Win: Shogo Sakazawa (13-6) Loss: Ron Hancock (4-10)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Shogo Sakazawa pitching. Jeff Trombley doubles to center field. Jeff Hayworth hits an infield single to the pitcher. John McGlamery pops out to the first baseman. Ed Peters grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ron Hancock pitching. Brad Jones walks. Keith Iarussi flies out to the left fielder. Brad Jones steals second. Randy Reiniger hits a home run. Brad Jones scores. Gene Betcher singles to center field. Al Pulsipher grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Betcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Pulsipher steals second. Bill Parris hits a home run. Al Pulsipher scores. Buddy Andrew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Lefty Kreitner lines out to the second baseman. Ernie Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Breining walks. Mike Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Fumihiro Harai strikes out. Shogo Sakazawa grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ron Hancock strikes out. Jeff Trombley flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Hayworth singles to left field. John McGlamery singles to center field. Jeff Hayworth advances to third on the hit. Ed Peters grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Keith Iarussi grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Reiniger flies out to the right fielder. Gene Betcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Lefty Kreitner singles to center field. Ernie Mills walks. Heinie Breining grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Lefty Kreitner advances to third on the play. Mike Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Al Pulsipher singles to center field. Bill Parris hits a home run. Al Pulsipher scores. Nap Strong comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buddy Andrew walks. Fumihiro Harai lines out to the second baseman. Shogo Sakazawa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brad Jones walks. Keith Iarussi walks. Randy Reiniger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 St. Louis Don Robertson is pinch hitting for Nap Strong. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Robertson strikes out. Jeff Trombley strikes out. Jeff Hayworth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rodney Cooper pitching. Gene Betcher pops out to the third baseman. Al Pulsipher flies out to the center fielder. Bill Parris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis John McGlamery strikes out. Ed Peters hits a home run. Lefty Kreitner strikes out. Ernie Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Buddy Andrew singles to left field. Fumihiro Harai walks. Shogo Sakazawa lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Fumihiro Harai advances to second on the play. Fumihiro Harai advances to second on the play. Brad Jones strikes out. Keith Iarussi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Heinie Breining flies out to the right fielder. Mike Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Tex Hood is pinch hitting for Rodney Cooper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tex Hood grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Herb Jeru pitching. Randy Reiniger grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Betcher grounds out to the second baseman. Al Pulsipher doubles to left field. Bill Parris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jeff Trombley walks. Jeff Hayworth doubles to center field. Jeff Trombley scores. Dave Chiles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. John McGlamery grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Peters walks. Lefty Kreitner walks. Ernie Mills walks. Jeff Hayworth scores. Heinie Breining strikes out. Mike Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Buddy Andrew walks. Buddy Andrew steals second. Fumihiro Harai flies out to the left fielder. Dave Chiles grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Andrew advances to third on the play. Brad Jones hits a home run. Buddy Andrew scores. Wayne Congalton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keith Iarussi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bobby Capra is pinch hitting for Wayne Congalton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Capra strikes out. Jeff Trombley singles past the shortstop. Jeff Hayworth strikes out. John McGlamery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Al Pulsipher (15).HR - Brad Jones (13), Randy Reiniger (11), Bill Parris 2 (15). Baserunning: SB - Brad Jones (15), Al Pulsipher (10), Buddy Andrew (14).
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Andres Whitehead improves in power_vs_lefty Andres Whitehead improves in arm Chad Wagner did not respond to coaching in arm George Mamaux did not respond to coaching in velocity
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Marsh improves in power_vs_righty Dave Foster did not respond to coaching in range John Coveney improves in range Tony Graham improves in power_vs_righty