Win: Yoshinari Morioka (8-4) Loss: George Stone (5-2)
Save: Damian Ritter (6)
Inning: 1 Colorado Billy Smith pitching. A.J. Sixsmith strikes out. Rolla Benton doubles to center field. Tilly Coleman pops out to the shortstop. Ramon Porter pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Walter Turner pitching. Carl Hermanski grounds out to the shortstop. Urbano Lefebvre singles to right field. Ernie Natal lines out to the shortstop. Bill Jurewicz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Jim Conway grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Marte reached on a 2-base throwing error by Forrest Kuenn. Tony Burke grounds out to the third baseman. Placido Fireovid grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen singles to right field. Ernie Nielsen steals second. Forrest Kuenn singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen scores. Henry Magner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Frank Hayes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Walter Turner grounds out to the pitcher. A.J. Sixsmith strikes out. Rolla Benton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Billy Smith pops out to the first baseman. Carl Hermanski walks. Urbano Lefebvre lines out to the second baseman. Carl Hermanski steals second. Ernie Natal grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Tilly Coleman triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Ramon Porter flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tilly Coleman scores. Jim Conway lines out to the third baseman. Pete Marte flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bill Jurewicz strikes out. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Forrest Kuenn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Tony Burke singles to right field. Placido Fireovid flies out to the center fielder. Walter Turner pops up a bunt to the pitcher. A.J. Sixsmith walks. Rolla Benton walks. Tilly Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 St. Louis Henry Magner flies out to the right fielder. Frank Hayes singles to left field. Billy Smith pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Carl Hermanski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Hayes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Ramon Porter grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Conway grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Marte doubles to left field. Tony Burke pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Urbano Lefebvre bunts for a base hit. Ernie Natal strikes out. Bill Jurewicz grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Urbano Lefebvre is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ernie Nielsen singles to right field. Bill Jurewicz advances to third on the hit. Ernie Nielsen steals second. Forrest Kuenn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Colorado Placido Fireovid pops out to the first baseman. Walter Turner reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ernie Nielsen. A.J. Sixsmith flies out to the center fielder. Rolla Benton singles to center field. Walter Turner scores. Tilly Coleman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Henry Magner pops out to the third baseman. Jim Moriarty is pinch hitting for Frank Hayes. Jim Moriarty strikes out. Ellis Jones is pinch hitting for Billy Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Colorado Randy Hernandez pitching. Greg Higginbotham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Moriarty at C. Ramon Porter grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Conway grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Marte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Carl Hermanski doubles past the third baseman. Kevin Fischer 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. Urbano Lefebvre lines out to the shortstop. Passed ball. Carl Hermanski advances to third. Ernie Natal strikes out. Bill Jurewicz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Tony Burke strikes out. Placido Fireovid grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Dillard is pinch hitting for Kevin Fischer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Whitey Dillard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Yoshinari Morioka pitching. Ernie Nielsen doubles to right field. Forrest Kuenn strikes out. Henry Magner singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen scores. Greg Higginbotham flies out to the center fielder. Kei Tsukiyama is pinch hitting for Randy Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Kei Tsukiyama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Colorado George Stone pitching. A.J. Sixsmith doubles to left field. Rolla Benton grounds out to the second baseman. A.J. Sixsmith advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Tilly Coleman singles to left field. A.J. Sixsmith scores. Fergie Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ramon Porter grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 St. Louis Damian Ritter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Hermanski singles to right field. Carl Hermanski steals second. Urbano Lefebvre flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Natal pops out to the shortstop. Bill Jurewicz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Forrest Kuenn is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Lou Cox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chicken Snopek improves in power_vs_lefty Lou Cox did not respond to coaching in range Bryan McGraw did not respond to coaching in range Bryan McGraw improves in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Schoolboy Henry did not respond to coaching in velocity Schoolboy Henry did not respond to coaching in velocity Orth Barnhart did not respond to coaching in speed Mordecai Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty