Win: Javi Escobar (1-0) Loss: Bob Morton (0-1)
Save: Ron Ford (2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bob Morton pitching. Hector Polonia strikes out. Jack Collins walks. Hiroyuki Matsui singles to center field. Harley Rafter strikes out. Don Penson walks. Bert Gwynn flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 St. Louis Javi Escobar pitching. J. Fletcher Creamer grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cerutti singles to right field. Jeff Fisher strikes out. Rod Collard singles to right field. Joe Cerutti advances to third on the hit. Earl Moss walks. Augie Sterling flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Arturo Cuellar flies out to the center fielder. Hank Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Javi Escobar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Neil Shantz strikes out. Ed Oliver strikes out. Bob Morton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Hector Polonia grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Collins flies out to the center fielder. Hiroyuki Matsui grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis J. Fletcher Creamer singles to right field. Joe Cerutti grounds into a force play to the second baseman. J. Fletcher Creamer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Fisher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Harley Rafter walks. Don Penson walks. Bert Gwynn strikes out. Arturo Cuellar walks. Hank Moss grounds out to the second baseman. Harley Rafter scores. Don Penson advances to third on the play. Arturo Cuellar advances to second on the play. Javi Escobar strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Rod Collard walks. Earl Moss grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rod Collard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Augie Sterling grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Earl Moss advances to second on the play. Neil Shantz doubles to center field. Earl Moss scores. Ed Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Hector Polonia walks. Jack Collins singles to right field. Hiroyuki Matsui flies out to the right fielder. Harley Rafter flies out to the center fielder. Don Penson triples. Hector Polonia scores. Jack Collins scores. Bert Gwynn doubles to center field. Don Penson scores. Arturo Cuellar hits a home run. Bert Gwynn scores. Hank Moss walks. Javi Escobar singles to left field. Hank Moss advances to third on the hit. Hector Polonia walks. Jack Collins singles to right field. Hank Moss scores. Hiroyuki Matsui grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bob Morton strikes out. J. Fletcher Creamer grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cerutti hits an infield single to the second baseman. Joe Cerutti is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Harley Rafter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Don Penson hits a home run. Tom Cordero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Bert Gwynn strikes out. Arturo Cuellar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jeff Fisher singles to right field. Ron Ford 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. Jeff Fisher steals second. Rod Collard walks. Earl Moss strikes out. Augie Sterling strikes out. Neil Shantz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Hank Moss strikes out. Ron Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Hector Polonia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ed Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Tom Cordero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). J. Fletcher Creamer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jack Collins flies out to the center fielder. Hiroyuki Matsui strikes out. Kid Leary is pinch hitting for Harley Rafter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kid Leary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Joe Cerutti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Fisher strikes out. 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. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Don Penson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bert Gwynn pops out to the first baseman. Arturo Cuellar grounds out to the third baseman. Don Penson advances to second on the play. Hank Moss singles to left field. Don Penson scores. Ron Ford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hank Moss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Earl Moss pops out to the second baseman. John Crosetti is pinch hitting for Augie Sterling. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Crosetti singles to center field. Larry Edington is pinch hitting for Neil Shantz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Edington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Crosetti is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rafael Perkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rafael Perkins improves in power_vs_lefty Darrel Parkinson improves in power_vs_lefty Lee Powell improves in speed
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Coluccio did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Miller improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Elliott improves in arm Guillermo Wilmet did not respond to coaching in control