Win: Clay Currie (12-7) Loss: Mark Hemus (14-12)
Save: Rod Scurry (44)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Clay Currie pitching. Earl Moss singles to right field. Joe Cerutti flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! J. Fletcher Creamer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Moss advances to second on the play. Rod Collard singles to right field. Earl Moss scores. Ed Oliver hits an infield single to the pitcher. Neil Shantz walks. Jerry Stanka walks. Rod Collard scores. Ira Berry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mark Hemus pitching. Hector Polonia doubles to right field. Jack Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Hiroyuki Matsui grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hector Polonia advances to third on the play. Harley Rafter doubles to center field. Hector Polonia scores. Don Penson singles to left field. Harley Rafter scores. Bert Gwynn grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Don Penson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Mark Hemus flies out to the center fielder. Earl Moss flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joe Cerutti lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Arturo Cuellar flies out to the right fielder. Hank Moss flies out to the right fielder. Clay Currie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis J. Fletcher Creamer grounds out to the third baseman. Rod Collard strikes out. Ed Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hector Polonia hits a home run. Jack Collins flies out to the right fielder. Hiroyuki Matsui walks. Harley Rafter flies out to the right fielder. Don Penson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Neil Shantz flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Stanka flies out to the center fielder. Ira Berry walks. Mark Hemus reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hector Polonia. Earl Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bert Gwynn singles to center field. Arturo Cuellar reached on a fielding error by Jerry Stanka. Hank Moss strikes out. Clay Currie 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. Arturo Cuellar advances to second on the play. Arturo Cuellar advances to second on the play. Hector Polonia walks. Jack Collins singles to right field. Arturo Cuellar scores. Hiroyuki Matsui flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 St. Louis Joe Cerutti flies out to the left fielder. J. Fletcher Creamer flies out to the center fielder. Rod Collard pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Harley Rafter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Penson grounds out to the pitcher. Bert Gwynn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ed Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Neil Shantz strikes out. Jerry Stanka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Arturo Cuellar singles to center field. Hank Moss flies out to the right fielder. Clay Currie pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Hector Polonia grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Arturo Cuellar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ira Berry strikes out. Ruppert Knapp is pinch hitting for Mark Hemus. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ruppert Knapp flies out to the center fielder. Earl Moss hits a home run. Joe Cerutti doubles to center field. J. Fletcher Creamer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ray Kurowski pitching. Jack Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiroyuki Matsui singles to left field. Harley Rafter hits an infield single to the pitcher. Don Penson hits a home run. Hiroyuki Matsui scores. Harley Rafter scores. Bert Gwynn flies out to the left fielder. Arturo Cuellar walks. Hank Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Leo Conigliaro 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. Al Baker is pinch hitting for Rod Collard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Oliver strikes out. Larry Edington is pinch hitting for Neil Shantz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Edington grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Leo Conigliaro grounds out to the third baseman. Hector Polonia strikes out. Jack Collins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jerry Stanka singles to right field. Jerry Stanka steals second. Ira Berry singles to center field. Jerry Stanka scores. Rod Scurry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ken Reese is pinch hitting for Ray Kurowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Reese singles to center field. Earl Moss walks. Joe Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. J. Fletcher Creamer grounds out to the second baseman. Ira Berry scores. Ken Reese advances to third on the play. Earl Moss advances to second on the play. Al Baker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doc Montejo improves in arm Bernie Pyecha did not respond to coaching in control Braulio Garvin improves in arm Doc Montejo improves in arm Dave Coluccio did not respond to coaching in SS
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cy Hallinan improves in contact_vs_righty Pep Masteller improves in contact_vs_righty Lee Powell improves in range Rafael Perkins did not respond to coaching in range