Win: Steve Gordon (4-4) Loss: Herb Naulty (11-4)
Save: Joe Cordova (18)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Steve Gordon pitching. Billy Madison strikes out. Will Cerutti flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Dave Burke walks. Dave Burke steals second. Phoenix Sandoval triples. Dave Burke scores. Les Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Herb Naulty pitching. Oscar Peralta pops out to the second baseman. Shano Banks grounds out to the third baseman. Brooks Boerne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Masanori Maruyama flies out to the center fielder. Steve Gipson grounds out to the pitcher. Dolph Gainey singles to left field. Herb Naulty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Joe Bushelman singles to center field. Sam Goldsmith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Bushelman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Crazy Corey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Billy Madison strikes out. Will Cerutti walks. Dave Burke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Will Cerutti is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Phoenix Sandoval is hit by a pitch. Les Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Mike Williams flies out to the right fielder. Hank Bitters strikes out. Steve Gordon walks. Oscar Peralta singles to left field. Shano Banks singles to right field. Steve Gordon scores. Oscar Peralta advances to third on the hit. Brooks Boerne singles to center field. Oscar Peralta scores. Joe Bushelman pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Masanori Maruyama doubles to center field. Steve Gipson grounds out to the third baseman. Dolph Gainey singles to left field. Herb Naulty grounds out to the third baseman. Masanori Maruyama scores. Dolph Gainey advances to second on the play. Billy Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Sam Goldsmith flies out to the left fielder. Crazy Corey flies out to the left fielder. Mike Williams walks. Hank Bitters singles to center field. Steve Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Will Cerutti flies out to the right fielder. Dave Burke singles to right field. Phoenix Sandoval strikes out. Les Patterson walks. Masanori Maruyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Oscar Peralta strikes out. Shano Banks flies out to the left fielder. Brooks Boerne reached on a 2-base throwing error by Billy Madison. Joe Bushelman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Steve Gipson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dolph Gainey flies out to the center fielder. Herb Naulty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Sam Goldsmith hits a home run. Crazy Corey grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Williams triples. Hank Bitters strikes out. Steve Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Billy Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Will Cerutti singles past the first baseman. Dave Burke strikes out. Phoenix Sandoval strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Oscar Peralta strikes out. Shano Banks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brooks Boerne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Les Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masanori Maruyama walks. Mike Gonzalez is pinch running for Masanori Maruyama on 1st base. Steve Gipson flies out to the left fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Dolph Gainey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Rikkert Faneyte enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Gonzalez at LF. Joe Bushelman singles to right field. Bill Rudolph 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 1st. Sam Goldsmith singles in front of the right fielder. Joe Bushelman advances to third on the hit. Crazy Corey flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Bushelman scores. Mike Williams grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Joe Cordova comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Rudolph flies out to the center fielder. Billy Madison flies out to the center fielder. Will Cerutti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 9 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Sherrill improves in arm Ken Sherrill improves in contact_vs_righty Karl Grant did not respond to coaching in velocity Buck Gilbert improves in control
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Lehner did not respond to coaching in velocity Robb Johnstone improves in range Chris Moore improves in range Chris Moore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doc Navarro did not respond to coaching in 2B