Win: Rick Velazquez (4-9) Loss: Juice Gossage (10-3)
Save: Ruben Zdeb (12)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Juice Gossage pitching. Henry Okrie walks. Dana Lyle flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Melton strikes out. Clay Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Rick Velazquez pitching. Drew Benintendi flies out to the right fielder. Atsushi Tanaka walks. Bill Shirley singles to center field. Atsushi Tanaka advances to third on the hit. Christian Monsour pops out to the second baseman. Oscar Vaughn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ed Williams reached on a fielding error by Paul Jackson. Mike Coulter walks. Gabe Melendez flies out to the center fielder. Huck Long flies out to the left fielder. Rick Velazquez singles to left field. Ed Williams scores. Henry Okrie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Joe Musgraves singles to center field. Gil Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Musgraves advances to second on the play. Paul Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Musgraves advances to third on the play. Juice Gossage lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Dana Lyle strikes out. Heinie Melton flies out to the center fielder. Clay Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Drew Benintendi walks. Atsushi Tanaka is hit by a pitch. Bill Shirley grounds out to the third baseman. Drew Benintendi advances to third on the play. Atsushi Tanaka advances to second on the play. Christian Monsour pops out to the second baseman. Oscar Vaughn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ed Williams hits a home run. Mike Coulter strikes out. Gabe Melendez grounds out to the second baseman. Huck Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Joe Musgraves strikes out. Gil Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Paul Jackson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rick Velazquez strikes out. Henry Okrie singles to center field. Henry Okrie steals second. Dana Lyle flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Melton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Juice Gossage lines out to the shortstop. Drew Benintendi strikes out. Atsushi Tanaka grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Clay Jackson strikes out. Ed Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Coulter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bill Shirley singles to right field. Christian Monsour grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Oscar Vaughn walks. Joe Musgraves singles past the shortstop. Oscar Vaughn advances to third on the hit. Gil Taylor singles to right field. Oscar Vaughn scores. Joe Musgraves advances to third on the hit. Paul Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Gabe Melendez flies out to the left fielder. Huck Long flies out to the center fielder. Rick Velazquez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Juice Gossage singles to left field. Drew Benintendi singles to left field. Juice Gossage advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Atsushi Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Juice Gossage is thrown out at the plate. Bill Shirley grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Drew Benintendi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Henry Okrie singles to right field. Henry Okrie steals second. Dana Lyle singles to center field. Henry Okrie scores. Heinie Melton walks. Clay Jackson pops out to the third baseman. Ed Williams strikes out. Mike Coulter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Christian Monsour flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Vaughn grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Musgraves strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Ben McEntire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Gabe Melendez grounds out to the pitcher. Huck Long strikes out. Pete Lyons is pinch hitting for Rick Velazquez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pete Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ruben Zdeb pitching. Gil Taylor doubles to left field. Paul Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Smooth Ed Simpson is pinch hitting for Ben McEntire. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Smooth Ed Simpson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Drew Benintendi walks. Atsushi Tanaka singles to center field. Gil Taylor scores. Drew Benintendi advances to third on the hit. Bill Shirley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 6 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10
Game Notes Clay Jackson is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Kevin Verbanic did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Kerlin improves in contact_vs_righty Al Boucher improves in power_vs_lefty Al Boucher improves in contact_vs_lefty Shawn Staley improves in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bruce Cable did not respond to coaching in speed Jeb Romney did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeb Romney did not respond to coaching in velocity Bruce Cable did not respond to coaching in speed