Inning: 1 St. Louis Leroi Thompson pitching. Johnny Baines singles to center field. Doc Goodwin strikes out. Marty Nieman singles to left field. Johnny Baines advances to third on the hit. Brian Pappalau grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Baines scores. Marty Nieman advances to second on the play. Dave Lucas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Sam Brea pitching. Jose Acre grounds out to the second baseman. Saquon Smiley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Candelaria. Dan Deininger pops out to the first baseman. Joe Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Lee Susce hits a home run. Steve Neal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Candelaria walks. Sam Brea lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Baines strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Jason Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Sammy Cisco grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Carlos Guerrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Doc Goodwin hits a home run. Marty Nieman strikes out. Brian Pappalau singles to left field. Dave Lucas singles to center field. Brian Pappalau advances to third on the hit. Lee Susce pops out to the shortstop. Steve Neal singles past the shortstop. Brian Pappalau scores. Mike Candelaria singles to center field. Dave Lucas scores. Sam Brea grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Howard Roark lines out to the shortstop. Leroi Thompson strikes out. Jose Acre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Johnny Baines grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Goodwin doubles to center field. Marty Nieman strikes out. Brian Pappalau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley singles to right field. Dan Deininger singles to left field. Saquon Smiley advances to third on the hit. Joe Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Saquon Smiley scores. Jason Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Dave Lucas singles to center field. Bill Gebrian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Susce grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Lucas advances to second on the play. Steve Neal strikes out. Mike Candelaria pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sammy Cisco grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Guerrero grounds out to the third baseman. Howard Roark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Sam Brea grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Baines strikes out. Doc Goodwin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Bill Gebrian singles to center field. Jose Acre flies out to the center fielder. Saquon Smiley flies out to the right fielder. Dan Deininger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Marty Nieman hits a home run. Brian Pappalau strikes out. Dave Lucas strikes out. Lee Susce strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Jones grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jason Donahue strikes out. Sammy Cisco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Steve Neal strikes out. Mike Candelaria lines out to the third baseman. Yordanys Ruiz is pinch hitting for Sam Brea. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yordanys Ruiz singles to center field. Johnny Baines singles to left field. Doc Goodwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mookie Pryor pitching. Carlos Guerrero singles to left field. Howard Roark strikes out. Doc Best is pinch hitting for Bill Gebrian. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doc Best flies out to the right fielder. Jose Acre pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Mario Hollison pitching. Marty Nieman flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Hammonds is pinch hitting for Brian Pappalau. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Reggie Hammonds pops out to the third baseman. Dave Lucas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Saquon Smiley strikes out. Dan Deininger walks. Joe Jones reached on a fielding error by Doc Goodwin. Jason Donahue flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Cisco pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Jason Donahue is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Law improves in range Slim Musser improves in power_vs_righty Brad Wallace did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Mahoney improves in control Joe McGunnigle did not respond to coaching in LF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Harper improves in contact_vs_righty Roy Prince improves in contact_vs_lefty Ira Fuhr improves in speed Eric McCarver did not respond to coaching in velocity Ira Fuhr did not respond to coaching in 2B