Inning: 1 St. Louis Jose Spurgeon pitching. Ernest Peck strikes out. Larry Dolan walks. Larry Dolan steals second. Mike Wright hits a home run. Larry Dolan scores. Ray Rivers singles past the shortstop. Buzzy Tozer doubles to right field. Ray Rivers scores. Tony Landis walks. Scott Hadley strikes out. Steve McKnight singles to left field. Buzzy Tozer scores. Kiyotoshi Komura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Seth Pruess strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Montreal Seth Pruess pitching. Hideaki Ohtsuka flies out to the right fielder. Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Julio Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ernest Peck doubles to center field. Larry Dolan flies out to the right fielder. Mike Wright singles to center field. Ernest Peck scores. Ray Rivers singles to center field. Mike Wright advances to third on the hit. Buzzy Tozer hits an infield single to the third baseman. Mike Wright scores. John LaRussa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Landis flies out to the right fielder. Scott Hadley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Montreal Toshimi Yamamura grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Walsh strikes out. Claude Mazeroski grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Steve McKnight singles to right field. Seth Pruess lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ernest Peck singles to right field. Steve McKnight scores. Larry Dolan singles to center field. Mike Wright strikes out. Ray Rivers doubles to right field. Ernest Peck scores. Larry Dolan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mickey Crossin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buzzy Tozer singles to left field. Ray Rivers scores. Tony Landis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Buzzy Tozer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Montreal Ted Rigney flies out to the center fielder. Seigo Nakamoto flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mickey Crossin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Scott Hadley walks. Steve McKnight pops out to the catcher. Seth Pruess lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ernest Peck walks. Larry Dolan singles in front of the left fielder. Scott Hadley scores. Mike Wright pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Montreal Hideaki Ohtsuka singles past the second baseman. Mike Smith strikes out. Julio Brown grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Hideaki Ohtsuka is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Toshimi Yamamura singles to left field. Julio Brown is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ray Rivers pops out to the second baseman. Buzzy Tozer strikes out. Tony Landis singles to right field. Scott Hadley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Montreal Paul Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Mazeroski singles to right field. Claude Mazeroski steals second. Ted Rigney flies out to the right fielder. Seigo Nakamoto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Steve McKnight doubles to left field. Seth Pruess fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Seth Pruess strikes out. Ernest Peck strikes out. Larry Dolan hits an infield single to the first baseman. Mike Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Montreal Mickey Crossin strikes out. Hideaki Ohtsuka doubles to left field. Hideaki Ohtsuka steals third. Mike Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Hideaki Ohtsuka scores. Julio Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jim Pico is pinch hitting for Ray Rivers. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Pico grounds out to the third baseman. Buzzy Tozer strikes out. Tony Landis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Montreal Toshimi Yamamura grounds out to the shortstop. Bill McCray is pinch hitting for Paul Walsh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill McCray singles to left field. Claude Mazeroski grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Steve Warren is pinch hitting for Scott Hadley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Warren strikes out. Steve McKnight flies out to the right fielder. Seth Pruess flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Montreal Jerry Alexander is pinch hitting for Ted Rigney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Hoerner is pinch hitting for Seigo Nakamoto. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Hoerner strikes out. Shoji Nishimura is pinch hitting for Mickey Crossin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shoji Nishimura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Chuck Fast pitching. Ernest Peck pops out to the shortstop. Josh Coomer is pinch hitting for Larry Dolan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Josh Coomer grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Wright walks. Jim Pico singles to left field. Mike Wright advances to third on the hit. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Mike Wright scores. Buzzy Tozer triples. Jim Pico scores. Tony Landis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Montreal George Acosta 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. Hideaki Ohtsuka flies out to the right fielder. Guy Hardy is pinch hitting for Mike Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Guy Hardy flies out to the right fielder. Julio Brown doubles to center field. Toshimi Yamamura walks. Bill McCray grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Toshimi Yamamura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11 Montreal total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Ernest Peck (4), Ray Rivers (4), Buzzy Tozer (6), Steve McKnight (3).3B - Buzzy Tozer (2).HR - Mike Wright (7). Baserunning: SB - Larry Dolan (8).
Game Notes Jose Spurgeon is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Benzinger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty David Hockette did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Sizemore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bartolo Schofield improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Edwards did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Edwards did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Montreal Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dunier Sanchez improves in contact_vs_lefty Ruben Errickson improves in power_vs_righty Kurt Wills improves in contact_vs_righty Danny Garrison did not respond to coaching in velocity Kurt Wills improves in contact_vs_righty Ty Leip did not respond to coaching in control