Win: Jim Strickland (12-4) Loss: Al Verdel (6-10)
Save: Shag Whitehurst (49)
Inning: 1 Arizona Jerald Brancato pitching. Les Almada grounds out to the second baseman. Lester Jones flies out to the center fielder. Tetsuo Okubo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Joe Lucas pitching. Hector Kane strikes out. Jack Stanley grounds out to the shortstop. Sid Colavito hits an infield single to the pitcher. Rick Huckleberry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Tim Earley strikes out. Graeme Irvine grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ray Barthelson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Willie Nolan grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Rennie McGlothin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Andy Pierce flies out to the left fielder. March Shumaker singles to center field. Joe Lucas lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, March Shumaker forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Les Almada singles to left field. Joe Lucas advances to third on the hit. Lester Jones singles to center field. Joe Lucas scores. Les Almada advances to third on the hit. Tetsuo Okubo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Andy Radebaugh singles to left field. Jerald Brancato lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hector Kane walks. Jack Stanley pops out to the first baseman. Sid Colavito pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Tim Earley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Graeme Irvine strikes out. Ray Barthelson doubles past the left fielder. Andy Pierce strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Rick Huckleberry strikes out. Willie Nolan singles to left field. Willie Nolan steals second. Gil Smith strikes out. Rennie McGlothin singles past the shortstop. Willie Nolan scores. Andy Radebaugh pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona March Shumaker flies out to the right fielder. Joe Lucas strikes out. Les Almada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jerald Brancato grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Kane strikes out. Jack Stanley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Lester Jones singles to right field. Tetsuo Okubo flies out to the right fielder. Tim Earley strikes out. Graeme Irvine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Sid Colavito strikes out. Rick Huckleberry flies out to the left fielder. Willie Nolan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Ray Barthelson grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Pierce strikes out. March Shumaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Gil Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Rennie McGlothin singles to center field. Andy Radebaugh doubles to right field. Rennie McGlothin scores. Jerald Brancato flies out to the center fielder. Hector Kane walks. Jack Stanley walks. Sid Colavito grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Arizona Jack Santana is pinch hitting for Joe Lucas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jack Santana strikes out. Les Almada grounds out to the second baseman. Lester Jones grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jim Strickland pitching. Rick Huckleberry doubles to center field. Willie Nolan strikes out. Gil Smith flies out to the right fielder. Rennie McGlothin walks. Andy Radebaugh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Al Verdel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tetsuo Okubo singles to center field. Tim Earley doubles to right field. Tetsuo Okubo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Graeme Irvine triples. Tim Earley scores. George Messersmith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Barthelson bunts for a base hit. Graeme Irvine scores. Andy Pierce singles to right field. March Shumaker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ray Barthelson advances to third on the play. Kerry Shannon is pinch hitting for Jim Strickland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Kerry Shannon singles to left field. Ray Barthelson scores. Kerry Shannon is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Shag Whitehurst pitching. Bill Loes is pinch hitting for George Messersmith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Loes grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Kane grounds out to the catcher. Jack Stanley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners LOB: 4 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hirofumi Nomura did not respond to coaching in velocity Rupe Edler improves in contact_vs_righty Slow Poke Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Terry Harper did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tommy Williams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Travis Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Kommers improves in power_vs_lefty Sal Leshnock did not respond to coaching in control Carl Staller did not respond to coaching in control Bill Goodfellow improves in velocity Kurt Ramsey did not respond to coaching in control Bill Goodfellow did not respond to coaching in velocity