[PilotMan]

6/16 6-2 W over the Astros
Nolan Ryan (7-7) really struggles against our picky offense. Three walks in a row, gave way to Ruppert Jones, who hit his 2^nd home run of the year, this one cleared the bases and opened the game up for LA. Rhoden (8-4) pitched well, going 8. Dwayne Murphy made his return from his injury and went 1-3 with a run and an rbi.


6/17 4-2 W over the Astros
Sid Bream went 3-4 on a rest day for Bobby Grich, and Dwight Evans hit his13th homerun. Frank Tanana (7-5) was player of the game though, as he pitched 8, allowed 3 hits and struck out 5. Niedenfeur pitched a quiet 9^th for his 18^th save. LA wins it's 50^th game of the year. From this point on. If LA only wins half of it's games and the 2^nd place Reds continue at their current pace, LA will win the West by 14 games. It's June 17.


Not a good day for ex-Dodgers. Both Dave Anderson and Doc Medich are declared lost for the rest of the year.


6/19 11-2 L to the Reds
Things were rolling right along with a 1-0 lead in the 6^th. Then the Reds got a HR from Eddie Milner, then in the 8^th they just plain went nuts with 8 runs off of Pena (7-3) and Howe.


6/20 12-1 W over the Reds
A little payback for yesterday. Three big performances in this one. First was Valenzuela (11-2) going 8 and striking out 9. Next was Mike Marshall, hitting 2 HR's, his 8^th and 9^th. Last was Scioscia, going 3-5 and knocking 3. By the top of the 4^th it was 10-0. Willie Randolph scored 4 times and he barely gets a mention.


6/21 5-4 (13) W over the Reds
Game was tied 3-3 after 9. Rhoden and Liebrandt both went deep. Randolph (3-5) and Evans (2-4, 2 RBI's) again carried the bulk of the offense. Bobby Grich hit a 2-run double in the 13^th, and Eckersley gave one back, but still nailed it down for the win. He's run his record to 6-0. That makes him and Neidenfuer a combined 13-0.


Ron Kittle is just tearing up AAA. He's got 22 HR's in 53 games and is hitting .347. That's enough that George Foster and his .236 avg and 6 HR's was put on waivers and taken off the 40-man. Kittle got promoted in his place.


6/22 6-0 W over the Reds
Milt Wilcox (6-3) pitched into the 9^th, but didn't get the shutout. Dwayne Murphy went 4-5 and Bobby Grich had 3 rbi's.


6/23 4-3 L to the Braves
Both pitchers struggled early, then settle down. Tanana (7-6) got into trouble in the 7^th and Dave Stewart couldn't keep the door closed and allowed the go ahead run. LA left 9 runners on base and threatened. Dwayne Murphy hit a 3-run HR in the 1^st inning. His 9^th.


6/24 6-1 W over the Braves
A pair of two run home runs from Dewey (14, 15) and a solo shot from Stubbs (4) powered LA to another win. Even without all the offense Pena (8-3) was in control all game. He goes the distance, while striking out 8. Willie Randolph had another 3-5 day.


Bunch of roster moves. George Foster went unclaimed and he's back on the roster with both Kittle and Marshall going back down. Burt Hooton is finally starting his rehab assignment after his UCL repair.


6/25 8-7 L to the Padres
This was not the typical game. LA blew a 5 run lead when it was over. Valenzuela gave up 10 hits and 5 runs over 7. The team had 3 errors. Niedenfuer (7-1) blew his second save of the year and took his first loss. He ended up leaving the game in the 9^th with a foot problem that didn't look serious. Dewey cracked his 16^th and the bottom 4 batters, Grich, Templeton, Smalley and Valenzuela all had 2 hit games.


6/26 9-0 L to the Padres
Errors cost the team again as SD put up 5 in the first 3 innings. Rhoden (8-5) didn't pitch poorly, but he wasn't helped either. Grich went 3-4 and the team left 9 on. First back to back losses since 5/31-6/1.


6/27 5-0 W over the Padres
Milt Wilcox (7-3) played the role of stopper today with a 2-hit shutout of the Padres. The team cracked off 10 hits off of Ken Daley. Dwayne Murphy hit a monster 450 ft HR, his 10^th. Foster (7) and Dwight Evans (17) also smashed big flies.


Somehow, Charlie Hough (9-7), threw a no-hitter against the Indians, WALKING NONE! That knuckleball was totally rocking.


6/28 4-3 L to the Cubs
Another less than stellar Frank Tanana (7-7) outing. He allowed 4 in 7 innings. Lee Smith struck out the side in the bottom of the 9^th to get his 10^th save. Little used utility man, Tim Flannery, provided the offense, going 3-4, with a double and 2 runs scored.


6/29 7-2 W over the Cubs
Alejandro Pena (9-3) had all his pitches working this day. He struck out 13 Cubs, and at one point, struck out 7 in a row. He was supported by a trio of homeruns. Dwight Evans (18) and George Foster (8) went back to back in the second and Bobby Grich (8) hit his in the 5^th.


6/30 8-5 L to the Cubs
Errors cost LA 3 unearned runs in this one. All middle infield errors, which has been rare this year. Valenzuela (11-3) didn't have a good outing. Murphy hit number 11 in the 6^th and Stubbs hit number 5 in the 9^th. Evans came up as the tying run in the bottom of the 9^th, but grounded out to end it. Mike Scioscia was hurt in a collision at second.