Win: Chip Lee (4-9) Loss: Bill Bates (6-5)
Save: Wantnot Miller (21)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Tempest Storm pitching. Trea Tucker grounds out to the second baseman. Kirk Ankiel flies out to the center fielder. Alex Neel singles to center field. Andy Van Slyke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Chip Lee pitching. Eddie Hibbard grounds out to the shortstop. Liam Kneeson doubles to left field. Mike Schmidt strikes out. Jack Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Randy Caves flies out to the right fielder. Bob Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Bucky Kell pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Takeshi Ogawa singles to center field. Karl Matula grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Billy Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ches Koupal flies out to the center fielder. Chip Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Trea Tucker walks. Trea Tucker steals second. Kirk Ankiel singles to right field. Trea Tucker is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Luis Mulligan strikes out. Tempest Storm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Hibbard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Alex Neel flies out to the left fielder. Andy Van Slyke singles to center field. Andy Van Slyke steals second. Randy Caves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Van Slyke advances to third on the play. Bob Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Liam Kneeson singles to left field. Mike Schmidt strikes out. Jack Groth grounds out to the second baseman. Liam Kneeson advances to second on the play. Takeshi Ogawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bucky Kell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ches Koupal grounds out to the third baseman. Chip Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Karl Matula strikes out. Billy Hamilton singles to right field. Luis Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Tempest Storm flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Trea Tucker flies out to the center fielder. Kirk Ankiel walks. Alex Neel strikes out. Kirk Ankiel steals second. Andy Van Slyke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Eddie Hibbard singles to left field. Eddie Hibbard steals second. Liam Kneeson strikes out. Mike Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Groth singles to center field. Eddie Hibbard scores. Takeshi Ogawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Randy Caves grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Shirley flies out to the left fielder. Bucky Kell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Karl Matula singles to left field. Carroll Corbin is pinch hitting for Billy Hamilton. Carroll Corbin strikes out. Luis Mulligan lines out to the first baseman. Peppy Lapyou is pinch hitting for Tempest Storm. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Peppy Lapyou pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Bates pitching. Bradley Kupier enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carroll Corbin at LF. Ches Koupal singles to left field. Jack Clark is pinch hitting for Chip Lee. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jack Clark hits a home run. Ches Koupal scores. Dave Hughes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trea Tucker strikes out. Kirk Ankiel flies out to the center fielder. Alex Neel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Wastenot Miller pitching. Eddie Hibbard flies out to the center fielder. Liam Kneeson flies out to the right fielder. Mike Schmidt walks. Jack Groth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Andy Van Slyke flies out to the left fielder. Randy Caves is hit by a pitch. Randy Caves steals second. Luis Mulligan throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bob Shirley grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Caves scores. Bucky Kell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Wantnot Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Takeshi Ogawa strikes out. Karl Matula grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bradley Kupier lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 4 Chicago total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Luis Mulligan is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim White improves in contact_vs_righty Don Dozier improves in range Verily Cooper improves in endurance Homer Malone did not respond to coaching in speed
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Vizquel improves in power_vs_lefty Leon Kotke did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Whitey Phourd improves in contact_vs_lefty Dorian Grace improves in power_vs_righty Whitey Phourd improves in RF