Win: Ray Blaylock (8-2) Loss: Fred Cooke (9-1)
Save: Will Trent (20)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Orlando Conatser pitching. Drew Benintendi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Oscar Vaughn pops out to the first baseman. Bill Shirley grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Stocksdale pitching. Henry Okrie walks. Sam House strikes out. Toki Ichikawa strikes out. Heinie Melton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis James Helms singles to center field. Christian Monsour singles to left field. James Helms advances to third on the hit. Smooth Ed Simpson strikes out. Scott Kretsch singles to center field. James Helms scores. Paul Jackson triples. Christian Monsour scores. Scott Kretsch scores. Bill Stocksdale strikes out. Drew Benintendi lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Pete Lyons hits a home run. Juan Ortiz singles to center field. Juan Ortiz steals second. Sadao Nakayama grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bella lines out to the pitcher. Orlando Conatser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Oscar Vaughn doubles to left field. Bill Shirley strikes out. James Helms strikes out. Christian Monsour singles to right field. Oscar Vaughn scores. Christian Monsour is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Henry Okrie walks. Sam House flies out to the left fielder. Toki Ichikawa walks. Heinie Melton flies out to the center fielder. Pete Lyons hits a home run. Henry Okrie scores. Toki Ichikawa scores. Juan Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Smooth Ed Simpson hits a home run. Scott Kretsch grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stocksdale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Sadao Nakayama grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bella strikes out. Orlando Conatser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Drew Benintendi pops out to the shortstop. Oscar Vaughn pops out to the first baseman. Bill Shirley doubles to right field. James Helms walks. Christian Monsour grounds into a force play to the second baseman. James Helms is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Henry Okrie reached on a fielding error by Bill Shirley. Henry Okrie steals second. Sam House singles to left field. Henry Okrie scores. Toki Ichikawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Heinie Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Kretsch singles to left field. Paul Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Kretsch advances to second on the play. Bill Stocksdale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Pete Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Sadao Nakayama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Satans Angel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Drew Benintendi grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Vaughn singles to center field. Bill Shirley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Bella walks. Mike Coulter is pinch hitting for Satans Angel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Coulter singles to left field. Henry Okrie pops out to the second baseman. Sam House strikes out. Ray Blaylock 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. Toki Ichikawa walks. Heinie Melton grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Joe Bella is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 St. Louis Fred Cooke pitching. James Helms singles to right field. Christian Monsour singles to right field. James Helms advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Smooth Ed Simpson strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Scott Kretsch flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, James Helms scores. Paul Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Trea Tucker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Shirley at 2B. Edgardo Boone enters the game as a defensive replacement for Scott Kretsch at 3B. Pete Lyons strikes out. Juan Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Sadao Nakayama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jamison Reid is pinch hitting for Ray Blaylock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jamison Reid flies out to the center fielder. Drew Benintendi flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Vaughn singles to center field. Trea Tucker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Oscar Vaughn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Will Trent pitching. Joe Bella flies out to the left fielder. Harry Castiglione is pinch hitting for Fred Cooke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Castiglione flies out to the center fielder. Henry Okrie grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Oscar Vaughn (29), Bill Shirley (34).3B - Paul Jackson (6).HR - Smooth Ed Simpson (15).SF - Scott Kretsch.GIDP - Bill Shirley. Baserunning: CS - Christian Monsour (8). Fielding: E - Bill Shirley.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Pride did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Josh Reilly improves in power_vs_lefty Jerry Volpe improves in arm Jerry Volpe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Hampton did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Hampton improves in control Rick Velazquez did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Mullane did not respond to coaching in control