Win: Ben Helms (17-9) Loss: Bill Boucher (14-15)
Save: Bob Fanwell (8)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Bill Boucher pitching. Cam Wolf grounds out to the third baseman. Rafer Barnes is hit by a pitch. Charley Eaves grounds out to the second baseman. Rafer Barnes advances to second on the play. Iker Carrara singles to center field. Rafer Barnes scores. Tim Steinecke doubles to center field. Iker Carrara uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gael Reyes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Ben Helms pitching. Gus Smyth singles to right field. Tige Nastu strikes out. Gus Smyth is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jocko Luebber walks. Alexander Zaldivar singles to left field. Lou Durbin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Mike Hillegas grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Ryan pops out to the catcher. Ben Helms singles to left field. Cam Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ed Moraga strikes out. Mike Ford walks. Bill Duncan strikes out. Mike Ford is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Rafer Barnes triples. Charley Eaves strikes out. Iker Carrara walks. Tim Steinecke hits a home run. Rafer Barnes scores. Iker Carrara scores. Gael Reyes walks. Mike Hillegas grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Bill Boucher singles to right field. Gus Smyth pops out to the second baseman. Tige Nastu walks. Jocko Luebber is hit by a pitch. Alexander Zaldivar strikes out. Lou Durbin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ray Ryan lines out to the second baseman. Ben Helms strikes out. Cam Wolf pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ed Moraga walks. Mike Ford strikes out. Bill Duncan grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Moraga advances to second on the play. Bill Boucher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rafer Barnes grounds out to the pitcher. Charley Eaves doubles past the third baseman. Iker Carrara walks. Tim Steinecke strikes out. Gael Reyes walks. Mike Hillegas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Atlanta Gus Smyth grounds out to the third baseman. Tige Nastu grounds out to the third baseman. Jocko Luebber pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ray Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Ben Helms grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Cam Wolf grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Alexander Zaldivar strikes out. Lou Durbin grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Moraga grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Rafer Barnes grounds out to the pitcher. Charley Eaves walks. Iker Carrara grounds out to the shortstop. Charley Eaves advances to second on the play. Tim Steinecke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Mike Ford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Duncan grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Boucher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Gael Reyes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Hillegas singles to left field. Ray Ryan grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Hillegas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ben Helms flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Gus Smyth grounds out to the shortstop. Tige Nastu flies out to the center fielder. Jocko Luebber walks. Steve Etherton 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 1st. Alexander Zaldivar hits a home run. Jocko Luebber scores. Lou Durbin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Andy Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cam Wolf strikes out. Rafer Barnes strikes out. Charley Eaves singles to right field. Iker Carrara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Billy Nevers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim Steinecke at 1B. Ed Moraga walks. Mike Ford reached on a fielding error by Steve Etherton. Bill Duncan doubles to right field. Ed Moraga scores. Mike Ford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Fanwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Brady is pinch hitting for Andy Allen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Brady flies out to the center fielder. Gus Smyth strikes out. Tige Nastu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 7
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Frank Ganzel improves in range Scott Buehrle improves in contact_vs_righty Scott Buehrle did not respond to coaching in range Joe Gaston did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jimmy Gantenbein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Dykhoff did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Dykhoff did not respond to coaching in 3B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Joe Magee improves in contact_vs_righty Roger Gwosdz did not respond to coaching in control John Smyres did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dizzy Thesenga did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Magee did not respond to coaching in SS