Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Doc Hollywood pitching. Henry Okrie strikes out. Mike Coulter hits a home run. Heinie Melton singles to left field. Heinie Melton steals second. Sam House hits a home run. Heinie Melton scores. Juan Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Toki Ichikawa singles to right field. Clay Jackson walks. Huck Long walks. Keith Pote strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 St. Louis Keith Pote pitching. Drew Benintendi flies out to the center fielder. Bill Shirley walks. Oscar Vaughn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Henry Okrie strikes out. Mike Coulter hits a home run. Heinie Melton strikes out. Sam House grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Chris Paniagua flies out to the right fielder. Smooth Ed Simpson flies out to the left fielder. James Helms flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Juan Ortiz singles to right field. Toki Ichikawa strikes out. Clay Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Juan Ortiz steals second. Huck Long grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Christian Monsour grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Pride flies out to the left fielder. Doc Hollywood grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Keith Pote strikes out. Henry Okrie flies out to the left fielder. Mike Coulter singles to center field. Heinie Melton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Coulter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Drew Benintendi lines out to the shortstop. Bill Shirley singles past the shortstop. Oscar Vaughn grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Shirley advances to second on the play. Chris Paniagua strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sam House singles to left field. Juan Ortiz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Toki Ichikawa walks. Clay Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Smooth Ed Simpson strikes out. James Helms singles to center field. Christian Monsour strikes out. Charlie Pride flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Huck Long strikes out. Keith Pote flies out to the center fielder. Henry Okrie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Paul Jackson is pinch hitting for Doc Hollywood. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Paul Jackson walks. Drew Benintendi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Shirley triples. Drew Benintendi scores. Oscar Vaughn flies out to the right fielder. Chris Paniagua flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Ray Blaylock pitching. Mike Coulter pops out to the catcher. Heinie Melton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam House grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Smooth Ed Simpson doubles to right field. James Helms singles to left field. Smooth Ed Simpson scores. Christian Monsour pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Pride singles to left field. James Helms advances to third on the hit. Edgardo Boone is pinch hitting for Ray Blaylock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Pride is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Edgardo Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Will Trent pitching. Juan Ortiz walks. Toki Ichikawa hits a home run. Juan Ortiz scores. Ryan Shelton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clay Jackson bunts for a base hit. Clay Jackson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Huck Long singles to center field. Sadao Nakayama is pinch hitting for Keith Pote. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Sadao Nakayama strikes out. Henry Okrie walks. Mike Coulter triples. Huck Long scores. Henry Okrie scores. Ben McEntire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Heinie Melton lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Fred Cooke pitching. Drew Benintendi flies out to the right fielder. Bill Shirley doubles to left field. Oscar Vaughn strikes out. Ty Graham is pinch hitting for Chris Paniagua. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ty Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Sam House hits a home run. Juan Ortiz hits an infield single to the second baseman. Juan Ortiz steals second. Toki Ichikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Clay Jackson strikes out. Pete Lyons is pinch hitting for Huck Long. Pete Lyons singles to center field. Juan Ortiz scores. Brian Mathias is pinch hitting for Fred Cooke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brian Mathias singles to center field. Pete Lyons advances to third on the hit. Brian Mathias steals second. Henry Okrie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ruben Zdeb pitching. Doug Ciardi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Lyons at C. Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. Nick McCarthy is pinch hitting for James Helms. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nick McCarthy pops out to the first baseman. Christian Monsour grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 5
Batting:3B - Mike Coulter (5).HR - Mike Coulter 2 (7), Sam House 2 (15), Toki Ichikawa (6).GIDP - Juan Ortiz. Baserunning: SB - Heinie Melton (19), Juan Ortiz 2 (26), Brian Mathias (2).CS - Clay Jackson (6).
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cesar Tyner improves in range Tom Dyer did not respond to coaching in speed Rick Velazquez did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Funk did not respond to coaching in control Otie Zinn did not respond to coaching in C
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Stone did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Carson improves in speed Bruce Cable improves in contact_vs_righty Bruce Cable improves in power_vs_lefty