Inning: 1 St. Louis Hirokazu Nakahata pitching. Bob Shirley strikes out. Oscar Rothfuss reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Nelson. Hiroki Komaki walks. Alex Neel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hiroki Komaki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Andy Lumley walks. Trea Tucker grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Oscar Rothfuss is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jim Pulido pitching. Eddie Legett hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ron Riesgo strikes out. Evelio Nieves pops out to the third baseman. Ed Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Kirk Ankiel grounds out to the second baseman. Yasutaka Yamazaki singles past the shortstop. Jim Pulido fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Pulido strikes out. Bob Shirley singles to center field. Yasutaka Yamazaki aggressively advances to third on the hit. Oscar Rothfuss walks. Hiroki Komaki singles to center field. Yasutaka Yamazaki scores. Bob Shirley is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kennie Boyle grounds out to the third baseman. Kirk Johnson singles to left field. Gary Nelson singles to center field. Kirk Johnson advances to third on the hit. Norm Johnson Jr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Alex Neel bunts for a base hit. Alex Neel steals second. Andy Lumley walks. Trea Tucker flies out to the left fielder. Kirk Ankiel singles to left field. Alex Neel scores. Andy Lumley advances to third on the hit. Kirk Ankiel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yasutaka Yamazaki singles to left field. Andy Lumley scores. Jim Pulido grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yasutaka Yamazaki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hirokazu Nakahata singles to center field. Eddie Legett grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hirokazu Nakahata is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ron Riesgo strikes out. Eddie Legett steals second. Evelio Nieves flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bob Shirley pops out to the third baseman. Oscar Rothfuss grounds out to the pitcher. Hiroki Komaki singles to right field. Hiroki Komaki steals second. Alex Neel singles to left field. Hiroki Komaki scores. Bill Marolewski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Lumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Patterson singles past the third baseman. Kennie Boyle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kirk Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Trea Tucker flies out to the right fielder. Kirk Ankiel pops out to the shortstop. Yasutaka Yamazaki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gary Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Norm Johnson Jr singles to center field. Bill Marolewski lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Eddie Legett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jim Pulido strikes out. Bob Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Rothfuss walks. Oscar Rothfuss steals second. Hiroki Komaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Ron Riesgo walks. Evelio Nieves grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Riesgo advances to second on the play. Ed Patterson walks. Kennie Boyle grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Riesgo advances to third on the play. Ed Patterson advances to second on the play. Kirk Johnson singles to left field. Ron Riesgo scores. Ed Patterson scores. Gary Nelson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kirk Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Alex Neel strikes out. Andy Lumley strikes out. Trea Tucker singles to center field. Kirk Ankiel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Norm Johnson Jr grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Pierson is pinch hitting for Bill Marolewski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rob Pierson strikes out. Eddie Legett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis George Borkowski pitching. Yasutaka Yamazaki walks. Jim Pulido 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. Oscar Rothfuss flies out to the right fielder. Hiroki Komaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ron Riesgo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Trea Tucker. Evelio Nieves is hit by a pitch. Ed Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Kennie Boyle flies out to the right fielder. Wantnot Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Kirk Johnson singles to right field. Ron Riesgo scores. Gary Nelson walks. Norm Johnson Jr pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 St. Louis Alex Neel strikes out. Andy Lumley strikes out. Trea Tucker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Armor-of-God Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Owen is pinch hitting for George Borkowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Owen strikes out. Eddie Legett singles to left field. Eddie Legett steals second. Ron Riesgo strikes out. Evelio Nieves grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Babe Darnell did not respond to coaching in control Joe Capra did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Verily Cooper did not respond to coaching in control
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_righty Martin Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Miguel Diaz improves in contact_vs_righty Max Gile did not respond to coaching in control