Win: Jim Keenan (7-2) Loss: Chris Villanueva (5-12)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Chris Villanueva pitching. Urbano Lefebvre hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Jurewicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Urbano Lefebvre advances to second on the play. Darren Roof pops out to the shortstop. Forrest Kuenn doubles to center field. Urbano Lefebvre scores. Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Francisco Jim Keenan pitching. T.J. McIlveen flies out to the left fielder. Webster Hardy singles to right field. Mardie Galarraga singles to left field. Webster Hardy advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. John Campanis walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Gil Engel grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Webster Hardy is out at home. Frank Shaw pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 St. Louis Tom McCarty flies out to the right fielder. Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Henry Magner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 San Francisco Richie Meoli strikes out. Steve Niehaus walks. Chris Villanueva fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chris Villanueva singles to center field. Steve Niehaus is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. T.J. McIlveen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jim Keenan strikes out. Urbano Lefebvre hits a home run. Bill Jurewicz singles to center field. Darren Roof singles past the shortstop. Bill Jurewicz advances to third on the hit. Forrest Kuenn doubles to left field. Bill Jurewicz scores. Darren Roof uses his aggressiveness and scores. Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Tom McCarty singles past the shortstop. Tom McCarty steals second. Ellis Jones pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Francisco Webster Hardy flies out to the left fielder. Mardie Galarraga strikes out. John Campanis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Henry Magner singles to left field. Jim Keenan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Keenan strikes out. Urbano Lefebvre singles to center field. Henry Magner advances to third on the hit. Bill Jurewicz hits a home run. Henry Magner scores. Urbano Lefebvre scores. Al Meola comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Darren Roof grounds out to the shortstop. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Francisco Gil Engel strikes out. Frank Shaw flies out to the left fielder. Richie Meoli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Greg Higginbotham walks. Tom McCarty hits a home run. Greg Higginbotham scores. Ellis Jones singles to center field. Henry Magner walks. Jim Keenan fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Keenan flies out to the left fielder. Urbano Lefebvre singles past the third baseman. Ellis Jones scores. Bill Jurewicz doubles to right field. Henry Magner scores. Urbano Lefebvre uses his aggressiveness and scores. Darren Roof grounds out to the third baseman. Forrest Kuenn walks. Greg Higginbotham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 San Francisco Steve Niehaus strikes out. Al Meola grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! T.J. McIlveen singles past the shortstop. Webster Hardy walks. Mardie Galarraga grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Webster Hardy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Tom McCarty reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Niehaus. Ellis Jones singles to left field. Tom McCarty scores. Henry Magner strikes out. Jim Keenan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Urbano Lefebvre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Francisco John Campanis singles past the shortstop. Gil Engel flies out to the center fielder. Frank Shaw singles to left field. John Campanis advances to third on the hit. Richie Meoli strikes out. Steve Niehaus walks. Al Meola strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bill Jurewicz doubles to left field. Darren Roof grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jurewicz advances to third on the play. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Jurewicz scores. Greg Higginbotham is hit by a pitch. Tom McCarty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Francisco T.J. McIlveen strikes out. Webster Hardy flies out to the right fielder. Mardie Galarraga flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Henry Magner lines out to the third baseman. Buzz Allen is pinch hitting for Jim Keenan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Buzz Allen doubles to left field. Buzz Allen steals third. Urbano Lefebvre grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 San Francisco Jake Fuller pitching. John Campanis grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Engel strikes out. Frank Shaw hits a home run. Richie Meoli pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bill Jurewicz grounds out to the pitcher. Claude Roberts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Al Hawes is pinch hitting for Darren Roof. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Hawes grounds out to the second baseman. Forrest Kuenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 San Francisco Steve Niehaus grounds out to the pitcher. Gerald Napoleon is pinch hitting for Claude Roberts. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gerald Napoleon strikes out. T.J. McIlveen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 San Francisco total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Jake Fuller is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. Webster Hardy is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Mike Rettger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Danny Scheffer did not respond to coaching in range Joe Hesketh did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Danny Scheffer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
San Francisco Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jay Bruce did not respond to coaching in speed Darrel Jackson did not respond to coaching in control Jay Bruce did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ralph Foley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Bryant improves in 1B