Win: Billy DeWillis (15-3) Loss: Chris Fain (4-10)
Save: Henry Hull Applewite (16)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Billy DeWillis pitching. Ron Susko flies out to the center fielder. Merv Ruffin strikes out. Darrell LaRose strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Chris Fain pitching. C. Griffith Knickerbocker singles past the first baseman. Bob Jones strikes out. Fuzz McCovey strikes out. King Pelayo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gene Kelly flies out to the center fielder. Guillermo Nichols strikes out. Shane Taveras flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Willoughby Williams doubles to center field. Big Bad Leroy Brown strikes out. Bruno Blanco walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Kameji Somemiya strikes out. Billy DeWillis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh George Pruess strikes out. Tyson Layne flies out to the right fielder. Chris Fain singles to right field. Ron Susko grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis C. Griffith Knickerbocker strikes out. Bob Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Fuzz McCovey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Merv Ruffin flies out to the center fielder. Darrell LaRose pops out to the second baseman. Gene Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis King Pelayo strikes out. Willoughby Williams strikes out. Big Bad Leroy Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Guillermo Nichols grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shane Taveras grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Pruess strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bruno Blanco hits a home run. Kameji Somemiya grounds out to the pitcher. Billy DeWillis flies out to the center fielder. C. Griffith Knickerbocker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Tyson Layne strikes out. Chris Fain strikes out. Ron Susko pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bob Jones flies out to the center fielder. Fuzz McCovey strikes out. King Pelayo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Merv Ruffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Darrell LaRose flies out to the left fielder. Gene Kelly walks. Guillermo Nichols singles to right field. Gene Kelly advances to third on the hit. Shane Taveras grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Willoughby Williams pops out to the third baseman. Big Bad Leroy Brown strikes out. Bruno Blanco doubles to left field. Spades Rath 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. Kameji Somemiya grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh George Pruess grounds out to the second baseman. Tyson Layne strikes out. Jim Bare is pinch hitting for Spades Rath. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Bare grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Juan DiSarcina pitching. M. R. Tuvix is pinch hitting for Billy DeWillis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. M. R. Tuvix pops out to the second baseman. C. Griffith Knickerbocker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Henry Hull Applewite pitching. Ron Susko singles to left field. Merv Ruffin singles past the third baseman. Darrell LaRose pops out to the first baseman. Gene Kelly strikes out. Guillermo Nichols grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Merv Ruffin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 5 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Denver Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Horan did not respond to coaching in control Shooty Hawkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Greg Murray improves in range Paul Conlan did not respond to coaching in 1B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Reed did not respond to coaching in arm Lou Reed did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Altman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Kim did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gary Score improves in CF