Dan Hash singles to center field. Ken Gossage advances to third on the hit. Ed Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mark Blaemire pitching. J.C. McGaffigan flies out to the right fielder. Max Gerhardt strikes out. Bob Littell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Mike Nichols pops out to the first baseman. Red Weaver walks. Red Weaver steals second. Steve Pitts flies out to the center fielder. Mike Dolan walks. Buddy McGee grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Dolan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bryan Finney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Hiser singles to center field. John Camp singles to left field. Dick Hiser advances to third on the hit. Don Wehde is pinch hitting for Ed Schneider. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Wehde strikes out. John Camp is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Batting:HR - Ed Sanchez (3), Mike Nichols 2 (6), Steve Pitts (3).GIDP - Red Weaver.HBP - Ken Gossage (1). Baserunning: SB - Red Weaver (8).CS - Ed Sanchez (5). Fielding: E - Mike Nichols, Bill Kotsay.PB - Mike Dolan.
Game Notes Buddy McGee is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Arlie Grich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Akihito Nakamoto did not respond to coaching in range Akihito Nakamoto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Lawrence did not respond to coaching in arm Tim Liriano improves in contact_vs_lefty Eddy Montgomery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Cutshaw did not respond to coaching in control Shoshichi Higasa improves in control Jack Ozmer did not respond to coaching in speed Art Radke did not respond to coaching in control Art Radke improves in velocity Ham Cronin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dick Dee did not respond to coaching in 2B