Win: Itsuro Suzuki (14-10) Loss: Matt Anderson (2-12)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Matt Anderson pitching. Ramon Hall walks. Ramon Hall steals second. Bruce Van Camp strikes out. Barney Hendricks grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Blas McDaniel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Itsuro Suzuki pitching. Tim Shamberger walks. Tony Graham pops out to the second baseman. Spud Glenn flies out to the left fielder. Tim Shamberger steals second. Skel Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Keith Iarussi pops out to the second baseman. Darrell Clifton flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Kreitner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Gene Kessinger walks. Gene Kessinger steals second. Bob Payne singles to center field. Gene Kessinger scores. Bob Payne steals second. Bill Tyler grounds out to the third baseman. Del Weatherly flies out to the center fielder. Matt Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Dick DeVogt flies out to the right fielder. Itsuro Suzuki flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Hall singles past the second baseman. Bruce Van Camp singles to center field. Ramon Hall advances to third on the hit. Barney Hendricks walks. Blas McDaniel walks. Ramon Hall scores. Keith Iarussi walks. Bruce Van Camp scores. Darrell Clifton singles to left field. Barney Hendricks scores. Lefty Kreitner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Tim Shamberger singles to center field. Tony Graham strikes out. Spud Glenn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Dick DeVogt walks. Itsuro Suzuki pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ramon Hall strikes out. Bruce Van Camp doubles to right field. Dick DeVogt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Barney Hendricks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Skel Reynolds singles to center field. Gene Kessinger singles to center field. Skel Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Bob Payne grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Skel Reynolds scores. Gene Kessinger advances to second on the play. Bill Tyler strikes out. Del Weatherly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Blas McDaniel pops out to the shortstop. Brian Witt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Keith Iarussi grounds out to the shortstop. Darrell Clifton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Brian Witt grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Shamberger flies out to the right fielder. Tony Graham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Lefty Kreitner strikes out. Dick DeVogt grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Itsuro Suzuki pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Spud Glenn singles to center field. Skel Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Gene Kessinger strikes out. Bob Payne singles to center field. Bill Tyler singles to left field. Spud Glenn scores. Bob Payne advances to third on the hit. Del Weatherly grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jelly Taylor is pinch hitting for Ramon Hall. Jelly Taylor strikes out. Bruce Van Camp strikes out. Barney Hendricks singles past the third baseman. Barney Hendricks steals second. Doc Moseby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Blas McDaniel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Jeff Hayworth enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jelly Taylor at SS. Bob Harriss is pinch hitting for Doc Moseby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Harriss lines out to the third baseman. Tim Shamberger singles to center field. Tony Graham walks. Johnny Burrows 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. Spud Glenn strikes out. Skel Reynolds pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Miguel Pierce pitching. Keith Iarussi walks. Darrell Clifton singles to right field. Keith Iarussi advances to third on the hit. Lefty Kreitner hits a home run. Keith Iarussi scores. Darrell Clifton scores. Dick DeVogt strikes out. Knox Anderson is pinch hitting for Johnny Burrows. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Knox Anderson pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Hayworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Brook Kelly pitching. Gene Kessinger grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Payne flies out to the right fielder. Bill Tyler singles to right field. Del Weatherly singles to right field. Bill Tyler advances to third on the hit. Miguel Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bruce Van Camp grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Hendricks singles to left field. Blas McDaniel walks. Keith Iarussi walks. Darrell Clifton walks. Barney Hendricks scores. Bert McConnell is pinch hitting for Lefty Kreitner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bert McConnell flies out to the center fielder. Dick DeVogt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Tim Shamberger strikes out. Tony Graham strikes out. Spud Glenn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Gene Kessinger is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Stimson did not respond to coaching in control Mike Stimson did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Sullivan did not respond to coaching in range Jim Anderson improves in speed
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andre McDonald improves in power_vs_righty Bryan Choyce did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Vincent Salvato did not respond to coaching in arm Alex Bowen did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Gainey did not respond to coaching in 2B