Win: Tom Larkin (10-6) Loss: Wally Lombard (7-14)
Save: Bill Rodriguez (3)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Wally Lombard pitching. Gus Wright flies out to the left fielder. Donie Szotkiewicz walks. Lloyd Hewitt strikes out. Larry Dolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tom Larkin pitching. Paul Fraser strikes out. Kiyoshi Fukuhara strikes out. Bob Erickson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ernest Peck strikes out. Jake Steinecke singles to right field. Rex Oates grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jake Steinecke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bruce Lucas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Yo-Yo Alston strikes out. George Lundquist grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Skeeter Rolfe singles past the shortstop. Tim Yount grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Skeeter Rolfe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Tom Larkin singles to center field. Gus Wright singles to left field. Donie Szotkiewicz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Larkin advances to third on the play. Gus Wright advances to second on the play. Lloyd Hewitt pops out to the first baseman. Larry Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Orlando Mendoza walks. Orlando Mendoza is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Wally Lombard grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Fraser singles to left field. Paul Fraser is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ernest Peck flies out to the left fielder. Jake Steinecke grounds out to the pitcher. Rex Oates singles to right field. Bruce Lucas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Kiyoshi Fukuhara singles past the third baseman. Bob Erickson reached on a fielding error by Rex Oates. Yo-Yo Alston strikes out. George Lundquist strikes out. Skeeter Rolfe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Tom Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Wright flies out to the left fielder. Donie Szotkiewicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tim Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Orlando Mendoza strikes out. Wally Lombard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Lloyd Hewitt walks. Larry Dolan doubles to left field. Lloyd Hewitt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ernest Peck flies out to the center fielder. Jake Steinecke grounds out to the shortstop. Rex Oates strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Paul Fraser doubles to center field. Kiyoshi Fukuhara strikes out. Bob Erickson flies out to the center fielder. Yo-Yo Alston flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Juice Gregory is pinch hitting for Bruce Lucas. Juice Gregory flies out to the center fielder. Tom Larkin reached on a fielding error by George Lundquist. Gus Wright pops out to the first baseman. Donie Szotkiewicz hits a home run. Tom Larkin scores. Lloyd Hewitt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati George Lundquist reached on a 2-base fielding error by Donie Szotkiewicz. Skeeter Rolfe reached on a fielding error by Rex Oates. Tim Yount grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. George Lundquist scores. Orlando Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Larry Dolan singles to left field. Ernest Peck walks. Ed Behney 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. Jake Steinecke singles past the shortstop. Larry Dolan scores. Ernest Peck is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Rex Oates strikes out. Juice Gregory grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jake Steinecke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Akira Yamaguchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Al Fisher is pinch hitting for Ed Behney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Paul Fraser grounds out to the second baseman. Kiyoshi Fukuhara singles to right field. Kiyoshi Fukuhara steals second. Bob Erickson singles to left field. Kiyoshi Fukuhara scores. Yo-Yo Alston grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Erickson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bill Burke pitching. March Grace is pinch hitting for Akira Yamaguchi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. March Grace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Gus Wright singles to left field. Gus Wright steals second. Donie Szotkiewicz flies out to the right fielder. Lloyd Hewitt singles to center field. Gus Wright scores. Larry Dolan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bill Rodriguez pitching. George Lundquist strikes out. Skeeter Rolfe flies out to the left fielder. Tim Yount grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 5
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Landis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ray Rivers did not respond to coaching in range Kevin Jackson improves in power_vs_righty Seth Pruess did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Jackson did not respond to coaching in range Ray Rivers improves in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Romo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Inglett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ezra Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Scott Billings improves in arm Al Booth did not respond to coaching in velocity