Win: Bubba Gutteridge (7-12) Loss: Alex Larose (1-5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Alex Larose pitching. Dave McFadden triples. Rudy Stephenson singles to right field. Dave McFadden scores. Jim McNeely grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rudy Stephenson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Glover strikes out. Bill Mokan walks. Bill Hernandez doubles to center field. Jim McNeely scores. Bill Mokan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Baker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bubba Gutteridge pitching. Jess McCormick flies out to the center fielder. Webbo Pryor grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Lee flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Takahiko Nagao grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bubba Gutteridge singles to center field. Dave McFadden strikes out. Rudy Stephenson singles to center field. Bubba Gutteridge advances to third on the hit. Jim McNeely flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Chuck Crutcher singles to right field. Andy Gunderson walks. Javier Haddock grounds out to the pitcher. Chuck Crutcher advances to third on the play. Andy Gunderson advances to second on the play. Dixie Nash doubles past the first baseman. Chuck Crutcher scores. Andy Gunderson scores. Emmet Parker strikes out. Alex Larose strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jim Glover hits a home run. Bill Mokan walks. Bill Hernandez singles to right field. Bob Baker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Mokan advances to third on the play. Takahiko Nagao walks. Bubba Gutteridge strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jess McCormick strikes out. Webbo Pryor flies out to the right fielder. Gus Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Herbert Crotty 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. Dave McFadden singles to center field. Rudy Stephenson singles to center field. Dave McFadden advances to third on the hit. Jim McNeely singles to right field. Dave McFadden scores. Jim Glover singles to left field. Rudy Stephenson scores. Jack Moffitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Mokan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Glover is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Hernandez strikes out. Bob Baker walks. Takahiko Nagao grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Chuck Crutcher triples. Andy Gunderson flies out to the right fielder. Javier Haddock strikes out. Dixie Nash strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Bubba Gutteridge grounds out to the second baseman. Dave McFadden grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Emmet Parker strikes out. Jack Moffitt lines out to the pitcher. Jess McCormick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jim McNeely lines out to the third baseman. Jim Glover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Mokan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Webbo Pryor flies out to the center fielder. Gus Lee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Crutcher walks. Andy Gunderson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Bill Hernandez lines out to the shortstop. Bob Baker grounds out to the pitcher. Takahiko Nagao doubles to center field. Bubba Gutteridge grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Javier Haddock walks. Dixie Nash grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Emmet Parker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Dave McFadden strikes out. Rudy Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Jim McNeely strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Danny Fries is pinch hitting for Jack Moffitt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Fries pops out to the second baseman. Jess McCormick grounds out to the pitcher. Webbo Pryor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Denis Meeks pitching. Jim Glover grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Mokan flies out to the center fielder. Bill Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Gus Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Crutcher flies out to the center fielder. Andy Gunderson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Danny Fries is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Crese Calderone did not respond to coaching in control Barney Ockey did not respond to coaching in control Bob Brynan did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Simons improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Palmer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Garland Ozuna did not respond to coaching in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Autry improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Autry improves in contact_vs_lefty Geoff Whaley did not respond to coaching in arm Duane Schmidt improves in arm Carden Twitchell improves in arm Duane Schmidt improves in range Jayson Fegeley did not respond to coaching in CF