Win: Frank Nettles (7-7) Loss: Ray Baez (6-6)
Save: Stan Slattery (48)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Doug McLaughlin pitching. Earl Durham strikes out. Mitch Redmond grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Bergen singles to left field. Jerry Rodriguez doubles to left field. Tommy Bergen uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Gardella flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Dave Powell pitching. Bud Monday doubles past the first baseman. Spike Dudley walks. Willie Townsend grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bud Monday advances to third on the play. Shawn Cora flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jerry Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Herr hits a home run. Joe Musser grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ray Cotter grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Thurman singles to left field. Dixie Thurman steals second. Bill Adams hits a home run. Dixie Thurman scores. Ray Law walks. Doug McLaughlin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bud Monday singles to right field. Ray Law scores. Spike Dudley singles to center field. Willie Townsend grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Earl Durham singles to right field. Mitch Redmond strikes out. Tommy Bergen strikes out. Passed ball. Earl Durham advances to second. Jerry Rodriguez walks. John Gardella hits a home run. Earl Durham scores. Jerry Rodriguez scores. Jerry Welch singles to center field. Earl Herr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Shawn Cora walks. Ray Cotter strikes out. Dixie Thurman flies out to the center fielder. Bill Adams pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Joe Musser strikes out. Dave Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Durham singles to right field. Mitch Redmond flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ray Law doubles to left field. Danny Macias is pinch hitting for Doug McLaughlin. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Danny Macias singles to right field. Ray Law scores. Ray Baez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Monday flies out to the center fielder. Spike Dudley pops out to the second baseman. Willie Townsend strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Frank Nettles pitching. Tommy Bergen reached on a fielding error by Dixie Thurman. Jerry Rodriguez doubles to center field. John Gardella grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Bergen scores. Jerry Rodriguez advances to third on the play. Jerry Welch strikes out. Earl Herr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Shawn Cora grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Cotter strikes out. Dixie Thurman walks. Bill Adams singles to left field. Dixie Thurman advances to third on the hit. Ray Law hits a home run. Dixie Thurman scores. Bill Adams scores. Orlando Lind comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Nettles singles to left field. Bud Monday flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Joe Musser strikes out. Orlando Lind strikes out. Earl Durham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Spike Dudley strikes out. Willie Townsend strikes out. Shawn Cora singles to left field. Ray Cotter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Mitch Redmond flies out to the right fielder. Tommy Bergen strikes out. Jerry Rodriguez lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Dixie Thurman flies out to the right fielder. Bill Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Law flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis John Gardella strikes out. Jerry Welch pops out to the shortstop. Earl Herr singles to center field. Joe Musser grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Earl Herr is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Kevin McNamara is pinch hitting for Frank Nettles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Kevin McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Bud Monday flies out to the center fielder. Spike Dudley pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Stan Slattery pitching. Gerald Burks is pinch hitting for Orlando Lind. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gerald Burks flies out to the right fielder. Earl Durham singles to center field. Mitch Redmond grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Earl Durham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tommy Bergen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6 Atlanta total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Bud Monday (1), Ray Law (22).HR - Bill Adams (12), Ray Law (13).GIDP - Willie Townsend. Baserunning: SB - Dixie Thurman (10). Fielding: E - Dixie Thurman.PB - Ray Law.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Steve Ferrazzi did not respond to coaching in velocity Jackie Bush did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Ferrazzi did not respond to coaching in control John Skinner improves in arm Val Milchin did not respond to coaching in velocity
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Smith improves in speed Eric Nill improves in speed Eric Nill did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pat Wilkins improves in power_vs_righty Eric Nill did not respond to coaching in range Doug Acevedo improves in speed