Win: Denis Rodriguez (7-8) Loss: Ed King (4-10)
Save: Fred Sojo (6)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ed King pitching. John Hathaway strikes out. Jamie Kruger reached on a fielding error by Gene Mertz. Mark Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Magglio Krakauskas hits a home run. Jamie Kruger scores. Lee Ripley singles to left field. Al Mokan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Denis Rodriguez pitching. Shane Hasson grounds out to the third baseman. Hanson Lundgren strikes out. Jarvis Harshany strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Von Hamilton grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Williams flies out to the right fielder. Denis Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Freddy Kiecker flies out to the center fielder. Jack Ohl pops out to the first baseman. Frank Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh John Hathaway strikes out. Jamie Kruger grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Gene Mertz grounds out to the shortstop. Tot Koski grounds out to the third baseman. Ed King grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Magglio Krakauskas walks. Magglio Krakauskas steals second. Lee Ripley walks. Al Mokan strikes out. Von Hamilton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Shane Hasson flies out to the center fielder. Hanson Lundgren strikes out. Jarvis Harshany grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Rip Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Denis Rodriguez pops out to the third baseman. John Hathaway flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Freddy Kiecker grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Ohl grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Mota singles to left field. Gene Mertz grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Mota is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Jamie Kruger reached on a fielding error by Shane Hasson. Mark Johnson doubles to right field. Jamie Kruger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Magglio Krakauskas strikes out. Lee Ripley singles to left field. Mark Johnson is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Al Mokan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lee Ripley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Tot Koski doubles to center field. Ed King lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shane Hasson walks. Hanson Lundgren grounds out to the shortstop. Tot Koski scores. Shane Hasson advances to second on the play. Jarvis Harshany flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Von Hamilton grounds out to the shortstop. Rip Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Denis Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Freddy Kiecker singles to center field. Jack Ohl flies out to the left fielder. Frank Mota flies out to the right fielder. Gene Mertz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh John Hathaway flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Kruger flies out to the center fielder. Mark Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Tot Koski flies out to the left fielder. Ed King grounds out to the shortstop. Shane Hasson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Magglio Krakauskas walks. Magglio Krakauskas steals second. Clyde Loewer 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. Lee Ripley singles in front of the left fielder. Magglio Krakauskas scores. Al Mokan pops out to the second baseman. Von Hamilton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Fred Sojo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hanson Lundgren singles to right field. Jarvis Harshany grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hanson Lundgren is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Freddy Kiecker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 3 St. Louis total runners LOB: 3
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Harry Weiland improves in speed Fred Jackson did not respond to coaching in control George Sweeney II did not respond to coaching in velocity Taylor Grich improves in power_vs_lefty Tony Lopez did not respond to coaching in C
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Doug Webb did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Winston improves in contact_vs_lefty Brooks Maier did not respond to coaching in velocity Len Scheneberg did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Heredia did not respond to coaching in C