Win: Tom Noriega (12-1) Loss: Jimmy Vatcher (5-9)
Save: Gary Stange (24)
Inning: 1 San Francisco Jimmy Vatcher pitching. Lee Miller flies out to the center fielder. Don Cutshaw grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Sam Concepcion doubles to right field. Hod Sutter hits a home run. Sam Concepcion scores. George Sember pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tom Noriega pitching. Jim McCraw walks. Earl Durham flies out to the left fielder. Mitch Redmond strikes out. Jim Foster walks. Jerry Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 San Francisco Gordon Edmonds singles past the shortstop. Buck Nicholson strikes out. Gary Neighbors flies out to the right fielder. Gordon Edmonds steals second. Tom Noriega flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Fuller Veach flies out to the center fielder. Yoanny Gavilan grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Musser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 San Francisco Lee Miller singles to center field. Don Cutshaw flies out to the right fielder. Sam Concepcion strikes out. Hod Sutter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lee Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jimmy Vatcher singles to center field. Jim McCraw pops out to the shortstop. Earl Durham flies out to the left fielder. Mitch Redmond grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Vatcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Francisco George Sember walks. Gordon Edmonds strikes out. Buck Nicholson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jim Foster flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Fuller Veach flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Francisco Gary Neighbors strikes out. Tom Noriega grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Yoanny Gavilan singles to left field. Joe Musser strikes out. Jimmy Vatcher fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jimmy Vatcher strikes out. Jim McCraw grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Yoanny Gavilan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco Don Cutshaw singles to left field. Don Cutshaw is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sam Concepcion strikes out. Hod Sutter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Earl Durham flies out to the left fielder. Mitch Redmond flies out to the center fielder. Jim Foster walks. Jerry Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Foster is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco George Sember reached on a fielding error by Earl Durham. Gordon Edmonds grounds into a force play to the second baseman. George Sember is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Buck Nicholson grounds out to the pitcher. Gordon Edmonds advances to second on the play. Brett Herman 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. Gary Neighbors grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Fuller Veach grounds out to the shortstop. Yoanny Gavilan flies out to the right fielder. Joe Musser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Francisco Tom Noriega strikes out. Lee Miller grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Don Cutshaw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis John Gardella is pinch hitting for Brett Herman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Gardella singles to right field. Jim McCraw grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Gardella is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim McCraw steals second. John Blatnik 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. Earl Durham pops out to the third baseman. Mitch Redmond flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 San Francisco Pop Criger pitching. Sam Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Hod Sutter grounds out to the shortstop. George Sember grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Gary Stange comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Fuller Veach hits a home run. Yoanny Gavilan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 San Francisco total runners LOB: 3 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Sam Concepcion is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Chouinard did not respond to coaching in velocity Murph Harper did not respond to coaching in control Tom Clapp did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Chouinard did not respond to coaching in control Ryan Miller improves in velocity Grover Reilly did not respond to coaching in speed
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Val Milchin did not respond to coaching in control Glenn May improves in control Bob Osborne improves in speed Archie Atkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Lyons did not respond to coaching in control Mike Reis did not respond to coaching in control