Win: Lucky Griffeth (7-1) Loss: Bill Fletcher (0-4)
Save: Reggie Thomas (2)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Bill Fletcher pitching. Jason Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Howie Dahlgren grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Howard pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Lucky Griffeth pitching. Julio Stahl strikes out. Clay Sutko grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Hosey flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Seiji Mimura pops out to the third baseman. Gordon Perry grounds out to the shortstop. Matty Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Johnny Blasingame strikes out. Tim Clark strikes out. Masato Fukuyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Tom Pearson walks. Don Noriega strikes out. Lucky Griffeth lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jason Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John Glenn grounds out to the third baseman. Rocky Garbey flies out to the right fielder. Bill Fletcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Howie Dahlgren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Seiji Mimura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Julio Stahl grounds out to the catcher. Clay Sutko strikes out. Mark Hosey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Gordon Perry flies out to the left fielder. Matty Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Pearson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Johnny Blasingame singles to right field. Tim Clark grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Johnny Blasingame is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Masato Fukuyama strikes out. John Glenn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Don Noriega walks. Lucky Griffeth lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Jason Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Noriega advances to third on the play. Lucky Griffeth advances to second on the play. Howie Dahlgren walks. Bob Howard pops out to the third baseman. Seiji Mimura walks. Don Noriega scores. Gordon Perry singles to right field. Lucky Griffeth scores. Howie Dahlgren scores. Matty Martinez triples. Seiji Mimura scores. Gordon Perry scores. Del Welaj comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Pearson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Rocky Garbey doubles to center field. Del Welaj fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Del Welaj strikes out. Julio Stahl walks. Clay Sutko lines out to the second baseman. Mark Hosey doubles to right field. Rocky Garbey scores. Johnny Blasingame singles to left field. Julio Stahl scores. Mark Hosey scores. Tim Clark pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Don Noriega singles to right field. Lucky Griffeth fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lucky Griffeth flies out to the right fielder. Jason Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Don Noriega advances to second on the play. Howie Dahlgren singles to right field. Don Noriega scores. Bob Howard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Howie Dahlgren is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Masato Fukuyama strikes out. John Glenn flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Garbey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Seiji Mimura grounds out to the second baseman. Gordon Perry is hit by a pitch. Matty Martinez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Joe Williams is pinch hitting for Del Welaj. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Williams strikes out. Julio Stahl flies out to the right fielder. Clay Sutko singles to right field. Mark Hosey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ernie Buchanan pitching. Tom Pearson grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Schaffernoth is pinch hitting for Don Noriega. Oscar Schaffernoth grounds out to the pitcher. Liz Huber is pinch hitting for Lucky Griffeth. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Liz Huber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Reggie Thomas pitching. Pee-Wee Leon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Oscar Schaffernoth at 3B. Johnny Blasingame singles to center field. Tim Clark flies out to the right fielder. Masato Fukuyama flies out to the right fielder. John Glenn walks. Passed ball. Johnny Blasingame advances to third. John Glenn advances to second. Rocky Garbey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 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: John Bogart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Bogart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Phil Bando did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Ley improves in control Vance Witt did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Ley improves in control Ed Poole did not respond to coaching in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dallas Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Rizzo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gene Fyhrie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Neal Bertotti did not respond to coaching in arm Jeff Jean did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Williams improves in control Lou Pernoll did not respond to coaching in CF