Win: Tim Please (15-7) Loss: Bob McCormick (9-14)
Save: Joe Price (41)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Bob McCormick pitching. Johnnie LeMaster flies out to the left fielder. Manny Trillo grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Melvin singles to right field. Kevin Mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Tim Please pitching. Barry Redman singles to right field. Barry Redman steals second. Paul Klobedanz flies out to the left fielder. Jose McGovern flies out to the left fielder. Pete Tartabull grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Tripp Cromer grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Strain flies out to the right fielder. Angel Escobar flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Taffy Cruise grounds out to the shortstop. Toshikatsu Matsutani strikes out. Wedo Heath flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Glenn Adams pops out to the first baseman. Tim Please strikes out. Johnnie LeMaster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Daff Gaston strikes out. Bob McCormick strikes out. Barry Redman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Manny Trillo flies out to the center fielder. Bob Melvin grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Mitchell singles in front of the right fielder. Tripp Cromer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Paul Klobedanz pops out to the third baseman. Jose McGovern flies out to the left fielder. Pete Tartabull flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Joe Strain walks. Angel Escobar singles to right field. Joe Strain advances to third on the hit. Glenn Adams singles to center field. Joe Strain scores. Angel Escobar advances to third on the hit. Tim Please flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Angel Escobar scores. Johnnie LeMaster grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Adams advances to second on the play. Manny Trillo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Taffy Cruise flies out to the left fielder. Toshikatsu Matsutani strikes out. Wedo Heath reached on a fielding error by Manny Trillo. Daff Gaston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bob Melvin strikes out. Kevin Mitchell singles to center field. Kevin Mitchell gets picked off first. Tripp Cromer walks. Joe Strain grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bob McCormick singles to right field. Barry Redman strikes out. Paul Klobedanz grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Angel Escobar grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn Adams singles to left field. Tim Please lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Glenn Adams forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tim Please is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jose McGovern doubles to center field. Pete Tartabull flies out to the right fielder. Taffy Cruise flies out to the left fielder. Toshikatsu Matsutani walks. Wedo Heath grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Johnnie LeMaster singles to center field. Johnnie LeMaster steals second. Don Perry 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. Manny Trillo strikes out. Bob Melvin walks. Kevin Mitchell strikes out. Tripp Cromer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Daff Gaston strikes out. Don Perry flies out to the left fielder. Barry Redman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Joe Strain strikes out. Angel Escobar strikes out. Glenn Adams walks. Lou Albright is pinch hitting for Tim Please. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lou Albright walks. Johnnie LeMaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Joe Price pitching. Paul Klobedanz pops out to the second baseman. Jose McGovern strikes out. Pete Tartabull grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 4
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Candy Maldonado improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Swift improves in endurance John Burkett did not respond to coaching in control Francisco Oliveras did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Lankford improves in LF
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Garrison improves in contact_vs_lefty Chris Rowe improves in arm Mark Lawson did not respond to coaching in control Brandon Belt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty