Win: Mel Williams (13-5) Loss: Raimondo Tomasso (11-7)
Save: Rod Scurry (35)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Raimondo Tomasso pitching. Bert Gwynn walks. Don Penson strikes out. Hank Moss flies out to the left fielder. Harley Rafter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jaime Beltre pitching. J. Fletcher Creamer doubles to center field. Augie Sterling singles to left field. J. Fletcher Creamer scores. Mike Miller doubles to right field. Augie Sterling uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rod Collard strikes out. Jeff Cadaret grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Moss pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Hiroyuki Matsui pops out to the first baseman. Hector Polonia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jeff Fisher. Orrick Merced strikes out. Johnny Smoltz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jeff Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Edington flies out to the center fielder. Raimondo Tomasso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Jaime Beltre strikes out. Bert Gwynn flies out to the right fielder. Don Penson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis J. Fletcher Creamer grounds out to the second baseman. Augie Sterling grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Miller walks. Rod Collard singles to center field. Jeff Cadaret walks. Earl Moss singles to center field. Mike Miller scores. Rod Collard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leo Conigliaro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Hank Moss singles to center field. Harley Rafter flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Hiroyuki Matsui strikes out. Hector Polonia singles to center field. Hank Moss advances to third on the hit. Orrick Merced flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Larry Edington lines out to the second baseman. Raimondo Tomasso grounds out to the shortstop. J. Fletcher Creamer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Johnny Smoltz strikes out. Leo Conigliaro flies out to the center fielder. Bert Gwynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Augie Sterling grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Miller strikes out. Rod Collard grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Don Penson doubles to left field. Hank Moss grounds out to the pitcher. Harley Rafter singles to left field. Don Penson scores. Hiroyuki Matsui doubles to left field. Hector Polonia pops out to the shortstop. Orrick Merced singles to right field. Harley Rafter scores. Hiroyuki Matsui scores. Johnny Smoltz grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Orrick Merced is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jeff Cadaret grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Moss flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Fisher singles to right field. Larry Edington flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Leo Conigliaro strikes out. Bert Gwynn strikes out. Don Penson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Raimondo Tomasso strikes out. J. Fletcher Creamer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Augie Sterling grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Neil Shantz enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Cadaret at 2B. King Alexander enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Edington at 3B. Hank Moss strikes out. Harley Rafter is hit by a pitch. Hiroyuki Matsui flies out to the right fielder. Hector Polonia pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mel Williams 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. Mike Miller pops out to the second baseman. Rod Collard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Neil Shantz walks. Earl Moss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Orrick Merced singles to left field. Shane Brunsberg is pinch running for Orrick Merced on 1st base. Johnny Smoltz singles to right field. Shane Brunsberg advances to third on the hit. Kid Leary is pinch hitting for Mel Williams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kid Leary grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Brunsberg scores. Johnny Smoltz advances to second on the play. Ray Kurowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bert Gwynn doubles past the center fielder. Johnny Smoltz scores. Don Penson doubles to right field. Bert Gwynn scores. Hank Moss strikes out. Harley Rafter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Rod Scurry pitching. Gabe Strickland enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shane Brunsberg at C. Jeff Fisher strikes out. Al Baker is pinch hitting for King Alexander. Al Baker strikes out. Jerry Stanka is pinch hitting for Ray Kurowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Stanka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 5
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Roach did not respond to coaching in arm Jose Kloza improves in speed Ed Fuchs did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Roach did not respond to coaching in range
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bernie Pyecha did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Manning did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Gentile improves in arm Dick Dyer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty