Win: George Bruggy (2-2) Loss: Wilfredo Larosa (6-8)
Save: Verily Cooper (34)
Inning: 1 St. Louis John Cuccurullo pitching. Anthony Venafro singles past the shortstop. Anthony Venafro is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Trea Tucker strikes out. Bob Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Joe Capra pitching. Sam House hits a home run. Heinie Melton grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Castiglione flies out to the center fielder. Evelio Nieves grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Andy Van Slyke hits a home run. Oscar Vaughn strikes out. Oscar Rothfuss doubles to right field. Kirk Ankiel lines out to the second baseman. Jim White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Toki Ichikawa singles to center field. Toki Ichikawa steals second. Juan Ortiz singles to center field. Toki Ichikawa scores. Juan Ortiz steals second. Kirk Johnson strikes out. Rich Parsons grounds out to the pitcher. John Cuccurullo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Joe Capra strikes out. Anthony Venafro doubles to right field. Trea Tucker flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bob Shirley hits an infield single to the pitcher. Andy Van Slyke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Sam House walks. Heinie Melton flies out to the left fielder. Harry Castiglione strikes out. Sam House is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Oscar Vaughn flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Rothfuss grounds out to the pitcher. Kirk Ankiel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Evelio Nieves grounds out to the shortstop. Toki Ichikawa walks. Juan Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Kirk Johnson doubles to right field. Toki Ichikawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rich Parsons walks. John Cuccurullo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jim White grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Capra singles to right field. Anthony Venafro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sam House grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Melton strikes out. Harry Castiglione pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Trea Tucker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Shirley singles to center field. Andy Van Slyke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Shirley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Oscar Vaughn walks. Oscar Rothfuss singles to left field. Andy Van Slyke scores. Oscar Vaughn advances to third on the hit. Kirk Ankiel singles to right field. Oscar Vaughn scores. Oscar Rothfuss advances to third on the hit. Jim White grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Evelio Nieves singles to left field. Toki Ichikawa flies out to the right fielder. Juan Ortiz singles to left field. Kirk Johnson strikes out. Rich Parsons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bucky Kell is pinch hitting for Joe Capra. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bucky Kell strikes out. Anthony Venafro strikes out. Trea Tucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Wantnot Miller pitching. John Cuccurullo lines out to the shortstop. Sam House singles to center field. Sam House steals second. Heinie Melton flies out to the left fielder. Harry Castiglione grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bob Shirley walks. Andy Van Slyke strikes out. Oscar Vaughn walks. Oscar Rothfuss walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Kirk Ankiel walks. Bob Shirley scores. Jim White flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Oscar Vaughn scores. Yasutaka Yamazaki is pinch hitting for Wantnot Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Yasutaka Yamazaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Wayne Grimshaw pitching. Evelio Nieves doubles to left field. Toki Ichikawa walks. Juan Ortiz strikes out. Kirk Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Rich Parsons singles to center field. Evelio Nieves scores. Stacy Ducey is pinch hitting for John Cuccurullo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Stacy Ducey singles to right field. Toki Ichikawa scores. Rich Parsons advances to third on the hit. George Bruggy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam House flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Wilfredo Larosa pitching. Anthony Venafro singles past the shortstop. Trea Tucker singles to left field. Anthony Venafro advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Shirley walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Andy Van Slyke lines out to the shortstop. The defense is playing the infield in. Oscar Vaughn singles to center field. Anthony Venafro scores. Trea Tucker scores. Bob Shirley advances to third on the hit. Fred Cooke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Rothfuss singles to center field. Bob Shirley scores. Oscar Vaughn advances to third on the hit. Kirk Ankiel grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Oscar Rothfuss advances to second on the play. Jim White pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Andy Lumley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Oscar Vaughn at RF. Verily Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Heinie Melton grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Castiglione strikes out. Evelio Nieves lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Anthony Venafro (23), Oscar Rothfuss (21).HR - Andy Van Slyke (14).SF - Jim White.GIDP - Anthony Venafro. Baserunning: CS - Anthony Venafro (10).
Batting:2B - Evelio Nieves (24), Kirk Johnson (23).HR - Sam House (21). Baserunning: SB - Sam House (42), Toki Ichikawa (8), Juan Ortiz (24).CS - Sam House (20).
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Walsh did not respond to coaching in control Firpo Farrell-SF did not respond to coaching in control Firpo Farrell-SF improves in velocity Merle Hiatt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scott Kretsch did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Mullane improves in velocity Chuck Andrews did not respond to coaching in control Edgar Ruebel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Briley did not respond to coaching in range