Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jiggs Corey pitching. Dave Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Koehler singles to center field. Biff Epps strikes out. Bill Mokan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Koehler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Kyle Curd pitching. Dixie Nash walks. Jason Musial singles to left field. Dixie Nash advances to third on the hit. John Boever strikes out. Jess McCormick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Nash scores. Jason Musial advances to second on the play. Fin Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Runnels bunts for a base hit. Bill Lanning strikes out. Kikuo Nishizawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Rick Hallman grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Fries singles to center field. Danny Fries steals second. Javier Haddock grounds out to the third baseman. Jiggs Corey pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kyle Curd flies out to the right fielder. Dave Pena flies out to the right fielder. Jim Koehler pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Dixie Nash hits a home run. Jason Musial hits a home run. John Boever strikes out. Jess McCormick walks. Fin Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Rick Hallman hits a home run. Jess McCormick scores. Danny Fries flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Biff Epps strikes out. Bill Mokan strikes out. Jeff Quintana flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Javier Haddock pops out to the shortstop. Jiggs Corey singles to right field. Dixie Nash doubles to left field. Jiggs Corey uses his aggressiveness and scores. Zoilo Pool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jason Musial doubles to right field. Dixie Nash scores. John Boever hits a home run. Jason Musial scores. Jess McCormick pops out to the first baseman. Fin Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Dave Runnels pops out to the third baseman. Bill Lanning lines out to the second baseman. Kikuo Nishizawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rick Hallman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Danny Fries strikes out. Javier Haddock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Zoilo Pool pops out to the shortstop. Dave Pena lines out to the shortstop. Jim Koehler singles to left field. Biff Epps grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Koehler is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jiggs Corey grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Nash grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Musial singles to center field. John Boever strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Mokan grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Quintana strikes out. Dave Runnels flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jess McCormick flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Crutcher is pinch hitting for Fin Campbell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chuck Crutcher walks. Gus Lee is pinch hitting for Rick Hallman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gus Lee grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Bill Lanning singles to right field. Roy Corey is pinch hitting for Kikuo Nishizawa. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Corey flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Rob Branca is pinch hitting for Zoilo Pool. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rob Branca strikes out. Dave Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Archie Dent pitching. Myles Wiggins is pinch hitting for Danny Fries. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Myles Wiggins singles to center field. Javier Haddock pops out to the first baseman. Jiggs Corey lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Myles Wiggins forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dixie Nash strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jim Koehler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Biff Epps grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bill Mokan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 4 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Bill Lanning is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Knight did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim McNeely improves in range Rudy Stephenson did not respond to coaching in speed Brian Vuckovich did not respond to coaching in arm Jerry Tolan did not respond to coaching in range Joe Marion improves in velocity Jerry Tolan did not respond to coaching in 3B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rey Everett improves in arm John Ward improves in contact_vs_lefty John Ward improves in contact_vs_lefty Emmet Parker improves in arm Jose Palmquist did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Wade improves in contact_vs_lefty Emmet Parker did not respond to coaching in LF