Win: Johnny Erwin (4-5) Loss: Charlie Garcia (4-1)
Save: Billy Hilly (8)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Charlie Garcia pitching. Frank Leyritz strikes out. Tex Rogers singles to left field. Tommy Sutherland doubles to right field. Tex Rogers uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dewey Smith walks. Kurt Florence hits a home run. Tommy Sutherland scores. Dewey Smith scores. Steve McGwire singles to center field. Walt Riddlemoser grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve McGwire advances to second on the play. Catfish Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Johnny Erwin pitching. Doc Navarro grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Moore walks. Charlie Rapp flies out to the left fielder. Matt Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Johnny Erwin strikes out. Frank Leyritz singles past the second baseman. Tex Rogers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Leyritz advances to second on the play. Tommy Sutherland singles to center field. Frank Leyritz scores. Dewey Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tommy Sutherland is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Joe Bushelman flies out to the right fielder. Bill Niemann grounds out to the shortstop. Shano Banks walks. Jess Barnhill singles to center field. Charlie Garcia lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Kurt Florence doubles to right field. Steve McGwire grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Riddlemoser flies out to the right fielder. Catfish Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Doc Navarro flies out to the right fielder. Chris Moore flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Rapp grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Johnny Erwin flies out to the right fielder. Frank Leyritz walks. Tex Rogers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Matt Garcia singles to right field. Joe Bushelman triples. Matt Garcia scores. Passed ball. Joe Bushelman scores. Bill Niemann grounds out to the third baseman. Shano Banks walks. Jess Barnhill grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shano Banks is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Garcia singles to center field. Jess Barnhill aggressively advances to third on the hit. Doc Navarro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Tommy Sutherland pops out to the catcher. Dewey Smith walks. Kurt Florence walks. Don Tappe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve McGwire grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Chris Moore flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Rapp walks. Matt Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bushelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Walt Riddlemoser flies out to the center fielder. Catfish Robinson hits a home run. Johnny Erwin singles to right field. Frank Leyritz flies out to the right fielder. Tex Rogers walks. Tommy Sutherland walks. Dewey Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bill Niemann grounds out to the second baseman. Shano Banks hits a home run. Jess Barnhill flies out to the left fielder. Don Tappe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Kurt Florence singles to center field. Robbie Bell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve McGwire reached on a 2-base throwing error by Doc Navarro. Walt Riddlemoser grounds out to the second baseman. Kurt Florence scores. Steve McGwire advances to third on the play. Catfish Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve McGwire is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Doc Navarro grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Moore doubles to right field. Carlos Warmoth 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. Charlie Rapp strikes out. Matt Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Don Sigman is pinch hitting for Carlos Warmoth. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Don Sigman pops out to the shortstop. Frank Leyritz grounds out to the second baseman. Tex Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Carl McClure pitching. Joe Bushelman pops out to the first baseman. Bill Niemann strikes out. Shano Banks walks. Jess Barnhill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tommy Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Dewey Smith hits a home run. Kurt Florence grounds out to the shortstop. Steve McGwire singles to center field. Walt Riddlemoser strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Shane Nance is pinch hitting for Robbie Bell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Shane Nance grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Navarro strikes out. Chris Moore singles to left field. Charlie Rapp singles to center field. Matt Garcia singles to right field. Billy Hilly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Bushelman walks. Chris Moore scores. Bill Niemann singles to right field. Charlie Rapp scores. Matt Garcia scores. Shano Banks walks. Jess Barnhill strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 8 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Tommy Sutherland (11), Kurt Florence (8).HR - Dewey Smith (4), Kurt Florence (10), Catfish Robinson (9).GIDP - Tex Rogers, Steve McGwire. Fielding: PB - Steve McGwire.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pol Webb did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Currie improves in contact_vs_righty Spud Froelich did not respond to coaching in control Grover Smith did not respond to coaching in range
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Smith did not respond to coaching in control Barry Widner did not respond to coaching in control Pete Smith did not respond to coaching in control Pat Medeiros improves in endurance Tony Allen improves in RF