Win: Minoru Tsutsui (2-1) Loss: Fred Williams (2-3)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Joe Niemann pitching. Mike Kingdon flies out to the right fielder. Frank Gant doubles to center field. Pete Calmus doubles to left field. Frank Gant scores. Dad Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Calmus advances to third on the play. Nemo Rodriguez singles to left field. Pete Calmus scores. Doc Stanicek singles in front of the center fielder. Jesse Difelice strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bart Holdsworth pitching. French Frey singles to right field. Bill Kelly flies out to the center fielder. French Frey steals second. John Huenke doubles to right field. French Frey scores. Cotton Nyee flies out to the center fielder. Chris Alley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Everett Parkinson singles to center field. Bart Holdsworth pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Mike Kingdon strikes out. Everett Parkinson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Julio Ray grounds out to the shortstop. Ruden Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tony Wares grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Frank Gant walks. Pete Calmus walks. Dad Thompson strikes out. Nemo Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Doc Stanicek singles to center field. Jesse Difelice singles to center field. Frank Gant scores. Pete Calmus is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Joe Niemann strikes out. French Frey is hit by a pitch. Bill Kelly strikes out. French Frey steals second. French Frey is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Everett Parkinson flies out to the center fielder. Bart Holdsworth pops out to the first baseman. Mike Kingdon walks. Frank Gant grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Kingdon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis John Huenke doubles to left field. Cotton Nyee flies out to the right fielder. Chris Alley hits a home run. John Huenke scores. Julio Ray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ruden Sanchez walks. Tony Wares walks. Joe Niemann grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Pete Calmus strikes out. Dad Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Nemo Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis French Frey flies out to the center fielder. Bill Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. John Huenke singles to left field. Cotton Nyee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Doc Stanicek grounds out to the second baseman. Jesse Difelice flies out to the left fielder. Everett Parkinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Chris Alley walks. Julio Ray bunts for a base hit. Ruden Sanchez strikes out. Tony Wares doubles to left field. Chris Alley scores. Julio Ray scores. Ernie Earley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Niemann grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Wares advances to third on the play. French Frey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Gibson is pinch hitting for Ernie Earley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Gibson singles to left field. Mike Kingdon pops out to the shortstop. Frank Gant flies out to the center fielder. Pete Calmus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Dick Vickers pitching. Bill Kelly flies out to the left fielder. John Huenke singles to left field. John Huenke is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Cotton Nyee singles to left field. Gene Aguirre is pinch hitting for Chris Alley. Gene Aguirre singles to center field. Cotton Nyee advances to third on the hit. Julio Ray singles to center field. Cotton Nyee scores. Gene Aguirre advances to third on the hit. Kazuyoshi Yoshida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ruden Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Willie Rawley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Aguirre at LF. Dad Thompson doubles to left field. Nemo Rodriguez strikes out. Herb Cermak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doc Stanicek walks. Jesse Difelice doubles to center field. Dad Thompson scores. Doc Stanicek uses his aggressiveness and scores. Everett Parkinson singles to right field. Jesse Difelice scores. Gorman Soriano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Boever is pinch hitting for Kazuyoshi Yoshida. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bud Boever lines out to the pitcher. Mike Kingdon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Fred Williams pitching. Tony Wares grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Hampton is pinch hitting for Gorman Soriano. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Hampton flies out to the left fielder. French Frey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Minoru Tsutsui pitching. Frank Gant grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Calmus strikes out. Dad Thompson doubles to center field. Nemo Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bill Kelly strikes out. John Huenke hits a home run. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - John Huenke 2 (15), Tony Wares (5).HR - John Huenke (11), Chris Alley (8).HBP - French Frey (1). Baserunning: SB - French Frey 2 (8).CS - French Frey (2), John Huenke (3).
Game Notes Gorman Soriano is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Buddy Spooner did not respond to coaching in control Ken Berry did not respond to coaching in velocity Timo Ruthven did not respond to coaching in velocity Donald Phelps did not respond to coaching in control Donald Phelps did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Verdo Burns improves in power_vs_lefty Donald Phelps did not respond to coaching in control Frank LaPorte did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Verdo Burns did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Keith Egan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in control Doug Naton improves in speed Doug Naton improves in arm Glenn Mahon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Berly improves in arm Pat Bickford did not respond to coaching in speed Pat Bickford did not respond to coaching in speed Shane Weekly improves in speed Dave Menefee did not respond to coaching in C