NLCS Game 1: Pittsburgh Hands LA First Loss

 NLCS GAME 1:

Game MVP:Andy Van Slyke

Dodger Stadium    (03-01-2026 16:49:19)       Time 2:58, 72ø, Wind: 16 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Oct 4, 1990                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1990 Pittsburgh 1-0           0 1 0   2 1 1   0 0 0      5 12  1
1990 Los Angeles 0-1          0 0 0   1 0 0   0 2 1      4 11  1

Recap

Pit  2nd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits, and an error.
Pit      Mike LaValliere singled scoring Lind to take the lead.  Pit  1 LAD 0.
Pit  4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
Pit      Mike LaValliere singled scoring Lind.  Pit  2 LAD 0.
Pit      Andy Van Slyke doubled  scoring 1.  Pit  3 LAD 0.
LAD  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
LAD      Mike Sharperson singled scoring Daniels.  Pit  3 LAD 1.
Pit  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Pit      Bobby Bonilla singled scoring Bonds.  Pit  4 LAD 1.
Pit  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
Pit      Andy Van Slyke singled scoring Bell.  Pit  5 LAD 1.
LAD  8th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
LAD      Mike Sharperson singled scoring 2.  Pit  5 LAD 3.
LAD  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.
LAD      Stan Javier singled scoring Scioscia.  Pit  5 LAD 4.

Pit  Barry Bonds: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 W.
LAD  Stan Javier: 4 for 5.
LAD  Mike Scioscia: 2 for 3, HR.

Pit  Zane Smith pitched 9 innings and picked up the win: 9 IP, 4 earned runs, 11 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's now 1-0 on the season.
LAD  Ramon Martinez pitched 7 solid innings and took the loss: 7 IP, 1 earned run, 5 hits, 6 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Smith,Z W(1-0)                9.0 11  4  4  0  0  8  131  97  34   4.00  37 120(121)       57
                              9.0 11  4  4  0  0  8  131  97  34   4.00  37

Los Angeles                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Martinez L(0-1)               6.0 12  5  4  0  1  2   88  64  24   6.00  29 120(115)       31
 Gott                         1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0   17   8   9   0.00   4   30(35)
 Searage                      2.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   27  22   5   0.00   6   25(31)
                              9.0 12  5  4  0  2  2  132  94  38   4.00  39

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 E-Bell, J(1), Sharperson(1)
 2B-Bell, J(1), Van Slyke(1), Scioscia(1)
 3B-Daniels(1)
 SB-Pit Bonilla(1) off Martinez(1) + Scioscia(1), 3rd
    Pit Bonds(1) off Martinez(2) + Scioscia(2), 5th
 CS-Pit Bonds(1) by Martinez(1) and Scioscia(1), 1st
    LAD Javier(1) by Smith(1) and LaValliere(1), 9th
RBI-Pit  - Bonilla(1), LaValliere 2(2), Van Slyke 2(2)
    LAD  - Javier(1), Sharperson 3(3)
 SH-Bell, J(1), Smith,Z(1)
Great-Javier 2(2)
Poor-Brooks(1), Samuel(1), Sharperson(1)
OfA-Bonds(1)
LOB-Pittsburgh 7 Los Angeles 7
 DP-Los Angeles 1
GWRBI-LaValliere