Pirates @ Dodgers April 8th

Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh:  Rick Rhoden
Los Angeles:  Fernando Valenzuela

Pittsburgh
Wynne   2-5 Run 2 RBI Walk
Madlock   3-6 Strikeout
Harper   1-1 Double RBI 2 Walks
May   1-4 2 Runs RBI Strikeout
Rhoden   9.0 IP  5 Hits  2 Runs  11 Strikeouts  3 Walks

Los Angeles
Stubbs   0-4 3 Strikeouts
Landreaux   1-4 Homerun Run RBI
Guerrero   2-3  Homerun Triple Run RBI
Brock   1-3  Double Walk 2 Strikeouts
Valenzuela   7.0 IP  8 Hits  3 Runs  5 Walks 3 Strikeouts

Final Score
Pittsburgh     6    (2-0-3)
Los Angeles  2    (4-0-1)

The score was tied 2-2 at the end of six innings. The Pirates took the lead 3-2 in the 7th Inning and I pinch-hit for Valenzuela who was leading off the Dodger 8th Inning. This seemed to be the Dodgers’ undoing as relievers Zachary and Hooton allowed a run in the 8th Inning and two runs in the 9th Inning.

The Pirate bats were patient all game. A combination of badly time Walks and not good fielding by the Dodgers allowed the Pirates to scrape together the final handful of runs.

Rhoden was sneakily dominant - he allowed solo homeruns to Landreaux and Guerrero, a triple to Guerrero and double to Brock and then only a solitary single to Steve Sax. This was the second really good start in a row for Rhoden.