Win: David Sutthoff (12-5) Loss: Lorenzo Ibanez (18-6)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Lorenzo Ibanez pitching. J. Fletcher Creamer strikes out. Joe Cerutti strikes out. Jeff Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh David Sutthoff pitching. Bert Gwynn walks. Don Penson strikes out. Hiroyuki Matsui strikes out. Jack Collins pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Rod Collard grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Oliver doubles to left field. Augie Sterling singles to left field. Ed Oliver scores. Augie Sterling is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Harley Rafter grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Moss hits a home run. Arturo Cuellar singles to center field. Hector Polonia singles to right field. Arturo Cuellar advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Lorenzo Ibanez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Arturo Cuellar scores. Hector Polonia advances to second on the play. Bert Gwynn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Neil Shantz grounds out to the shortstop. David Sutthoff flies out to the center fielder. J. Fletcher Creamer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Don Penson singles to center field. Hiroyuki Matsui grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jack Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Joe Cerutti strikes out. Jeff Fisher strikes out. Rod Collard singles past the shortstop. Earl Moss reached on a 2-base fielding error by Don Penson. Ed Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Harley Rafter walks. Hank Moss walks. Arturo Cuellar grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Harley Rafter advances to third on the play. Hector Polonia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Augie Sterling flies out to the center fielder. Neil Shantz strikes out. David Sutthoff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Lorenzo Ibanez grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Gwynn singles to center field. Don Penson flies out to the left fielder. Hiroyuki Matsui strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis J. Fletcher Creamer strikes out. Joe Cerutti strikes out. Jeff Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jack Collins lines out to the third baseman. Harley Rafter grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Moss lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Rod Collard singles to left field. Earl Moss singles to left field. Ed Oliver strikes out. Augie Sterling strikes out. Neil Shantz singles to center field. Rod Collard scores. Earl Moss advances to third on the hit. Jeff Cadaret is pinch hitting for David Sutthoff. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jeff Cadaret reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Collins. Earl Moss scores. J. Fletcher Creamer doubles to center field. Neil Shantz scores. Jeff Cadaret scores. Joe Cerutti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Red Blair pitching. Arturo Cuellar strikes out. Hector Polonia singles past the shortstop. Ken Keating is pinch hitting for Lorenzo Ibanez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ken Keating grounds out to the catcher. Hector Polonia advances to second on the play. Bert Gwynn singles to left field. Hector Polonia scores. Don Penson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mel Williams pitching. Jeff Fisher pops out to the first baseman. Rod Collard flies out to the left fielder. Earl Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hiroyuki Matsui flies out to the right fielder. Jack Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harley Rafter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ed Oliver singles to center field. Augie Sterling strikes out. Neil Shantz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Oliver advances to second on the play. Ruppert Knapp is pinch hitting for Red Blair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Ruppert Knapp singles past the first baseman. Ed Oliver scores. J. Fletcher Creamer hits a home run. Ruppert Knapp scores. Gordie Buelow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Cerutti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Dante Schulte pitching. Hank Moss flies out to the center fielder. Arturo Cuellar strikes out. Hector Polonia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bernie Pyecha did not respond to coaching in endurance Braulio Garvin improves in arm Eddie Rohwer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Armbruster did not respond to coaching in range Dave Coluccio did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Orrick Merced did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Roach did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ronny Asencio did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Roach did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty