Win: Masamoto Nakamura (2-0) Loss: Dick Kessler (5-4)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Tom Bennett pitching. Rod Burgess grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Oliver flies out to the right fielder. Vern Grubb flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Milwaukee Dave Easley pitching. Eddie Shopay walks. Gerry Brusstar strikes out. John Curd singles to left field. Eddie Shopay advances to third on the hit. Willie Brusstar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Curd advances to second on the play. Joe Swingle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bill Grob singles to right field. Victor Cadore flies out to the left fielder. Cleatus Robinson strikes out. Tom Orengo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Milwaukee Jose Sevcik singles to right field. Zakk Pierce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Sevcik advances to second on the play. Gordie Petry grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Bennett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Rich Ford doubles to center field. Dave Easley lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Rich Ford is thrown out at third. Rod Burgess pops out to the first baseman. Dave Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Milwaukee Eddie Shopay walks. Gerry Brusstar strikes out. John Curd flies out to the right fielder. Willie Brusstar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Vern Grubb pops out to the second baseman. Bill Grob strikes out. Victor Cadore grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Milwaukee Joe Swingle strikes out. Jose Sevcik grounds out to the shortstop. Zakk Pierce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Cleatus Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Tom Orengo grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Ford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Milwaukee Gordie Petry grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Bennett grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Shopay pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Dave Easley grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Burgess grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Milwaukee Gerry Brusstar hits a home run. John Curd strikes out. Willie Brusstar walks. Joe Swingle pops out to the shortstop. Jose Sevcik grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Vern Grubb strikes out. Bill Grob flies out to the center fielder. Victor Cadore singles to center field. Cleatus Robinson singles past the shortstop. Victor Cadore advances to third on the hit. Dick Kessler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 3rd. Tom Orengo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Milwaukee Zakk Pierce doubles to center field. Masamoto Nakamura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Gordie Petry strikes out. Dick Kessler grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Shopay singles to center field. Zakk Pierce scores. Gerry Brusstar grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Shopay is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Joe Shires enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Sevcik at 3B. Rich Ford singles to left field. Vladimir Fossas is pinch hitting for Masamoto Nakamura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vladimir Fossas walks. Rod Burgess lines out to the shortstop. Dave Oliver grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Ford advances to third on the play. Vladimir Fossas advances to second on the play. Vern Grubb hits a home run. Rich Ford scores. Vladimir Fossas scores. Bill Grob strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Milwaukee Ray Miller pitching. John Curd flies out to the left fielder. Willie Brusstar singles to center field. Joe Swingle walks. Joe Shires grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Victor Cadore pops out to the third baseman. Cleatus Robinson singles to center field. Tom Orengo walks. Rich Ford singles to center field. Cleatus Robinson scores. Johnnie Benes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Knob James is pinch hitting for Ray Miller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Knob James doubles to right field. Tom Orengo scores. Rod Burgess reached on a fielding error by Johnnie Benes. Rich Ford scores. Dave Oliver grounds out to the second baseman. Knob James scores. Rod Burgess advances to second on the play. Vern Grubb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Milwaukee Bill Bischoff pitching. Zakk Pierce grounds out to the pitcher. Gordie Petry grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Caskey is pinch hitting for Johnnie Benes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Caskey hits a home run. Eddie Shopay pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 5 Milwaukee total runners LOB: 7
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Len Furcal did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Hiller did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Johnson improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Johnson improves in contact_vs_lefty Sal Cruz did not respond to coaching in RF
Milwaukee Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Reinecker improves in power_vs_lefty Thomas Dallessandro improves in velocity Ryan Tate did not respond to coaching in endurance Turner Meinke improves in contact_vs_lefty