Win: Alan Running Bear (16-5) Loss: John Cuccurullo (8-15)
Inning: 1 St. Louis John Cuccurullo pitching. Bob Shirley grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Hiroki Komaki singles past the second baseman. Alex Neel walks. Andy Lumley pops out to the first baseman. Oscar Rothfuss singles to left field. Hiroki Komaki scores. Alex Neel advances to third on the hit. Trea Tucker singles to right field. Alex Neel scores. Oscar Rothfuss aggressively advances to third on the hit. Yasutaka Yamazaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alan Running Bear pitching. Eddie Legett grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Riesgo strikes out. Evelio Nieves flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Randy Caves singles to right field. Alan Running Bear lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Shirley flies out to the left fielder. Hiroki Komaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kennie Boyle strikes out. Ed Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Stacy Ducey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Alex Neel strikes out. Andy Lumley flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Rothfuss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kirk Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Gary Nelson grounds out to the second baseman. John Cuccurullo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Trea Tucker strikes out. Yasutaka Yamazaki singles to right field. Randy Caves grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Eddie Legett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Riesgo grounds out to the shortstop. Evelio Nieves singles to left field. Kennie Boyle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Alan Running Bear singles to left field. Bob Shirley grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Running Bear advances to second on the play. Hiroki Komaki doubles to center field. Alan Running Bear scores. Alex Neel singles to left field. Hiroki Komaki scores. Andy Lumley singles to right field. Alex Neel advances to third on the hit. Oscar Rothfuss grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Lumley advances to second on the play. Trea Tucker walks. Bill Marolewski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Passed ball. Alex Neel scores. Andy Lumley advances to third. Trea Tucker advances to second. Yasutaka Yamazaki lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ed Patterson singles to right field. Stacy Ducey strikes out. Kirk Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Gary Nelson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Patterson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Randy Caves walks. Alan Running Bear lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Shirley walks. Hiroki Komaki walks. Alex Neel strikes out. Andy Lumley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Norm Johnson Jr is pinch hitting for Bill Marolewski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Norm Johnson Jr is hit by a pitch. Eddie Legett walks. Ron Riesgo singles past the third baseman. Norm Johnson Jr scores. Eddie Legett advances to third on the hit. Ron Riesgo is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Eddie Legett gets picked off third. Evelio Nieves pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Hooch Palmer pitching. Oscar Rothfuss lines out to the pitcher. Trea Tucker strikes out. Yasutaka Yamazaki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hector Adujar enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hiroki Komaki at CF. Kennie Boyle grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Stacy Ducey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Randy Caves grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Running Bear pops out to the shortstop. Bob Shirley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Kirk Johnson is hit by a pitch. Gary Nelson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kirk Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rob Pierson is pinch hitting for Hooch Palmer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rob Pierson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Nelson advances to second on the play. Eddie Legett walks. Ron Riesgo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Alex Kleine pitching. Hector Adujar hits a home run. Alex Neel singles to center field. Andy Lumley flies out to the center fielder. Bucky Kell is pinch hitting for Oscar Rothfuss . Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bucky Kell singles to center field. Alex Neel advances to third on the hit. Trea Tucker singles to right field. Alex Neel scores. Bucky Kell advances to third on the hit. Trea Tucker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yasutaka Yamazaki walks. Randy Caves grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Evelio Nieves hits a home run. Kennie Boyle grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Stacy Ducey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Capra did not respond to coaching in velocity George Pickett did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Kretsch improves in speed George Pickett did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sam House did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Newt Harper improves in power_vs_righty Martin Smith improves in arm Max Gile did not respond to coaching in control