Win: Nixey Faust (3-0) Loss: Carmen Garciaparra (1-5)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Ray Lopez pitching. Sam Moates grounds out to the third baseman. Ellis Rockenfield strikes out. Tim Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Al McGlinchy pitching. Al Brinker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Valdespino singles to center field. Hiroaki Okamoto singles to left field. Jack Valdespino advances to third on the hit. Dutch Allie strikes out. Gary Archdeacon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Joe Lynn grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Gill singles to left field. Sam Gill steals second. Jack Swormstedt singles to center field. Sam Gill is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jack Swormstedt steals second. Keith Tauby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Floyd Abstein grounds out to the shortstop. T.R. Howe strikes out. Tetsuya Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh George Small grounds out to the second baseman. Al McGlinchy grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Moates strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ray Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Al Brinker strikes out. Jack Valdespino pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Ellis Rockenfield flies out to the right fielder. Tim Lewis strikes out. Joe Lynn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Hiroaki Okamoto flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Allie pops out to the third baseman. Gary Archdeacon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Sam Gill singles to center field. Jack Swormstedt walks. Keith Tauby flies out to the left fielder. George Small singles to left field. Sam Gill scores. Jack Swormstedt aggressively advances to third on the hit. Al McGlinchy grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Floyd Abstein walks. T.R. Howe singles to right field. Floyd Abstein advances to third on the hit. Tetsuya Tanaka bunts for a base hit. Floyd Abstein scores. Ray Lopez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Passed ball. T.R. Howe scores. Tetsuya Tanaka advances to third. Al Brinker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tetsuya Tanaka scores. Jack Valdespino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Sam Moates grounds out to the third baseman. Ellis Rockenfield grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Hiroaki Okamoto flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Allie doubles to right field. Gary Archdeacon flies out to the center fielder. Floyd Abstein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Joe Lynn walks. Sam Gill flies out to the right fielder. Joe Lynn steals second. Jack Swormstedt walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Keith Tauby grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Lynn scores. Jack Swormstedt advances to third on the play. George Small singles to right field. Jack Swormstedt scores. Miguel Solaita is pinch hitting for Al McGlinchy. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Miguel Solaita walks. Sam Moates grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Nixey Faust pitching. T.R. Howe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tetsuya Tanaka singles to right field. Tommy Brunson is pinch hitting for Ray Lopez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tommy Brunson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Carmen Garciaparra pitching. Ellis Rockenfield flies out to the center fielder. Tim Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Lynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Al Brinker strikes out. Jack Valdespino singles to left field. Hiroaki Okamoto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Sam Gill lines out to the shortstop. Jack Swormstedt flies out to the left fielder. Keith Tauby hits a home run. George Small grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Dutch Allie grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Archdeacon lines out to the second baseman. Floyd Abstein grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 4 St. Louis total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Al McGlinchy is injured and is expected to be out 36 days. Tim Lewis is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Stuper did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Vick improves in speed Spike Unglaub did not respond to coaching in control Chris Fohl did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Fisher did not respond to coaching in 1B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sam Moore improves in contact_vs_lefty George Dent improves in control Tod Sukeforth improves in range Frank Briggs did not respond to coaching in control Jim Thompson did not respond to coaching in SS