Win: Naoki Sasaki (1-1) Loss: Ned Davis (1-3)
Save: Glenn May (3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Naoki Sasaki pitching. Alex Petoskey strikes out. Leo Ganzel flies out to the left fielder. Buddy DeJesus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Ned Davis pitching. Bob Osborne singles to left field. Bob Hines flies out to the center fielder. Earl Durham singles to left field. Bob Osborne advances to third on the hit. Jim McCraw grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Osborne scores. Earl Durham advances to second on the play. Jerry Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Pete Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Dave Piatt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Peters pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Fuller Veach singles to center field. Hisaji Kawanaka singles to center field. Fuller Veach advances to third on the hit. Robert Traynor grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Fuller Veach scores. Naoki Sasaki singles to center field. Bob Osborne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Charlie Lemaster grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Roy singles to left field. Ned Davis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Petoskey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bob Hines walks. Earl Durham lines out to the first baseman. Bob Hines steals second. Jim McCraw singles to right field. Bob Hines scores. Jerry Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Fuller Veach reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Piatt. Hisaji Kawanaka singles to right field. Jim McCraw scores. Robert Traynor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Leo Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy DeJesus doubles to center field. Pete Snyder singles to right field. Buddy DeJesus scores. Dave Piatt strikes out. Bill Peters flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Naoki Sasaki strikes out. Bob Osborne lines out to the shortstop. Bob Hines strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Charlie Lemaster grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ray Roy doubles to right field. Ned Davis flies out to the right fielder. Alex Petoskey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Earl Durham strikes out. Jim McCraw flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Rodriguez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Leo Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy DeJesus flies out to the left fielder. Pete Snyder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Fuller Veach grounds out to the shortstop. Hisaji Kawanaka flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Robert Traynor walks. Naoki Sasaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Dave Piatt grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Peters singles to right field. Charlie Lemaster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Peters advances to second on the play. Ray Roy walks. Ned Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bob Osborne grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Hines singles to right field. Earl Durham pops out to the first baseman. Bob Hines steals second. Jim McCraw grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Jesse Burke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Osborne at LF. John Rucker 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. Alex Petoskey doubles to center field. Leo Ganzel triples. Alex Petoskey scores. Buddy DeJesus strikes out. Pete Snyder pops out to the shortstop. Dave Piatt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Guillermo Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jerry Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Fuller Veach hits a home run. Hisaji Kawanaka singles to left field. Hisaji Kawanaka is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Robert Traynor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Glenn May comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Peters grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Lemaster strikes out. Jim Rheam is pinch hitting for Ray Roy. Jim Rheam walks. Jim Washburn is pinch hitting for Guillermo Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Washburn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Rheam is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Slapnicka improves in power_vs_righty Mike McCrabb improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Mack improves in contact_vs_lefty Skip Temple did not respond to coaching in speed Hugh Blake improves in velocity Lefty LaRue improves in contact_vs_righty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dick Wertz did not respond to coaching in control Jackie Bush did not respond to coaching in control Matt Kafora improves in range Alvaro Begley improves in range Jim Colbrunn did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Hughes did not respond to coaching in C