Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Doc Thies pitching. D.T. Thomas triples. Rudy Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. D.T. Thomas scores. Benny Cruz singles past the first baseman. Jim Glover flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Peterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Al Glenn pitching. Myles Wiggins pops out to the third baseman. Jess McCormick strikes out. Webbo Pryor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Bill Hernandez singles to center field. Bob Baker flies out to the right fielder. Dave McFadden singles to left field. Al Glenn fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Glenn strikes out. D.T. Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Gus Lee hits a home run. Chuck Crutcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Gunderson singles to center field. Javier Haddock flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Wade singles to center field. Doc Thies grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Rudy Stephenson singles to left field. Benny Cruz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Glover walks. Jerry Peterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Myles Wiggins strikes out. Jess McCormick singles to right field. Webbo Pryor singles to left field. Jess McCormick advances to third on the hit. Gus Lee lines out to the first baseman. Chuck Crutcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Bill Hernandez singles to left field. Bob Baker walks. Dave McFadden flies out to the center fielder. Al Glenn fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Glenn strikes out. D.T. Thomas singles to center field. Rudy Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Andy Gunderson singles past the shortstop. Javier Haddock grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ralph Wade strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Benny Cruz doubles to right field. Jim Glover singles to left field. Benny Cruz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Peterson flies out to the right fielder. Denis Meeks 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. Bill Hernandez lines out to the second baseman. Bob Baker walks. Dave McFadden pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Denis Meeks singles to left field. Myles Wiggins doubles to center field. Jess McCormick triples. Denis Meeks scores. Myles Wiggins scores. Webbo Pryor grounds out to the second baseman. Jess McCormick scores. Gus Lee flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Crutcher walks. Andy Gunderson singles to center field. Javier Haddock walks. Ralph Wade singles to left field. Chuck Crutcher scores. Andy Gunderson scores. Denis Meeks flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Al Glenn strikes out. D.T. Thomas hits an infield single to the third baseman. D.T. Thomas steals second. Rudy Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Myles Wiggins grounds out to the second baseman. Jess McCormick singles to center field. Gibby Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Webbo Pryor walks. Gus Lee strikes out. Chuck Crutcher lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jim Glover grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Peterson singles to left field. Bill Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Bob Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Andy Gunderson grounds out to the third baseman. Javier Haddock walks. Ralph Wade flies out to the right fielder. Mem Larsen is pinch hitting for Denis Meeks. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mem Larsen grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Javier Haddock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Herbert Crotty pitching. Dave McFadden flies out to the center fielder. Jim McNeely is pinch hitting for Gibby Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim McNeely flies out to the center fielder. D.T. Thomas singles to right field. D.T. Thomas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Larry Works pitching. Myles Wiggins grounds out to the second baseman. Jess McCormick flies out to the center fielder. Webbo Pryor hits an infield single to the second baseman. Gus Lee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Rudy Stephenson flies out to the right fielder. Benny Cruz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Glover flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 11 St. Louis total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Jim McNeely is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. Doc Thies is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Simons improves in contact_vs_lefty Hamilton Iganez did not respond to coaching in control Barney Ockey did not respond to coaching in control Phil Hutton did not respond to coaching in range Phil Hutton did not respond to coaching in arm Hamilton Iganez did not respond to coaching in control Will Weid did not respond to coaching in 3B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Denney Perdue improves in arm Carden Twitchell did not respond to coaching in range Denney Perdue improves in power_vs_lefty Rich Trujillo improves in velocity Chappy Neiger improves in power_vs_lefty Carden Twitchell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jayson Fegeley did not respond to coaching in CF