Win: Tim Please (2-0) Loss: Jack Veres (0-2)
Save: Joe Price (4)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Tim Please pitching. Shano Banks hits a home run. Geoff Plantt grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Williams singles to left field. Kevin Miller strikes out. Red Evans doubles to left field. Mike Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hank Bitters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Veres pitching. Darrell Evans Jr. walks. Manny Trillo grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Evans Jr. advances to second on the play. Dick Sothern grounds out to the second baseman. Darrell Evans Jr. advances to third on the play. Tripp Cromer doubles to right field. Darrell Evans Jr. scores. Johnnie LeMaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Crazy Corey flies out to the left fielder. Sam Goldsmith strikes out. Jack Veres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Strain strikes out. Bob Melvin strikes out. Kevin Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Shano Banks strikes out. Geoff Plantt singles to left field. Geoff Plantt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tim Please grounds out to the second baseman. Darrell Evans Jr. strikes out. Manny Trillo singles to left field. Manny Trillo is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Kevin Miller flies out to the left fielder. Red Evans strikes out. Hank Bitters strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Dick Sothern strikes out. Tripp Cromer pops out to the third baseman. Johnnie LeMaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Crazy Corey lines out to the first baseman. Sam Goldsmith bunts for a base hit. Jack Veres lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Shano Banks flies out to the right fielder. Geoff Plantt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Strain singles to right field. Joe Strain steals second. Bob Melvin strikes out. Kevin Mitchell singles to center field. Joe Strain scores. Tim Please lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Darrell Evans Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mike Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Kevin Miller strikes out. Red Evans singles to center field. Hank Bitters singles to right field. Red Evans advances to third on the hit. Crazy Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Manny Trillo strikes out. Dick Sothern singles to left field. Dick Sothern steals second. Tripp Cromer doubles to right field. Dick Sothern scores. Johnnie LeMaster singles to center field. Joe Strain flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tripp Cromer scores. Bob Melvin doubles to left field. Johnnie LeMaster uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paddy Cleveland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Lefty Gearin is pinch hitting for Sam Goldsmith. Lefty Gearin flies out to the center fielder. Paddy Cleveland flies out to the right fielder. Shano Banks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jose Niekro enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lefty Gearin at 1B. Moe Thacker is pinch hitting for Tim Please. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Moe Thacker strikes out. Darrell Evans Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Manny Trillo pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Dave Righetti pitching. Geoff Plantt singles to center field. Mike Williams triples. Geoff Plantt scores. Kevin Miller doubles to left field. Mike Williams scores. Joe Price comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Evans strikes out. Hank Bitters strikes out. Crazy Corey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dick Sothern walks. Tripp Cromer strikes out. Johnnie LeMaster flies out to the right fielder. Joe Strain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jose Niekro grounds out to the shortstop. Felix Figueroa is pinch hitting for Paddy Cleveland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Felix Figueroa pops out to the second baseman. Shano Banks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Oscar Peralta improves in contact_vs_lefty Karl Lemaster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Oscar Peralta improves in speed Oscar Skowron improves in speed Kuper Brown did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Michael Jackson improves in velocity Ray Lankford improves in power_vs_lefty Robin Yount did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jamie Brewington improves in control Ray Lankford improves in LF