Win: Brian Howell (21-1) Loss: Mike Arnold (3-26)
Save: Jamie Pasek (14)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Mike Arnold pitching. Mem Larsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dixie Nash singles to left field. Webbo Pryor singles to right field. Jess McCormick walks. Myles Wiggins singles to right field. Dixie Nash scores. Webbo Pryor scores. Jess McCormick is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Danny Fries strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Brian Howell pitching. Greg Cross singles past the second baseman. Greg Cross steals second. Takahiko Nagao singles to left field. Greg Cross scores. Jim Glover flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Quintana singles to center field. Takahiko Nagao advances to third on the hit. Bill Hernandez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Javier Haddock strikes out. Chuck Crutcher strikes out. Brian Howell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Morrie Walkup grounds out to the third baseman. Marv Slaught pops out to the second baseman. Roy Blocker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Mem Larsen singles to center field. Dixie Nash hits a home run. Mem Larsen scores. Webbo Pryor grounds out to the third baseman. Jess McCormick flies out to the center fielder. Myles Wiggins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Mike Arnold strikes out. Greg Cross singles to center field. Takahiko Nagao strikes out. Jim Glover flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Danny Fries singles to center field. Javier Haddock strikes out. Chuck Crutcher flies out to the right fielder. Brian Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana singles to center field. Bill Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Morrie Walkup grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Mem Larsen strikes out. Dixie Nash grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Webbo Pryor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Marv Slaught lines out to the second baseman. Roy Blocker strikes out. Mike Arnold strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jess McCormick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Myles Wiggins grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Fries singles to right field. Javier Haddock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Greg Cross flies out to the center fielder. Takahiko Nagao grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Glover pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Chuck Crutcher grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Howell strikes out. Mem Larsen hits a home run. Dixie Nash pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jeff Quintana walks. Bill Hernandez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Morrie Walkup strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Webbo Pryor flies out to the center fielder. Jess McCormick flies out to the right fielder. Sid Mason comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Myles Wiggins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Marv Slaught strikes out. Hank Allen 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. Roy Blocker singles to center field. Dave McFadden is pinch hitting for Sid Mason. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Roy Blocker steals second. Dave McFadden walks. Greg Cross walks. Takahiko Nagao doubles to left field. Roy Blocker scores. Dave McFadden scores. Greg Cross uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jamie Pasek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Glover grounds out to the second baseman. Takahiko Nagao advances to third on the play. Jeff Quintana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Gibby Miller pitching. Danny Fries singles past the shortstop. Javier Haddock flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Crutcher strikes out. Jamie Pasek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Bill Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Morrie Walkup flies out to the center fielder. Marv Slaught flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 4 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 3
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Mejia improves in range Rich Trujillo improves in velocity Rich Trujillo did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Trujillo did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Trujillo did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Koch improves in range Jayson Fegeley did not respond to coaching in CF
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Reed did not respond to coaching in velocity Taku Nakatani did not respond to coaching in arm Crese Calderone did not respond to coaching in control Bunny Nettles did not respond to coaching in range Jim Williams did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Gonzalez improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Jones did not respond to coaching in 1B