Inning: 1 Los Angeles Lee Nelson pitching. Mike LePine doubles to right field. German Walk grounds out to the second baseman. Mike LePine advances to third on the play. Rick Johnson strikes out. Craig Hoover singles to center field. Mike LePine scores. Gordon Boeckel singles to left field. Craig Hoover advances to third on the hit. Roberto Clark singles past the second baseman. Craig Hoover scores. George Hyatt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bill Turgeon pitching. Buck Avery strikes out. Don Skowron grounds out to the third baseman. Gavin McManus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Bill Smykal grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Turgeon grounds out to the second baseman. Mike LePine singles to center field. German Walk singles to left field. Rick Johnson hits a home run. Mike LePine scores. German Walk scores. Homer Boyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Hoover flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Red Elliott grounds out to the catcher. Carlos Moses grounds out to the shortstop. Jeremy Howard walks. Jeremy Howard steals second. John Krawczyk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Gordon Boeckel reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gavin McManus. Roberto Clark singles to right field. Gordon Boeckel scores. George Hyatt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roberto Clark advances to second on the play. Bill Smykal walks. Bill Turgeon fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Turgeon strikes out. Mike LePine hits an infield single to the pitcher. German Walk grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 St. Louis Rudy James flies out to the center fielder. Howie Brown is pinch hitting for Homer Boyle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Howie Brown walks. Howie Brown steals second. Buck Avery strikes out. Don Skowron grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Tyson Keough pitching. Rick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Hoover flies out to the left fielder. Gordon Boeckel singles to right field. Gordon Boeckel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Gavin McManus lines out to the third baseman. Red Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Moses walks. Jeremy Howard hits a home run. Carlos Moses scores. John Krawczyk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Roberto Clark flies out to the left fielder. George Hyatt strikes out. Bill Smykal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rudy James singles to right field. Tyson Keough lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Buck Avery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tyson Keough advances to second on the play. Don Skowron singles to left field. Tyson Keough scores. Gavin McManus lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Bill Turgeon grounds out to the catcher. Mike LePine grounds out to the shortstop. German Walk walks. Rick Johnson doubles to center field. German Walk uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos DeWitt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Hoover doubles to center field. Rick Johnson scores. Gordon Boeckel singles to right field. Roberto Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Red Elliott reached on a fielding error by German Walk. Carlos Moses doubles to right field. Red Elliott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jeremy Howard strikes out. John Krawczyk walks. Rudy James grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Moses advances to third on the play. John Krawczyk advances to second on the play. Carlos DeWitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Los Angeles George Hyatt grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Smykal pops out to the shortstop. Bill Turgeon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Buck Avery strikes out. Don Skowron grounds out to the shortstop. Gavin McManus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Mike LePine grounds out to the shortstop. German Walk walks. Rick Johnson singles past the second baseman. German Walk advances to third on the hit. Rey Santana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Hoover strikes out. Gordon Boeckel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Cy Tankersley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Elliott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Moses grounds out to the third baseman. Jeremy Howard singles past the shortstop. John Krawczyk flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Roberto Clark grounds out to the second baseman. George Hyatt walks. Bill Smykal reached on a fielding error by Jeremy Howard. Mark Score is pinch hitting for Cy Tankersley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mark Score strikes out. Mike LePine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Lou Jackson pitching. Rudy James grounds out to the third baseman. Cherokee Fisher is pinch hitting for Rey Santana. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Cherokee Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Avery walks. Don Skowron grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 11 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Mike LePine (7), Rick Johnson (9), Craig Hoover (19).HR - Rick Johnson (17). Baserunning: CS - Gordon Boeckel (7). Fielding: E - German Walk.
Batting:2B - Carlos Moses (9).HR - Jeremy Howard (5). Baserunning: SB - Jeremy Howard (6), Howie Brown (7). Fielding: E - Gavin McManus, Jeremy Howard.
Game Notes Lou Jackson is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Deacon Zacher improves in contact_vs_lefty Jack Fontenot improves in contact_vs_righty Stan Niles improves in velocity Harry Gerber did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Fohl did not respond to coaching in C
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Drew Haeffner improves in contact_vs_lefty Packy Phebus did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Barrett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Patrick Speed improves in power_vs_lefty Patrick Speed improves in CF