Win: Mel Williams (11-5) Loss: Mark Hemus (9-9)
Save: Rod Scurry (29)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Sidd Phenom Finch pitching. J. Fletcher Creamer hits a home run. Earl Moss flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cerutti grounds out to the second baseman. Neil Shantz doubles to center field. Ed Oliver singles to right field. Neil Shantz scores. Rod Collard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Mark Hemus pitching. Hector Polonia singles to right field. Jack Collins grounds out to the pitcher. Hector Polonia advances to second on the play. Don Penson hits a home run. Hector Polonia scores. Hank Moss singles to left field. Hiroyuki Matsui strikes out. Harley Rafter hits a home run. Hank Moss scores. Orrick Merced strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jerry Stanka strikes out. Curt Lee strikes out. Mark Hemus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Kid Leary flies out to the left fielder. Sidd Phenom Finch reached on a fielding error by Mark Hemus. Hector Polonia pops out to the first baseman. Jack Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis J. Fletcher Creamer strikes out. Earl Moss strikes out. Joe Cerutti singles to right field. Joe Cerutti steals second. Neil Shantz singles to left field. Joe Cerutti scores. Mel Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Oliver grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Neil Shantz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Don Penson grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Moss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiroyuki Matsui singles to right field. Harley Rafter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Rod Collard strikes out. Jerry Stanka flies out to the right fielder. Curt Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Orrick Merced doubles to left field. Kid Leary flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mel Williams singles to right field. Hector Polonia doubles to left field. Orrick Merced scores. Jack Collins flies out to the center fielder. Don Penson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Larry Edington is pinch hitting for Mark Hemus. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Larry Edington flies out to the left fielder. J. Fletcher Creamer doubles to right field. Earl Moss grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Cerutti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Ray Kurowski pitching. Hank Moss pops out to the first baseman. Hiroyuki Matsui strikes out. Harley Rafter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Neil Shantz flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ed Oliver singles to right field. Rod Collard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Orrick Merced flies out to the left fielder. Kid Leary flies out to the center fielder. Mel Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jerry Stanka walks. Jerry Stanka steals second. Curt Lee strikes out. Al Baker is pinch hitting for Ray Kurowski. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Al Baker grounds out to the third baseman. J. Fletcher Creamer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Tom Cordero pitching. Hector Polonia grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Collins strikes out. Don Penson walks. Hank Moss flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Earl Moss singles to center field. Rod Scurry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Cerutti singles to left field. Earl Moss advances to third on the hit. Neil Shantz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Earl Moss scores. Ed Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Hiroyuki Matsui flies out to the center fielder. Harley Rafter flies out to the center fielder. Orrick Merced singles to center field. Kid Leary grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Orrick Merced is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Rod Collard grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Stanka grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Miller is pinch hitting for Curt Lee. Mike Miller singles to right field. King Alexander is pinch hitting for Tom Cordero. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Miller steals second. King Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - J. Fletcher Creamer (19), Neil Shantz (8).HR - J. Fletcher Creamer (20).GIDP - Neil Shantz, Rod Collard. Baserunning: SB - Joe Cerutti (10), Jerry Stanka (5), Mike Miller (7). Fielding: E - Mark Hemus.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walter Heydeman improves in power_vs_righty Josh Spencer did not respond to coaching in range Bob White improves in range Charlie Elliott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leo Conigliaro did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Kloza improves in contact_vs_lefty Cy Hallinan improves in contact_vs_lefty Pep Masteller improves in range