Win: Marvin Verble (9-12) Loss: Ed Whitson (11-6)
Save: Jim Ruthven (26)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ed Whitson pitching. Barry Redman strikes out. Al Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Jose McGovern flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Marvin Verble pitching. Johnnie LeMaster grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Trillo flies out to the right fielder. Dick Sothern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Pete Tartabull singles to right field. Taffy Cruise flies out to the center fielder. Toshikatsu Matsutani doubles to right field. Pete Tartabull is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Paul Klobedanz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jose Uribe walks. Bob Melvin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jose Uribe advances to second on the play. Kevin Mitchell strikes out. Tripp Cromer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Regis Gardner grounds out to the third baseman. Marvin Verble grounds out to the shortstop. Barry Redman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Joe Strain flies out to the right fielder. Ed Whitson grounds out to the shortstop. Johnnie LeMaster pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Al Lewis singles to left field. Al Lewis steals second. Jose McGovern grounds out to the second baseman. Al Lewis advances to third on the play. Pete Tartabull singles to center field. Al Lewis scores. Taffy Cruise walks. Toshikatsu Matsutani strikes out. Paul Klobedanz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Manny Trillo strikes out. Dick Sothern singles to center field. Jose Uribe grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Sothern advances to second on the play. Bob Melvin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Regis Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Marvin Verble pops out to the catcher. Barry Redman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Kevin Mitchell walks. Tripp Cromer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Strain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Al Lewis singles to right field. Jose McGovern walks. Pete Tartabull hits a home run. Al Lewis scores. Jose McGovern scores. Carl Willson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Taffy Cruise walks. Toshikatsu Matsutani flies out to the center fielder. Paul Klobedanz flies out to the right fielder. Regis Gardner singles to right field. Taffy Cruise advances to third on the hit. Marvin Verble strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Carl Willson flies out to the right fielder. Johnnie LeMaster walks. Johnnie LeMaster is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Manny Trillo singles past the second baseman. Dick Sothern strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Barry Redman doubles to right field. Al Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Jose McGovern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barry Redman advances to third on the play. Pete Tartabull doubles to left field. Barry Redman scores. Neifi Booles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Taffy Cruise flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jose Uribe grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Melvin singles to right field. Kevin Mitchell hits a home run. Bob Melvin scores. Tripp Cromer flies out to the right fielder. Joe Strain grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Toshikatsu Matsutani strikes out. Paul Klobedanz strikes out. Regis Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Dick Beech enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose McGovern at CF. Glenn Adams is pinch hitting for Neifi Booles. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Glenn Adams flies out to the right fielder. Johnnie LeMaster lines out to the third baseman. Manny Trillo grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Darrel Lindquist pitching. Kody Clemens is pinch hitting for Marvin Verble. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kody Clemens flies out to the right fielder. Barry Redman strikes out. Al Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jim Ruthven pitching. Dick Sothern flies out to the center fielder. Jose Uribe singles to center field. Bob Melvin flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Mitchell pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 6 St. Louis total runners LOB: 4
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cisco Knight did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy Huskey did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Genovese did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Qualters did not respond to coaching in control
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Swift did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Lankford improves in contact_vs_righty Michael Jackson improves in control Matt York did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scott Cooper did not respond to coaching in 1B