Win: George Rickert (2-0) Loss: Greg Thompson (5-2)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Greg Thompson pitching. Joe Wallace hits a home run. Jocko Luebber doubles to center field. Jocko Luebber steals third. Cole Childress walks. Cole Childress is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Tyrone flies out to the left fielder. Pretzel Kruk reached on a 2-base fielding error by Frank Ganzel. Jocko Luebber scores. Leo Seats pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Mike Maple pitching. Cam Wolf singles to left field. Joe Gaston strikes out. Mike Hillegas strikes out. Billy Nevers hits a home run. Cam Wolf scores. Jack Tierney walks. Ray Ryan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ruben Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Morrison walks. Mike Maple lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Wallace singles to left field. Mark Morrison scores. Joe Wallace steals second. Jocko Luebber grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis John Dykhoff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Ganzel singles to left field. Greg Thompson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Greg Thompson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Cole Childress flies out to the right fielder. Joe Tyrone flies out to the center fielder. Pretzel Kruk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Cam Wolf walks. Joe Gaston grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cam Wolf is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Hillegas strikes out. Billy Nevers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Leo Seats flies out to the center fielder. Ruben Mills pops out to the second baseman. Mark Morrison grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jack Tierney strikes out. Ray Ryan hits a home run. John Dykhoff strikes out. Frank Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Mike Maple grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Wallace grounds out to the shortstop. Jocko Luebber grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Greg Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Cam Wolf walks. Joe Gaston singles past the shortstop. Cam Wolf advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Mike Hillegas grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gaston advances to second on the play. Billy Nevers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Cole Childress flies out to the center fielder. Joe Tyrone flies out to the left fielder. Pretzel Kruk pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jack Tierney flies out to the center fielder. Ray Ryan lines out to the second baseman. John Dykhoff pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Leo Seats strikes out. Ruben Mills grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Morrison grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Frank Ganzel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Greg Thompson singles to right field. Cam Wolf singles to center field. Greg Thompson advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Joe Gaston grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Mike Maple strikes out. Joe Wallace strikes out. Jocko Luebber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mike Hillegas singles past the shortstop. Billy Nevers walks. Jack Tierney strikes out. Ray Ryan walks. John Dykhoff flies out to the left fielder. George Rickert 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. Frank Ganzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Cole Childress pops out to the first baseman. Joe Tyrone walks. Bob Fanwell 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 1st. Pretzel Kruk walks. Leo Seats triples. Joe Tyrone scores. Pretzel Kruk scores. Ruben Mills flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Leo Seats scores. Johnny Haney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ezra Robinson is pinch hitting for Johnny Haney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ezra Robinson is hit by a pitch. Cam Wolf strikes out. Joe Gaston flies out to the right fielder. Mike Hillegas doubles to right field. Ezra Robinson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Nevers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Mike Hillegas (8).HR - Billy Nevers (6), Ray Ryan (4).GIDP - Joe Gaston, Greg Thompson.HBP - Ezra Robinson (1). Fielding: E - Frank Ganzel.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Orie did not respond to coaching in control Al Winters did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Derrick Tanner improves in power_vs_righty Gordon Irelan did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Lemonds did not respond to coaching in endurance Vic Mesner improves in range Kevin Denning did not respond to coaching in 1B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Xavier Horton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Gilligan improves in range Melido Coscarart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alberto Santos improves in power_vs_righty Hiroshige Arakawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Melido Coscarart did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Williamson did not respond to coaching in 1B