Win: John Ruble (18-2) Loss: Tarik Skubal (9-12)
Save: Luis White (32)
Inning: 1 Atlanta John Ruble pitching. Joe Torre pops out to the shortstop. Pedro Guerrero singles to left field. Joe Leonard flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Mertes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tarik Skubal pitching. Curt Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Bud Gyselman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charles Hillegas singles to right field. Steve Edelman singles to right field. Charles Hillegas advances to third on the hit. Anthony Dygert flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ernie Banks pops out to the first baseman. Jeff DeArmond singles to right field. Carl Partee singles to right field. Larry Hisle grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff DeArmond advances to third on the play. Carl Partee advances to second on the play. Tarik Skubal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jack Wilson singles to center field. Babe Davis walks. Don Mellana pops out to the second baseman. John Ruble lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Curt Patterson doubles to left field. Jack Wilson scores. Babe Davis scores. Bud Gyselman walks. Charles Hillegas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Joe Torre singles to left field. Pedro Guerrero grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Torre is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Leonard grounds out to the third baseman. Pedro Guerrero advances to second on the play. Chuck Mertes doubles to center field. Pedro Guerrero scores. Ernie Banks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Steve Edelman grounds out to the shortstop. Anthony Dygert singles to left field. Jack Wilson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Jeff DeArmond pops out to the shortstop. Carl Partee grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Hisle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Babe Davis walks. Don Mellana grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. John Ruble strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Tarik Skubal strikes out. Joe Torre grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Guerrero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Curt Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Bud Gyselman singles to left field. Charles Hillegas grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Gyselman advances to second on the play. Steve Edelman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Joe Leonard strikes out. Chuck Mertes pops out to the first baseman. Ernie Banks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Anthony Dygert hits a home run. Jack Wilson singles to center field. Babe Davis hits a home run. Jack Wilson scores. Don Mellana singles to center field. John Ruble fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Ruble strikes out. Curt Patterson strikes out. Bud Gyselman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jeff DeArmond flies out to the center fielder. Lyman Bostock is pinch hitting for Carl Partee. Lyman Bostock walks. Larry Hisle flies out to the left fielder. Tarik Skubal walks. Joe Torre strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Charles Hillegas grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Steve Edelman grounds out to the third baseman. Anthony Dygert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Pedro Guerrero singles to center field. Pedro Guerrero is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Leonard doubles to center field. Chuck Mertes singles to right field. Joe Leonard scores. Larry Gura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Banks reached on a fielding error by Anthony Dygert. Jeff DeArmond singles to left field. Chuck Mertes is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ernie Banks advances to third on the play. Lyman Bostock walks. Larry Hisle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jack Wilson strikes out. Babe Davis strikes out. Don Mellana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Luis White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Akira Tanaka is pinch hitting for Tarik Skubal. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Akira Tanaka doubles to left field. Joe Torre singles past the second baseman. Akira Tanaka scores. Pedro Guerrero pops out to the second baseman. Joe Leonard grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Torre is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chuck Mertes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Leonard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 10 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Witt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bert Ernst improves in power_vs_righty Dave Lemanczyk improves in velocity Bill Burroughs improves in arm
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doug Cueto improves in range Aaron Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in speed Norm Burke did not respond to coaching in speed Julio Wood improves in speed Aaron Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in C