Win: Wastenot Miller (3-2) Loss: Mike Kimber (4-1)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ben Holt pitching. Eddie Legett walks. Ron Riesgo strikes out. Evelio Nieves doubles past the center fielder. Eddie Legett uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Castiglione flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bryan Wiltse pitching. Bob Shirley strikes out. Alex Neel flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Hiroki Komaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kirk Johnson singles to right field. Norm Johnson Jr strikes out. Ed Gamble flies out to the center fielder. Bryan Wiltse flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Trea Tucker singles to right field. Kirk Ankiel singles to center field. Trea Tucker advances to third on the hit. Kirk Ankiel steals second. Elmer Leiper strikes out. Bucky Kell strikes out. Yasutaka Yamazaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Eddie Legett walks. Ron Riesgo grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Evelio Nieves pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ben Holt grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Alex Neel singles to center field. Hiroki Komaki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Patterson strikes out. Harry Castiglione grounds out to the third baseman. Kirk Johnson walks. Norm Johnson Jr singles to right field. Kirk Johnson advances to third on the hit. Ed Gamble pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Trea Tucker reached on a fielding error by Bryan Wiltse. Kirk Ankiel grounds out to the shortstop. Trea Tucker advances to second on the play. Elmer Leiper strikes out. Bucky Kell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bryan Wiltse strikes out. Eddie Legett doubles to center field. Ron Riesgo lines out to the first baseman. Evelio Nieves hits a home run. Eddie Legett scores. Ed Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Yasutaka Yamazaki strikes out. Ben Holt walks. Bob Shirley singles to left field. Alex Neel grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Holt advances to third on the play. Bob Shirley advances to second on the play. Hiroki Komaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Harry Castiglione strikes out. Kirk Johnson strikes out. Norm Johnson Jr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Trea Tucker grounds out to the third baseman. Kirk Ankiel walks. Elmer Leiper walks. Bucky Kell lines out to the third baseman. Yasutaka Yamazaki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ed Gamble flies out to the center fielder. Bryan Wiltse pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Legett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ben Holt grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Shirley walks. Alex Neel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ron Riesgo grounds out to the second baseman. Evelio Nieves grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Patterson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis George Borkowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Hiroki Komaki flies out to the center fielder. Trea Tucker grounds out to the shortstop. Kirk Ankiel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Wastenot Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Castiglione pops out to the shortstop. Kirk Johnson singles to center field. Norm Johnson Jr strikes out. Ed Gamble lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Mike Kimber comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Elmer Leiper walks. Bucky Kell flies out to the left fielder. Yasutaka Yamazaki singles to right field. Elmer Leiper advances to third on the hit. Randy Caves is pinch hitting for Wastenot Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Randy Caves walks. Bob Shirley singles to right field. Elmer Leiper scores. Yasutaka Yamazaki scores. Randy Caves advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Alex Kleine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Neel hits a home run. Randy Caves scores. Bob Shirley scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gary Simas did not respond to coaching in control Fred Cooke did not respond to coaching in control Mike Bowie improves in contact_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim White did not respond to coaching in speed Scott Kretsch improves in contact_vs_righty Verily Cooper did not respond to coaching in control Steve Martinez improves in power_vs_righty