Win: Chuck Vangilder (1-0) Loss: David Fleitas (0-1)
Save: Jon Cash TeBeest (1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis David Fleitas pitching. Bob Jones flies out to the center fielder. Claude Cline strikes out. King Pelayo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Chuck Vangilder pitching. Pete Madrid flies out to the right fielder. Hal Brye triples. Robinson Emery strikes out. Ducky Touchstone singles to center field. Hal Brye scores. Dave Batiste pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Joe Trice strikes out. Kazuhiro Itakura flies out to the right fielder. Rex Raczka doubles to center field. Al Walberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Jack Coombs singles to left field. Art Dumoulin singles to center field. Jack Coombs advances to third on the hit. Frank Raymond strikes out. David Fleitas grounds out to the shortstop. Art Dumoulin advances to second on the play. Pete Madrid walks. Hal Brye strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 St. Louis Big Bad Leroy Brown flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Vangilder grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Robinson Emery walks. Ducky Touchstone grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Batiste grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Claude Cline singles to left field. King Pelayo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Claude Cline is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Trice flies out to the center fielder. Kazuhiro Itakura singles past the first baseman. King Pelayo advances to third on the hit. Rex Raczka walks. Al Walberg singles to right field. King Pelayo scores. Kazuhiro Itakura uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rex Raczka advances to third on the hit. Big Bad Leroy Brown walks. Chuck Vangilder pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Jack Coombs singles to right field. Art Dumoulin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Coombs advances to second on the play. Frank Raymond walks. David Fleitas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pete Madrid flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bob Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Claude Cline grounds out to the pitcher. King Pelayo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Hal Brye grounds out to the second baseman. Robinson Emery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ducky Touchstone pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Joe Trice strikes out. Kazuhiro Itakura hits a home run. Rex Raczka grounds out to the second baseman. Al Walberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Dave Batiste flies out to the left fielder. Jack Coombs strikes out. Art Dumoulin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis John Merullo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Big Bad Leroy Brown grounds out to the catcher. Chuck Vangilder strikes out. Bob Jones singles to left field. Claude Cline strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Frank Raymond strikes out. Ramon Soto is pinch hitting for John Merullo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ramon Soto flies out to the left fielder. Pete Madrid walks. Hal Brye grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Duke Hocking pitching. King Pelayo flies out to the left fielder. Joe Trice flies out to the right fielder. Kazuhiro Itakura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Robinson Emery walks. Ducky Touchstone grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Robinson Emery is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Batiste grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ducky Touchstone is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Batiste steals second. Jack Coombs singles to left field. Dave Batiste scores. Jon Cash TeBeest 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. Art Dumoulin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Rex Raczka flies out to the center fielder. Al Walberg grounds out to the second baseman. Big Bad Leroy Brown pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Frank Raymond strikes out. Bobby White is pinch hitting for Duke Hocking. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby White grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Madrid flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 5 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 8
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lerrin Munoz improves in arm Bruno Blanco did not respond to coaching in speed C. Griffith Knickerbocker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Bruno Blanco did not respond to coaching in 2B
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Klondike Perlman did not respond to coaching in control Hunkey Clark improves in power_vs_lefty Mickey Echevarria did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Skrmetta improves in arm Farmer Frascatore did not respond to coaching in 3B