Inning: 1 Cincinnati Yukiichi Shimada pitching. Dave Paxton flies out to the left fielder. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Brian Berry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Duddy Wiles pitching. Sid Blair singles to right field. Craig King strikes out. Jonathan Radford singles to center field. Sid Blair advances to third on the hit. Sumner Jeltz doubles to center field. Sid Blair scores. Jonathan Radford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jiro Tominaga hits a home run. Sumner Jeltz scores. Walt Larsen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Eayrs strikes out. Willie Sawatski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dave Bergman singles to center field. Dayan Melian flies out to the right fielder. Dave Backman walks. Ryan Thomas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Backman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bristol Kream singles to left field. Dave Bergman scores. Ryan Thomas advances to third on the hit. Walt Larsen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Mike Schellhase grounds out to the shortstop. Yukiichi Shimada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sid Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dave Paxton walks. Rodney Mikkelsen strikes out. Brian Berry grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Paxton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Bergman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Craig King flies out to the center fielder. Jonathan Radford flies out to the center fielder. Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dayan Melian grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Backman singles to left field. Ryan Thomas strikes out. Dave Backman steals second. Bristol Kream strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jiro Tominaga walks. Fred Eayrs flies out to the right fielder. Willie Sawatski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jiro Tominaga advances to second on the play. Mike Schellhase triples. Jiro Tominaga scores. Yukiichi Shimada reached on a fielding error by Dave Backman. Mike Schellhase scores. Sid Blair singles to center field. Craig King singles to center field. Jonathan Radford strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Walt Larsen strikes out. Dave Paxton hits a home run. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Berry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Sumner Jeltz singles to center field. Jiro Tominaga pops out to the third baseman. Fred Eayrs flies out to the left fielder. Willie Sawatski singles to right field. Sumner Jeltz advances to third on the hit. Mike Schellhase singles to right field. Sumner Jeltz scores. Rex Doyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yukiichi Shimada strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Dave Bergman walks. Dayan Melian singles past the shortstop. Dave Bergman advances to third on the hit. Dave Backman singles to center field. Dave Bergman scores. Dayan Melian advances to third on the hit. Ryan Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Dayan Melian scores. Dave Backman advances to second on the play. Bristol Kream strikes out. Rex Doyle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Sid Blair grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig King grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jonathan Radford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Doug Gochnauer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Paxton singles to left field. Rodney Mikkelsen pops out to the first baseman. Brian Berry grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Paxton advances to second on the play. Dave Bergman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Eayrs singles to right field. Willie Sawatski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Dayan Melian flies out to the center fielder. Dave Backman grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mike Schellhase grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Wallace is pinch hitting for Doug Gochnauer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Wallace strikes out. Sid Blair flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Len Cornett pitching. Bristol Kream strikes out. Curt Hollahan is pinch hitting for Rex Doyle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Curt Hollahan flies out to the right fielder. Dave Paxton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 6 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Walt Larsen is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Gladding did not respond to coaching in control Roy Gura did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Werts did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Castillo did not respond to coaching in control Louie Hill improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Johnson improves in speed
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Valdez improves in contact_vs_righty Manuel Brubaker did not respond to coaching in velocity Pie Sherry improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Orador did not respond to coaching in range Walt Beatin improves in contact_vs_righty Manuel Brubaker did not respond to coaching in velocity Albie Maloney did not respond to coaching in 1B