Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bill Sweeney pitching. Tony Bernal singles to center field. Tony Bernal steals second. Cole Childress grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tony Bernal advances to third on the play. Chuck Nied strikes out. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Rudy Ruebel pitching. Joe Gaston strikes out. Cam Wolf singles past the second baseman. Charley Eaves strikes out. Scott Buehrle singles to center field. Cam Wolf advances to third on the hit. Mike Hillegas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Cy Yarnall flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Sam Barlow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Iker Carrara singles to left field. Gael Reyes singles to left field. Iker Carrara advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Ray Ryan doubles to left field. Iker Carrara scores. Gael Reyes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Sweeney fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Sweeney lines out to the third baseman. Joe Gaston singles to left field. Ray Ryan scores. Cam Wolf walks. Charley Eaves lines out to the shortstop. Scott Buehrle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mark Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Ruebel grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Bernal pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Mike Hillegas grounds out to the shortstop. Iker Carrara singles to center field. Gael Reyes singles to left field. Iker Carrara advances to third on the hit. Ray Ryan walks. Bill Sweeney grounds out to the third baseman. Iker Carrara scores. Gael Reyes advances to third on the play. Ray Ryan advances to second on the play. Joe Gaston triples. Gael Reyes scores. Ray Ryan scores. John Macon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cam Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Cole Childress grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Nied flies out to the right fielder. Joe Tyrone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Charley Eaves strikes out. Scott Buehrle singles to left field. Mike Hillegas singles past the shortstop. Scott Buehrle advances to third on the hit. Iker Carrara reached on a fielding error by Mark Morrison. Scott Buehrle scores. Gael Reyes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Cy Yarnall walks. Cliff Simpson doubles to left field. Sam Barlow singles to center field. Cy Yarnall scores. Cliff Simpson scores. Mark Morrison grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. John Macon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ray Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Sweeney lines out to the third baseman. Joe Gaston walks. Cam Wolf walks. Charley Eaves singles to right field. Joe Gaston scores. Scott Buehrle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tony Bernal walks. Cole Childress hits a home run. Tony Bernal scores. Chuck Nied grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Tyrone flies out to the right fielder. Cy Yarnall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mike Hillegas lines out to the second baseman. Iker Carrara strikes out. Gael Reyes singles to center field. Ray Ryan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gael Reyes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Pavel Tamayo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cliff Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Barlow grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mark Morrison lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Pavel Tamayo strikes out. Joe Gaston doubles to center field. Cam Wolf grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Sandberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Charley Eaves hits a home run. Joe Gaston scores. Scott Buehrle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Jim Sandberg grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Bernal grounds out to the second baseman. Cole Childress hits a home run. Bob Fanwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Nied flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mike Hillegas singles to right field. Iker Carrara singles to right field. Mike Hillegas advances to third on the hit. Gael Reyes singles to center field. Mike Hillegas scores. Iker Carrara advances to third on the hit. Rafael Scoggins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mac Nicholson is pinch hitting for Ray Ryan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mac Nicholson hits a home run. Iker Carrara scores. Gael Reyes scores. Billy Nevers is pinch hitting for Bob Fanwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Billy Nevers strikes out. Joe Gaston singles to center field. Cam Wolf walks. Charley Eaves singles to center field. Joe Gaston scores. Cam Wolf advances to third on the hit. Scott Buehrle walks. Mike Hillegas walks. Cam Wolf scores. Iker Carrara grounds out to the shortstop. Charley Eaves scores. Scott Buehrle advances to third on the play. Mike Hillegas advances to second on the play. Gael Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Johnny Durham pitching. Joe Tyrone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Yarnall strikes out. Cliff Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners left on base: 11
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lou Montgomery improves in arm Vic Mesner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie Scrivener did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Geiger did not respond to coaching in speed Al Winters improves in range Joe Connor improves in range Tom Brunansky improves in CF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Benicio Taveras did not respond to coaching in speed Art Boyles did not respond to coaching in control Jimmy Gantenbein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gil Mejia did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Gilligan improves in range Gil Mejia did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Gilligan improves in 2B