Win: Ed Cousineau (3-6) Loss: Yoshikazu Takahashi (9-14)
Save: Hal Robertson (9)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Yoshikazu Takahashi pitching. Buzzy Tozer grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Landis grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Pico strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Ed Cousineau pitching. Shoji Narita walks. Jose Moon pops out to the first baseman. Bill DiSarcina flies out to the right fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Rickey Fetzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Darren Bannon grounds out to the shortstop. John Rees grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Kennedy walks. Gene Saipe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Juan Pennington singles to center field. Omar Alomar flies out to the left fielder. Carroll Sievers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Pennington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jarok Moreira flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ed Benzinger flies out to the left fielder. Ed Cousineau grounds out to the second baseman. Buzzy Tozer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Yoshikazu Takahashi grounds out to the pitcher. Shoji Narita flies out to the center fielder. Jose Moon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Tony Landis grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Pico flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Darren Bannon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bill DiSarcina grounds out to the shortstop. Rickey Fetzer strikes out. Juan Pennington bunts for a base hit. Omar Alomar singles to center field. Carroll Sievers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis John Rees strikes out. Eric Kennedy strikes out. Gene Saipe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jarok Moreira grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshikazu Takahashi singles past the second baseman. Shoji Narita strikes out. Jose Moon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ed Benzinger singles to left field. Ed Cousineau lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buzzy Tozer singles to center field. Tony Landis grounds out to the pitcher. Buzzy Tozer advances to second on the play. Jim Pico hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ed Benzinger scores. Darren Bannon singles past the shortstop. Buzzy Tozer scores. Jim Pico advances to third on the hit. John Rees grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Bill DiSarcina strikes out. Rickey Fetzer flies out to the left fielder. Juan Pennington singles to left field. Omar Alomar grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Pennington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Steve Warren is pinch hitting for Eric Kennedy. Steve Warren doubles to left field. Gene Saipe flies out to the center fielder. Ed Benzinger flies out to the right fielder. Don White is pinch hitting for Ed Cousineau. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don White flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Victor Campau pitching. Rip Mahoney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Warren at C. Carroll Sievers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jarok Moreira strikes out. Yoshikazu Takahashi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Buzzy Tozer grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Landis singles to right field. Jim Pico grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Landis advances to second on the play. Koichi Kido 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. Darren Bannon flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Shoji Narita strikes out. Jose Moon grounds out to the shortstop. Bill DiSarcina pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis John Rees flies out to the center fielder. Bill Edwards is pinch hitting for Rip Mahoney. Bill Edwards grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Saipe bunts for a base hit. Ed Benzinger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Rickey Fetzer singles to left field. Juan Pennington strikes out. Omar Alomar walks. Hal Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carroll Sievers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Hague did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Kaufman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tilly Biddle improves in endurance John Kaufman improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Burnett improves in range Tilly Biddle improves in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeans Pupo did not respond to coaching in control Dale Nichols improves in arm Alexis Lazo did not respond to coaching in velocity Jake Livengood improves in range Alexis Lazo did not respond to coaching in velocity Brad Earley improves in speed