Win: Pavel Tamayo (5-2) Loss: Gordon Irelan (6-16)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Gordon Irelan pitching. Cam Wolf flies out to the center fielder. Jack Tierney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Ryan hits a home run. Billy Nevers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Greg Thompson pitching. Tony Bernal hits a home run. Sam Barlow doubles to right field. Leo Seats grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Barlow advances to third on the play. Cole Childress grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Yarnall reached on a fielding error by Billy Nevers. Sam Barlow scores. Cliff Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Georges Brenly flies out to the center fielder. Jack Zwilling doubles past the first baseman. Gael Reyes strikes out. Gil Mejia singles to center field. Jack Zwilling scores. Greg Thompson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gil Mejia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Shigeru Sekimoto flies out to the left fielder. Mark Morrison strikes out. Gordon Irelan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Cam Wolf grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Tierney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tony Bernal triples. Sam Barlow lines out to the second baseman. Leo Seats grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cole Childress strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Billy Nevers flies out to the center fielder. Georges Brenly flies out to the center fielder. Jack Zwilling grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Cy Yarnall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cliff Simpson pops out to the first baseman. Shigeru Sekimoto singles to left field. Mark Morrison lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Gael Reyes triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Gil Mejia strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Greg Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gael Reyes is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Gordon Irelan grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Bernal grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Barlow pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Cam Wolf singles to left field. Jack Tierney pops out to the second baseman. Ray Ryan strikes out. Billy Nevers singles to right field. Georges Brenly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Leo Seats flies out to the left fielder. Cole Childress pops out to the third baseman. Cy Yarnall singles to left field. Cliff Simpson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cy Yarnall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jack Zwilling flies out to the right fielder. Gael Reyes flies out to the right fielder. Gil Mejia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Shigeru Sekimoto pops out to the catcher. Mark Morrison grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gordon Irelan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Joe Gaston is pinch hitting for Greg Thompson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Gaston strikes out. Cam Wolf flies out to the left fielder. Jack Tierney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Pavel Tamayo pitching. Joe Tyrone is pinch hitting for Tony Bernal. Joe Tyrone singles to center field. Sam Barlow strikes out. Leo Seats grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ray Ryan triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Rafael Scoggins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Billy Nevers strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Georges Brenly hits a home run. Ray Ryan scores. Jack Zwilling pops out to the third baseman. Gael Reyes pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Mike Hillegas enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gil Mejia at 3B. Cole Childress singles to right field. Cy Yarnall grounds out to the pitcher. Cole Childress advances to second on the play. Cliff Simpson walks. Shigeru Sekimoto walks. Mark Morrison grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: John Dykhoff improves in contact_vs_righty Marshall Bonham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Duncan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Benicio Taveras improves in contact_vs_lefty Marshall Bonham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Leslie Drees did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Gilligan did not respond to coaching in 2B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Adam Nevel improves in arm Dick Grube improves in control Jim Sandberg did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Montgomery improves in power_vs_righty Bryan Ens improves in power_vs_lefty Lou Montgomery improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Brunansky improves in CF