Win: Jason McCreery (8-11) Loss: Joe Verble (3-4)
Save: Fred Coles (1)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Joe Verble pitching. Pete Madrid doubles to right field. Ducky Touchstone flies out to the center fielder. Frank Raymond strikes out. Passed ball. Pete Madrid advances to third. Chick Stafford hits a home run. Pete Madrid scores. Jack Coombs grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jason McCreery pitching. Bob Jones bunts for a base hit. Kameji Somemiya strikes out. Al Walberg grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Trice grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Dave Batiste singles to center field. Dave Batiste steals second. Robinson Emery singles to center field. Dave Batiste is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Robinson Emery steals second. Big Bad Leroy Brown throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Art Dumoulin strikes out. Jason McCreery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Rex Raczka flies out to the center fielder. Ervin Coakley pops out to the shortstop. King Pelayo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Pete Madrid pops out to the first baseman. Ducky Touchstone grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Raymond strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Big Bad Leroy Brown flies out to the left fielder. Joe Verble singles to center field. Bob Jones singles to right field. Joe Verble advances to third on the hit. Kameji Somemiya grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Chick Stafford flies out to the right fielder. Jack Coombs flies out to the right fielder. Dave Batiste flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Al Walberg pops out to the catcher. Joe Trice strikes out. Rex Raczka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Robinson Emery doubles to center field. Art Dumoulin walks. Jason McCreery lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Madrid singles to right field. Robinson Emery scores. Ducky Touchstone flies out to the right fielder. Frank Raymond grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ervin Coakley walks. King Pelayo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ervin Coakley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Big Bad Leroy Brown strikes out. Joe Verble strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Chick Stafford grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Coombs triples. Dave Batiste strikes out. Robinson Emery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bob Jones flies out to the right fielder. Kameji Somemiya strikes out. Al Walberg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Art Dumoulin strikes out. Jason McCreery strikes out. Harry T.J. Crump 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. Pete Madrid flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Joe Trice triples. Rex Raczka singles to center field. Joe Trice scores. Ervin Coakley flies out to the center fielder. King Pelayo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rex Raczka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Big Bad Leroy Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. King Pelayo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Ducky Touchstone strikes out. Frank Raymond strikes out. Chick Stafford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Tom Poepping is pinch hitting for Harry T.J. Crump. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Tom Poepping strikes out. Bob Jones strikes out. Kameji Somemiya singles to center field. Al Walberg singles to center field. Kameji Somemiya advances to third on the hit. Johnny Conovar 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. Joe Trice pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Henry Hull Applewite pitching. Jack Coombs grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Batiste lines out to the shortstop. Robinson Emery flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis John Merullo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rex Raczka walks. Ervin Coakley singles to right field. Rex Raczka advances to third on the hit. King Pelayo strikes out. Big Bad Leroy Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Rex Raczka scores. Ervin Coakley advances to second on the play. Fred Coles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bubba Thompson is pinch hitting for Henry Hull Applewite. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bubba Thompson singles to left field. Bob Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 4 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rolla Robson did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Doscher did not respond to coaching in velocity A.J. Ferguson improves in power_vs_righty A.J. Ferguson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jay Hammond improves in LF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Gibson Ballard did not respond to coaching in control Jose Torres improves in power_vs_lefty Al Chagnon did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Mountjoy improves in arm Willoughby Williams did not respond to coaching in 1B