Inning: 1 Arizona Pete Johns pitching. Doc Files singles to left field. Kurt Flood grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Files advances to second on the play. Jamie McCarver strikes out. Al Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bob Menendez pitching. Andy Batista hits a home run. Bob Somerville grounds out to the second baseman. Toshiya Hanekawa hits a home run. Johnny Herbel strikes out. Rick Brito hits an infield single to the shortstop. Gene Edmondson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Joe Wantz walks. Jim Milligan singles past the shortstop. Joe Wantz advances to third on the hit. Yasuya Noguchi pops out to the third baseman. Dante Bottiglia grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Wantz scores. Jim Milligan advances to second on the play. Bob Menendez doubles past the first baseman. Jim Milligan scores. Doc Files flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Willie Brickley grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Stoner strikes out. Pete Johns strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Kurt Flood grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jamie McCarver singles to center field. Jamie McCarver steals second. Al Ramirez walks. Joe Wantz singles to left field. Jamie McCarver scores. Al Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Jim Milligan strikes out. Yasuya Noguchi walks. Dante Bottiglia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 St. Louis Andy Batista grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Somerville flies out to the left fielder. Toshiya Hanekawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Bob Menendez flies out to the center fielder. Doc Files doubles to center field. Kurt Flood reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gene Edmondson. Doc Files scores. Jamie McCarver flies out to the center fielder. Al Ramirez walks. Joe Wantz singles to left field. Kurt Flood scores. Al Ramirez advances to third on the hit. Jim Milligan triples. Al Ramirez scores. Joe Wantz scores. Yasuya Noguchi singles past the second baseman. Jim Milligan scores. Dante Bottiglia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Johnny Herbel grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Brito singles to left field. Gene Edmondson walks. Willie Brickley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Erik Freeman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Menendez strikes out. Doc Files flies out to the center fielder. Kurt Flood singles to right field. Kurt Flood gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Fred Stoner flies out to the right fielder. Erik Freeman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Batista grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Jamie McCarver singles to left field. Jamie McCarver steals second. Al Ramirez reached on a fielding error by Fred Stoner. Joe Wantz strikes out. Al Ramirez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Milligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bob Somerville singles to center field. Bob Somerville steals second. Toshiya Hanekawa walks. Johnny Herbel strikes out. Rick Brito strikes out. Gene Edmondson singles past the shortstop. Bob Somerville is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Yasuya Noguchi strikes out. Dante Bottiglia strikes out. Bob Menendez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Willie Brickley flies out to the center fielder. Fred Stoner grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Munoz is pinch hitting for Erik Freeman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jesse Munoz singles to center field. Andy Batista lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Johnny Driscoll pitching. Doc Files pops out to the second baseman. Kurt Flood hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jamie McCarver flies out to the center fielder. Al Ramirez singles to center field. Kurt Flood advances to third on the hit. Joe Wantz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bob Somerville pops out to the shortstop. Toshiya Hanekawa strikes out. Johnny Herbel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Jim Milligan hits a home run. Carlos Schliebner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yasuya Noguchi flies out to the center fielder. Kiyoshi Hikiji is pinch hitting for Dante Bottiglia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kiyoshi Hikiji singles to left field. Bob Menendez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Doc Files walks. Kurt Flood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Rick Brito singles to right field. Gene Edmondson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rick Brito is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Willie Brickley walks. Fred Stoner strikes out. Lynn Simpson is pinch hitting for Carlos Schliebner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lynn Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Arizona total runners LOB: 11 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Lynn Simpson is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Ohman did not respond to coaching in endurance Steve Souchock did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Gant did not respond to coaching in control Al Paige did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Luskey did not respond to coaching in endurance Roy Ramirez improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Leshnock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Leshnock did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty