Inning: 1 St. Louis Yoanis Tomas pitching. Bill Hall singles to right field. Jim Casimiro strikes out. Bill Hall is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Doc Balenti flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Jack Wagon pitching. Rip Perrin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mamoru Kawamura strikes out. Koji Hirai singles to center field. Burt York grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Koji Hirai is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Don Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy EddMonds walks. Tony Boisclair strikes out. Jimmy EddMonds is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Sean Medich strikes out. Bill Birmingham flies out to the right fielder. Calvin Lawson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Luis Manuel flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Elmer Lehman pops out to the second baseman. Jack Wagon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Maury Dishman walks. Yoanis Tomas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rip Perrin flies out to the center fielder. Mamoru Kawamura singles to left field. Maury Dishman scores. Koji Hirai walks. Burt York walks. Sean Medich singles to right field. Mamoru Kawamura scores. Koji Hirai scores. Bill Birmingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bill Hall pops out to the third baseman. Jim Casimiro doubles to left field. Doc Balenti reached on a fielding error by Maury Dishman. Doc Balenti steals second. Don Hill singles to left field. Jim Casimiro scores. Doc Balenti scores. Jimmy EddMonds singles to right field. Tony Boisclair singles to right field. Don Hill scores. Jimmy EddMonds advances to third on the hit. Luis Manuel grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy EddMonds scores. Tony Boisclair advances to second on the play. Elmer Lehman lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Calvin Lawson grounds out to the second baseman. Maury Dishman hits a home run. Yoanis Tomas flies out to the center fielder. Rip Perrin singles to right field. Mamoru Kawamura walks. Koji Hirai walks. Burt York hits a home run. Rip Perrin scores. Mamoru Kawamura scores. Koji Hirai scores. Cedric Entertainer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sean Medich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Cedric Entertainer walks. Bill Hall pops out to the third baseman. Jim Casimiro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bill Birmingham strikes out. Calvin Lawson singles to right field. Maury Dishman strikes out. Yoanis Tomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Doc Balenti walks. Don Hill strikes out. Jimmy EddMonds strikes out. Tony Boisclair flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rip Perrin strikes out. Mamoru Kawamura pops out to the second baseman. Koji Hirai strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Luis Manuel strikes out. Elmer Lehman grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Mitchell is pinch hitting for Cedric Entertainer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Mitchell walks. Paul Mitchell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Billy Salazar pitching. Burt York singles to right field. Sean Medich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Burt York is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Birmingham flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Lawson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Hall flies out to the center fielder. Jim Casimiro singles to center field. Doc Balenti grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Maury Dishman grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Trosky is pinch hitting for Yoanis Tomas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Erik Trosky singles to left field. Erik Trosky steals second. Rip Perrin grounds out to the third baseman. Mamoru Kawamura singles to right field. Erik Trosky scores. Jim Chalmers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mamoru Kawamura steals second. Koji Hirai walks. Burt York hits a home run. Mamoru Kawamura scores. Koji Hirai scores. Sean Medich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Shinobu Kawasaki pitching. Roberto Smart is pinch hitting for Don Hill. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roberto Smart grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy EddMonds grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Boisclair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Jim Casimiro (6).GIDP - Jim Casimiro, Doc Balenti. Baserunning: SB - Doc Balenti (9).CS - Bill Hall (1), Jimmy EddMonds (2), Paul Mitchell (1).
Game Notes Shinobu Kawasaki is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Manny Freeman did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Sutter did not respond to coaching in control Chris Farley improves in control Milt McGee did not respond to coaching in range Milt McGee did not respond to coaching in 3B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dwayne Wagner improves in arm Steve Callahan improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Callahan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jake Benton did not respond to coaching in velocity