Win: Butch Hinchman (1-0) Loss: Ben Martin (0-2)
Save: Dave Buker (4)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Matt Bell pitching. Jesse Newman grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Alley doubles to center field. Cotton Nyee hits a home run. Chris Alley scores. John Huenke hits a home run. Tarrik Shoun strikes out. Bill Kelly walks. Julio Ray singles to left field. Tony Wares grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Atlanta Joe Niemann pitching. Tom Zerbe walks. Henry Morton walks. Sam Flynn grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Zerbe advances to third on the play. Henry Morton advances to second on the play. Dave Andrews lines out to the pitcher. Rob Lipon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Joe Niemann strikes out. Jesse Newman doubles to center field. Chris Alley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jesse Newman advances to third on the play. Cotton Nyee hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jesse Newman scores. Cotton Nyee steals second. John Huenke singles to left field. Cotton Nyee scores. John Huenke steals second. Tarrik Shoun flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Jesus Dierker hits a home run. Wendell Shields strikes out. Seiji Kuroda walks. Matt Bell lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Seiji Kuroda forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tom Zerbe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bill Kelly bunts for a base hit. Julio Ray singles to left field. Bill Kelly advances to third on the hit. Tony Wares lines out to the shortstop. Joe Niemann strikes out. Jesse Newman walks. Chris Alley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Atlanta Henry Morton flies out to the right fielder. Sam Flynn flies out to the right fielder. Dave Andrews grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Cotton Nyee grounds out to the third baseman. John Huenke pops out to the shortstop. Tarrik Shoun strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Rob Lipon singles to center field. Jesus Dierker doubles to left field. Rob Lipon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wendell Shields flies out to the right fielder. Seiji Kuroda singles to right field. Jesus Dierker scores. Woody Mattick is pinch hitting for Matt Bell. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Woody Mattick singles to right field. Seiji Kuroda advances to third on the hit. Tom Zerbe singles past the second baseman. Seiji Kuroda scores. Henry Morton singles to right field. Sam Flynn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ben Martin pitching. Bill Kelly singles to center field. Julio Ray pops out to the third baseman. Tony Wares flies out to the right fielder. Joe Niemann grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Kelly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Dave Andrews singles to left field. Rob Lipon strikes out. Jesus Dierker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Andrews is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wendell Shields singles to right field. Jesus Dierker is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jesse Newman flies out to the right fielder. Chris Alley walks. Chris Alley steals second. Cotton Nyee strikes out. John Huenke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Butch Hinchman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Seiji Kuroda flies out to the right fielder. Ben Martin strikes out. Tom Zerbe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Tarrik Shoun grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Bill Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Julio Ray singles to center field. Tony Wares flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Henry Morton grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Flynn singles to right field. Dave Andrews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sam Flynn advances to second on the play. Rob Lipon singles to right field. Sam Flynn scores. Jesus Dierker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Floyd Parson is pinch hitting for Butch Hinchman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Floyd Parson strikes out. Jesse Newman singles to center field. Chris Alley singles to right field. Jesse Newman advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Cotton Nyee walks. The defense is playing the corners in. John Huenke flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jesse Newman scores. Dick Harshman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tarrik Shoun strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Gorman Soriano pitching. Wendell Shields grounds out to the shortstop. Seiji Kuroda flies out to the center fielder. Bernard Carpenter is pinch hitting for Dick Harshman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bernard Carpenter singles in front of the center fielder. Tom Zerbe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Mike Taylor pitching. Bill Kelly doubles to left field. Julio Ray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Kelly advances to third on the play. Ray Ames is pinch hitting for Tony Wares. Ray Ames reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wendell Shields. Bill Kelly scores. Italo Grant is pinch hitting for Gorman Soriano. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Italo Grant grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Newman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Dave Buker pitching. Glenn Mahon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Ames at C. Henry Morton grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Flynn walks. Dave Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Flynn advances to second on the play. Rob Lipon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 12 Atlanta total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Jesse Newman (1), Chris Alley (1), Bill Kelly (3).HR - Cotton Nyee (4), John Huenke (1).SF - John Huenke. Baserunning: SB - Chris Alley (2), Cotton Nyee (2), John Huenke (3).
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ruben Kirby did not respond to coaching in velocity John Jester did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Pat Bickford improves in range Corey Lyons did not respond to coaching in range Ed McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in control Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in control Russ Swaggerty improves in endurance Walt Holman improves in control Al Bergman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeff Hudgens improves in control Dave Menefee did not respond to coaching in C
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Eddie Washburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Troy Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Max Galvez improves in control Joe Essian did not respond to coaching in speed Ray Tingley improves in power_vs_lefty Phil Snyder did not respond to coaching in control Troy Jones improves in arm Darryl Long improves in velocity Max Galvez improves in velocity Manny Toporcer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Graham did not respond to coaching in 1B