Win: George Rickert (4-2) Loss: Johnny Haney (3-1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Paul Cabrera pitching. Cam Wolf pops out to the second baseman. Joe Gaston grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Buehrle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Pau Ramos pitching. Joe Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Sam Barlow strikes out. Joe Tyrone singles past the second baseman. Cole Childress grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Iker Carrara flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hillegas grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Tierney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ruben Mills flies out to the center fielder. Leo Seats reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jack Tierney. Cliff Simpson doubles to center field. Leo Seats scores. Jerry Helfrich grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cliff Simpson advances to third on the play. Paul Cabrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bill Duncan singles to center field. Ray Ryan pops out to the third baseman. Pau Ramos lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cam Wolf grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Joe Wallace strikes out. Sam Barlow doubles to center field. Joe Tyrone singles to left field. Sam Barlow scores. Cole Childress singles to right field. Ruben Mills reached on a fielding error by Cam Wolf. Leo Seats lines out to the second baseman. Cliff Simpson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Joe Gaston strikes out. Scott Buehrle lines out to the shortstop. Iker Carrara pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Jerry Helfrich flies out to the center fielder. Paul Cabrera strikes out. Joe Wallace singles to right field. Sam Barlow grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Wallace is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Mike Hillegas pops out to the shortstop. Jack Tierney strikes out. Bill Duncan singles to center field. Ray Ryan singles to center field. Bill Duncan advances to third on the hit. Pau Ramos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Joe Tyrone flies out to the center fielder. Cole Childress strikes out. Ruben Mills grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Cam Wolf singles to center field. Joe Gaston grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cam Wolf is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scott Buehrle hits a home run. Joe Gaston scores. Iker Carrara grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Hillegas grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Leo Seats strikes out. Cliff Simpson strikes out. Jerry Helfrich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jack Tierney strikes out. Bill Duncan grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Paul Cabrera strikes out. Joe Wallace strikes out. Sam Barlow hits an infield single to the third baseman. Clint Dayley 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. Sam Barlow steals second. Joe Tyrone doubles to right field. Sam Barlow scores. Cole Childress grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Tom Brunansky enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ruben Mills at CF. Frank Ganzel is pinch hitting for Clint Dayley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Frank Ganzel strikes out. Cam Wolf doubles to left field. 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. Joe Gaston singles to left field. Cam Wolf scores. Scott Buehrle lines out to the third baseman. Iker Carrara singles to left field. Mike Hillegas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Iker Carrara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Johnny Haney pitching. Tom Brunansky strikes out. Leo Seats strikes out. Cliff Simpson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jack Tierney pops out to the second baseman. Bill Duncan strikes out. Ray Ryan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Jerry Helfrich flies out to the center fielder. George Rickert lines out to the second baseman. Joe Wallace singles to right field. Sam Barlow singles to right field. Joe Tyrone doubles to center field. Joe Wallace scores. St. Louis total runners left on base: 5 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Xavier Horton did not respond to coaching in range Benicio Taveras improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Gilligan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hiroshige Arakawa improves in contact_vs_lefty Yaxsiel Aguila did not respond to coaching in control Xavier Horton improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Williamson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dick Kolp improves in power_vs_righty Joe Connor improves in arm Pablo Long did not respond to coaching in arm Tony Lemonds did not respond to coaching in control Wade DiMaggio did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dick Geiger improves in arm Dick Geiger did not respond to coaching in CF