NLCS GAME 3: Pirates One Game Away From Advancing To The Big Show

 NLCS GAME 3:

Game MVP:Doug Drabek

Three Rivers Stadium    (03-01-2026 19:21:21)       Time 3:06, 64ø, Wind: 1 MPH Left to Right  Day Game

Oct 8, 1990                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1990 Los Angeles 0-3          1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  5  0
1990 Pittsburgh 3-0           1 0 0   0 0 0   5 1 -      7 10  1

Recap

LAD  1st: Scored 1 run on one walk and an error.
LAD      Eddie Murray scored on a PB by LaValliere to take the lead.  LAD  1 Pit 0.
Pit  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.
Pit      Bobby Bonilla hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score.  LAD  1 Pit 1.
Pit  7th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.
Pit      Jeff King singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  LAD  1 Pit 3.
Pit      Andy Van Slyke doubled scoring 3.  LAD  1 Pit 6.
Pit  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.
Pit      Jay Bell doubled scoring Lind.  LAD  1 Pit 7.

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

Pit  Doug Drabek pitched a solid 8.1 innings for the win: 5 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 on the season.
LAD  Fernando Valenzuela pitched 6.1 innings and took the loss: 6.1 IP, 4 earned runs, 6 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He goes to 0-1 on the year.

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Los Angeles                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Valenzuela L(0-1)             6.1  6  4  4  1  3  4  111  74  37   5.68  27 115(123)       46
 Gott                         0.2  2  2  2  0  1  0   21  14   7  10.80   5   30(35)
 Walsh                        1.0  2  1  1  0  1  0   21  16   5   4.50   5   20(27)
                              8.0 10  7  7  1  5  4  153 104  49   5.88  37

Pittsburgh                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Drabek W(1-0)                 8.1  5  1  0  0  2  5  120  86  34   0.00  32 115(114)       74
 Patterson                    0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0    9   8   1   0.00   2   85(75)
                              9.0  5  1  0  0  2  5  129  94  35   3.00  34

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  E-LaValliere(1)
 2B-Scioscia(2), Bell, J(3), Van Slyke(2)
 3B-Lind(1)
 HR-Pit Bonilla(1) off Valenzuela(1) in the 1st with bases empty, 341 feet
 SB-LAD Murray(1) off Drabek(1) + LaValliere(1), 1st
    LAD Javier(1) off Drabek(2) + LaValliere(2), 3rd
    Pit Bonds(2) off Valenzuela(1) + Scioscia(3), 4th
RBI-Pit  - Bell, J(1), Bonilla(3), King 2(4), Van Slyke 3(6)
 SH-Bell, J(3)
 PB-LaValliere (1)
Great-Bonds 2(2), King(1)
LOB-Los Angeles 6 Pittsburgh 6
 DP-Los Angeles 2
GWRBI-King