Win: Rafael Scoggins (2-2) Loss: Danny Brubaker (0-1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Charlie Meyer pitching. Cam Wolf hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Gaston lines out to the second baseman. Billy Nevers flies out to the left fielder. Jack Zwilling singles to right field. Cam Wolf advances to third on the hit. Mike Hillegas singles to center field. Cam Wolf scores. Gael Reyes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Hillegas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ben Helms pitching. Cliff Simpson lines out to the pitcher. Sam Barlow grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Tyrone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jack Tierney singles to center field. Mac Nicholson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Tierney advances to second on the play. Ben Helms grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jack Tierney advances to third on the play. Cam Wolf grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh John Darwin strikes out. Joe Wallace singles to center field. Shigeru Sekimoto strikes out. Floyd Leftwich walks. Francisco Adamson grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Joe Gaston grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Nevers pops out to the second baseman. Jack Zwilling walks. Mike Hillegas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Charlie Meyer strikes out. Cliff Simpson grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Barlow doubles to center field. Joe Tyrone walks. John Darwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Gael Reyes hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jack Tierney doubles to left field. Gael Reyes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mac Nicholson doubles to left field. Jack Tierney scores. Ben Helms lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cam Wolf flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mac Nicholson is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Joe Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Shigeru Sekimoto singles to left field. Floyd Leftwich hits a home run. Shigeru Sekimoto scores. Francisco Adamson lines out to the third baseman. Charlie Meyer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cam Wolf. Cliff Simpson walks. Sam Barlow walks. Joe Tyrone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 St. Louis Joe Gaston reached on a fielding error by Joe Wallace. Billy Nevers singles to center field. Jack Zwilling strikes out. Dana Little 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. Mike Hillegas flies out to the center fielder. Gael Reyes pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh John Darwin flies out to the left fielder. Joe Wallace strikes out. Shigeru Sekimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jack Tierney pops out to the third baseman. Mac Nicholson grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Helms flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Floyd Leftwich walks. Francisco Adamson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dana Little grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Cam Wolf singles past the third baseman. Joe Gaston walks. Billy Nevers walks. Jack Zwilling flies out to the right fielder. Mike Hillegas singles to right field. Cam Wolf scores. Joe Gaston scores. Rafael Scoggins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gael Reyes strikes out. Jack Tierney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Cliff Simpson singles to center field. Kevin Smith 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 1st. Sam Barlow grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Tyrone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mac Nicholson flies out to the center fielder. Ray Ryan is pinch hitting for Kevin Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ray Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Cam Wolf flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Clint Dayley pitching. John Darwin strikes out. Joe Wallace pops out to the third baseman. Cole Childress is pinch hitting for Shigeru Sekimoto. Cole Childress grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Tony Bernal enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cole Childress at CF. Joe Gaston doubles to center field. Billy Nevers doubles to left field. Joe Gaston scores. Jack Zwilling grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Hillegas flies out to the center fielder. Gael Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Charley Eaves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Zwilling at 2B. Chuck Nied is pinch hitting for Floyd Leftwich. Chuck Nied grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Adamson hits a home run. Danny Brubaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Helfrich is pinch hitting for Rafael Scoggins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Helfrich doubles past the third baseman. Cliff Simpson singles to center field. Sam Barlow singles past the shortstop. Jerry Helfrich scores. Cliff Simpson advances to third on the hit. Sam Barlow steals second. Joe Tyrone singles to right field. Cliff Simpson scores. Sam Barlow scores. Johnny Haney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Darwin hits a home run. Joe Tyrone scores. St. Louis total runners left on base: 9 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Sam Barlow (4), Jerry Helfrich (7).HR - John Darwin (9), Floyd Leftwich (1), Francisco Adamson (2).GIDP - Sam Barlow, Francisco Adamson. Baserunning: SB - Sam Barlow (3). Fielding: E - Joe Wallace.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Gil Mejia improves in power_vs_righty Benicio Taveras improves in contact_vs_lefty Darrin Eldred did not respond to coaching in control Frank Ganzel did not respond to coaching in arm Gil Mejia did not respond to coaching in range Ezra Robinson did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Gilligan did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Ruben Mills improves in range Joe Connor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chris Brock improves in contact_vs_righty Ruben Mills improves in arm Mark Morrison did not respond to coaching in range Mark Morrison did not respond to coaching in range Tom Brunansky did not respond to coaching in CF