Win: Mike Rocker (13-16) Loss: Brian Kimball (17-7)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Brian Kimball pitching. Jim McCraw grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Durham singles to right field. Mitch Redmond strikes out. Jerry Rodriguez singles to right field. Bob Hines strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mike Rocker pitching. Frankie Feluette walks. Bernie Bailey pops out to the third baseman. Ryuji Tanaka singles to center field. Frankie Feluette advances to third on the hit. Wesley Fitzmorris strikes out. Mitch Sperring grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Fuller Veach walks. Yoanny Gavilan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fuller Veach is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Foster singles to right field. Mike Rocker lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim McCraw singles to left field. Yoanny Gavilan scores. Jim Foster scores. Earl Durham grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim McCraw is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Yo-Yo Catalanotto singles to left field. Hiroshi Hirose walks. Bill Pena strikes out. Brian Kimball lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frankie Feluette walks. Bernie Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 St. Louis Mitch Redmond strikes out. Jerry Rodriguez doubles to left field. Bob Hines walks. Fuller Veach grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Hines is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yoanny Gavilan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Ryuji Tanaka grounds out to the second baseman. Wesley Fitzmorris singles in front of the left fielder. Mitch Sperring grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jim Foster hits a home run. Mike Rocker flies out to the center fielder. Jim McCraw flies out to the right fielder. Earl Durham singles past the shortstop. Mitch Redmond walks. Jerry Rodriguez singles to left field. Earl Durham scores. Bob Hines grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Yo-Yo Catalanotto hits a home run. Hiroshi Hirose strikes out. Bill Pena strikes out. Brian Kimball strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Fuller Veach doubles to center field. Yoanny Gavilan lines out to the second baseman. Jim Foster flies out to the left fielder. Mike Rocker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Frankie Feluette grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Bailey singles to center field. Ryuji Tanaka doubles to left field. Bernie Bailey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wesley Fitzmorris flies out to the right fielder. Mitch Sperring strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jim McCraw walks. Earl Durham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim McCraw is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mitch Redmond singles to left field. Don Weinert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Rodriguez strikes out. Bob Hines triples. Earl Durham scores. Mitch Redmond scores. Fuller Veach doubles to left field. Bob Hines scores. Yoanny Gavilan singles to right field. Fuller Veach scores. Roy Becker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Foster grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yoanny Gavilan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Hirose flies out to the center fielder. Bill Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Mike Rocker flies out to the right fielder. Jim McCraw doubles to right field. Earl Durham doubles to left field. Jim McCraw scores. Mitch Redmond flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Rodriguez reached on a fielding error by Frankie Feluette. Bob Hines grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bob Howell is pinch hitting for Roy Becker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bob Howell grounds out to the shortstop. Frankie Feluette singles to center field. Bernie Bailey singles past the shortstop. Frankie Feluette advances to third on the hit. Ryuji Tanaka flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Frankie Feluette scores. Wesley Fitzmorris pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Danny Higgins pitching. Fuller Veach flies out to the center fielder. Yoanny Gavilan grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Brett Herman 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. Mitch Sperring flies out to the center fielder. Yo-Yo Catalanotto grounds out to the second baseman. Hiroshi Hirose strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis John Skinner is pinch hitting for Brett Herman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Skinner grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim McCraw strikes out. Earl Durham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ozzie Griffith pitching. Bill Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Gamble is pinch hitting for Danny Higgins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Gamble strikes out. Frankie Feluette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Michael Lovett did not respond to coaching in velocity Sammy McFarland did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Gabler did not respond to coaching in control Mike Reis did not respond to coaching in control Mike Sherry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jackie Bush did not respond to coaching in control
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Normie Frisk did not respond to coaching in speed John Bowman did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Stivetts did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Bowman did not respond to coaching in endurance Ali Allietta did not respond to coaching in control Otis Hurley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Zip Rizo did not respond to coaching in 2B