Win: Jim Colbrunn (8-9) Loss: Rick Maul (18-6)
Save: Sohachi Suzuki (34)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Jim Colbrunn pitching. Jerry Allen singles to center field. Binky Nicholson strikes out. Jerry Allen steals second. Dave Way flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Picciuto grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Rick Maul pitching. Pedro Moore flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hines pops out to the second baseman. Frank Joyce grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Phil Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Kremmel grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pat Wilkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Matt Kafora strikes out. Jim Hughes strikes out. Bobby Crowley lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ed Shifflett singles to left field. Rick Maul lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jerry Allen flies out to the center fielder. Binky Nicholson hits a home run. Ed Shifflett scores. Dave Way singles to center field. Eddie Picciuto singles to right field. Dave Way advances to third on the hit. Eddie Picciuto steals second. Jim Hughes throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Dave Way scores. Phil Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Robert Traynor walks. Jesse Burke flies out to the center fielder. Jim Colbrunn fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Colbrunn singles to left field. Pedro Moore hits a home run. Robert Traynor scores. Jim Colbrunn scores. Bob Hines singles to center field. Frank Joyce reached on a fielding error by Eddie Picciuto. Matt Kafora pops out to the shortstop. Jim Hughes singles to left field. Bob Hines scores. Bobby Crowley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Atlanta Billy Kremmel flies out to the center fielder. Pat Wilkins grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Shifflett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Robert Traynor strikes out. Jesse Burke strikes out. Jim Colbrunn singles to left field. Pedro Moore grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Colbrunn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Rick Maul strikes out. Jerry Allen flies out to the center fielder. Binky Nicholson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bob Hines grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Joyce singles to right field. Matt Kafora strikes out. Jim Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta Dave Way flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Picciuto singles to right field. Phil Hansen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bobby Crowley strikes out. Robert Traynor grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Burke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Naoki Sasaki 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. Billy Kremmel strikes out. Pat Wilkins pops out to the third baseman. Ed Shifflett walks. Doug Acevedo is pinch hitting for Rick Maul. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Doug Acevedo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Joe Kellert pitching. Steve Engel is pinch hitting for Naoki Sasaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Engel singles to right field. Steve Engel steals second. Pedro Moore singles to right field. Steve Engel scores. Bob Hines flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Moore steals second. Frank Joyce walks. Matt Kafora strikes out. Jim Hughes doubles to center field. Pedro Moore scores. Bobby Crowley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Johnny Jackson pitching. Jerry Allen grounds out to the third baseman. Binky Nicholson hits a home run. Dave Way flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Picciuto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Robert Traynor lines out to the shortstop. Jesse Burke strikes out. Frank Garibaldi 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. John Skinner is pinch hitting for Johnny Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Skinner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Sohachi Suzuki pitching. Phil Hansen strikes out. Billy Kremmel walks. Pat Wilkins flies out to the left fielder. Ed Shifflett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 4 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Mule Fridley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brad Flaherty improves in arm Bill Seminara did not respond to coaching in speed El Ramirez did not respond to coaching in velocity Mule Fridley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Seminara did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Flynn did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Wertz did not respond to coaching in control Dick Wertz did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Flynn improves in power_vs_lefty Dick Wertz did not respond to coaching in velocity Rich Stanhouse did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Batista did not respond to coaching in LF