[PilotMan]

5/1 8-1 L to the Pirates
Pirates third basemen Eddie Williams goes 3-4, and catcher Brian Harper goes deep for #5. Melido Perez goes 7 innings, walked 4 allowed 3 hits for the win (2-1). Dodgers Bryn Smith (1-3) takes the loss.


5/2 2-1 L to the Pirates
Chili Davis went deep for the 8^th time this year and Frank Tanana (2-3) took the loss despite pitching 8 strong innings. The Pirates had 2 pitchers leave the game with injuries, yet the bullpen was still able to shut LA down. Jeff Dryden (2-0) got the win despite only throwing 3 pitches.


Doug Jennings was optioned back to AAA and Lee Stevens was recalled back to the team.


5/3 3-0 W over the Cardinals
Maybe Viola will be a stopper? Tonight, he was nearly perfect. Throwing a complete game, 2-hit shut out, with 7 K's to imrove to 4-2 on the year. Dick Schofield was 3-3 and hit his 3^rd HR of the year, and Rickey was 2-4 and hit his 5^th. Other than those guys, LA managed 2 hits. His game tied Candiotti for top pitching performance on the year.


5/4 11-2 W over the Cardinals
This one belonged to the unsung players tonight. Bruce Fields hit his first career HR (1) and went 3-4 with 4 RBI's and 3 runs scored in his best game ever. Fields started in right and did not disappoint. Chuck Jackson who has been starting at 3^rd, went 3-3 with a triple and a HR (3), 3 RBI's and 2 runs scored. Jim Beattie (2-3) pitched 6 and Joe Price got the 3 inning save (1). Pete Harnish (1-3) took the loss.


5/5 4-3 W over the Cubs
The Cubs scored first, but Samuel tied it with a 2 run homer in the 3^rd (4). LA would get one in the 6^th to take the lead thanks to Guerrero. Franco (1-1) came on in the 8^th, and let the Cubs tie it up. His first BS of the year. The 9^th saw a leadoff single by Fields, followed by a single by Chuck Jackson. Pete O'Brien then singled in the winning run. Bobby Thigpen (0-2) took the loss.


Nolan Ryan went 9 and struck out 7 Mets on a night he'll never forget as he picked up his 300^th career win. The 42 year old shows no signs of slowing down.


5/6 2-1 (11) W over the Cubs
John Smiley and Bryn Smith went head to head with zeros all night long. It wasn't until the 10^th inning, with Smiley, still in and batting for himself, singled in the catcher and former Dodger Ronald King. With Thigpen on the mound again, LA worked a walk to lead off and eventually got the bases loaded. O'Brien, pinch hitting, drew another walk to tie it. In the 11^th, Lee Stevens, getting his first start of the year, singled in Chuck Jackson to walk us off. Frank DiPino (2-0) gets the win, while Sixto DeLaCruz took the loss (0-2).


5/7 2-0 W over the Cubs
Frank Tanana (3-3) pitched 8 innings of shut out baseball and John Franco pitched the 9^th for his 5^th save of the season. Dodger 2^nd basement, Bruce Fields, doubled in the first run in the 6^th, and LA added another in the 8^th on a Chuck Jackson double. LA is no longer the worst in the NL.


Lee Stevens was sent back to Albuquerque as Von Hayes was activated from the DL. Hayes is expected to start in RF.


5/9 4-1 L to the Pirates
Jack McDowell (4-2) pitches into the 8^th and strikes out 6 in the win. Johnny Ray went 3-4 and Eddie Williams hit a bases clearing double with them loaded. Viola (4-3) took the loss, while Von Hayes went 2-4 in his first game back with the teams only RBI.


5/10 5-4 L to the Pirates
Ken Howell (0-4) served up 13 hits in 6 innings and LA was lucky that the scoreline wasn't higher. LA fought back in the 9^th and scored 3 to get it close. The tying run made it to 2^nd base before Henneman and the Pirates shut it down. Henneman got his 9^th save. Chuck Jackson went 2-4 with 2 doubles. Jose DeLeon gets the win (3-3).


5/12 8-2 L to the Phillies
Dave Magadan went 2-4 with 2 RBI's and Darren Daulton smashed his first HR of the year as the Phillies cruise to a win. Tanana (3-4) got roughed up all night and couldn't make it out of the 6^th. The Phils piled on the LA bullpen with John Denny allowing 3 in the 8^th. Surhoff went 2-4 in the start. Andy Hawkins (1-0) got the win.


Lee Stevens broke his hand in a game in AAA and he's may be able to return for roster expansion, but otherwise his year is functionally over.


5/13 8-4 L to the Phillies
OK. This is pretty amazing. Truly. Bryn Smith (1-4) started for LA, but his bat was the story. Smith hit a grand slam (1) in the 2^nd inning to put all 4 runs in for LA and a lead. This is no lie. In the bottom of the 2^nd, Phillies pitcher, Ed Wojna hit a 3-run HR off of Smith to bring it back. I've never seen 2 HR's and 7 RBI's from the starting pitchers before. The Phillies kept scoring though, and Mark Grace hit one in the 6^th (5) to keep the run parade rolling.


5/14 7-4 L to the Phillies
Here we go again with losing. Phils first basemen Mark Grace went 2-3 and tripled in 2, to put the game out of reach for LA. The Phillies jumped all over Viola (4-4) to the tune of 7 runs and 9 hits. Mike Scioscia went 2-3 with 2 walks and a solo homer (4). Greg Maddux (5-2) gets the win.


5/15 11-4 W over the Mets
Pedro Guerrero doubled and went deep twice (5,6). Juan Samuel went 2-5, with 4 RBI's and he went deep (5) for his 100^th career dinger. Scioscia, Barrett and Jackson all added 2 hits. Ken Howell (1-4) really struggled, but his 8 k's in 5.2 innings were solid. The Mets Robby Thompson homered twice (3,4) and Pete Smith (1-4) took the loss.