Win: Orel Wicker (13-8) Loss: Juice Gossage (13-11)
Save: Red Smith (26)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Juice Gossage pitching. Stephen Cheatley grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Shannon bunts for a base hit. Mike Shannon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Arft grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Orel Wicker pitching. Drew Benintendi grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Shirley walks. Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Shirley advances to second on the play. Chris Paniagua grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Clark Benton strikes out. Tony Palmer singles to right field. Loren Burnett strikes out. Herman Pizarro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Christian Monsour grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mel Black singles to center field. Nick McCarthy strikes out. Charlie Pride grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Mark Graceless singles to left field. Passed ball. Mark Graceless advances to second. Orel Wicker fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Orel Wicker strikes out. Stephen Cheatley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Graceless advances to third on the play. Mike Shannon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Juice Gossage grounds out to the catcher. Drew Benintendi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta George Arft triples. Clark Benton flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, George Arft scores. Tony Palmer walks. Loren Burnett singles past the second baseman. Tony Palmer advances to third on the hit. Herman Pizarro walks. Mark Graceless pops out to the third baseman. Orel Wicker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Smooth Ed Simpson hits a home run. Chris Paniagua flies out to the center fielder. Christian Monsour triples. Mel Black grounds out to the third baseman. Christian Monsour scores. Nick McCarthy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Stephen Cheatley singles to left field. Mike Shannon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Stephen Cheatley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Arft strikes out. Clark Benton singles to center field. Tony Palmer singles to right field. Mike Shannon scores. Clark Benton advances to third on the hit. Loren Burnett singles to right field. Clark Benton scores. Tony Palmer advances to third on the hit. Herman Pizarro singles to center field. Tony Palmer scores. Ben McEntire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Graceless grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Herman Pizarro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Charlie Pride walks. Ben McEntire lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Drew Benintendi pops out to the shortstop. Bill Shirley strikes out. Smooth Ed Simpson reached on a fielding error by Tony Palmer. Chris Paniagua grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Atlanta Orel Wicker strikes out. Stephen Cheatley singles to center field. Mike Shannon pops out to the second baseman. Stephen Cheatley steals second. George Arft pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Christian Monsour flies out to the center fielder. Mel Black strikes out. Nick McCarthy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Clark Benton strikes out. Tony Palmer strikes out. Loren Burnett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Charlie Pride singles to right field. Paul Jackson is pinch hitting for Ben McEntire. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Jackson grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Drew Benintendi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Will Trent pitching. Herman Pizarro grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Graceless grounds out to the shortstop. Orel Wicker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Shirley singles to right field. Bill Shirley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mike Bowers 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. Chris Paniagua grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Stephen Cheatley triples. Mike Shannon strikes out. George Arft strikes out. Clark Benton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Red Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Christian Monsour singles to right field. Christian Monsour steals second. Mel Black lines out to the shortstop. Nick McCarthy singles to left field. Charlie Pride singles to left field. Christian Monsour scores. Edgardo Boone is pinch hitting for Will Trent. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Edgardo Boone singles to center field. Nick McCarthy is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Charlie Pride advances to third on the play. Drew Benintendi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7
Batting:3B - Stephen Cheatley (2), George Arft (6).SF - Clark Benton. Baserunning: SB - Stephen Cheatley (8).CS - Mike Shannon (4). Fielding: E - Tony Palmer.
Batting:3B - Christian Monsour (8).HR - Smooth Ed Simpson (22).GIDP - Paul Jackson. Baserunning: SB - Christian Monsour (10).CS - Bill Shirley (4). Fielding: PB - Nick McCarthy.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ches Behenna did not respond to coaching in control John Palmeiro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ches Behenna did not respond to coaching in control Chip Elliott did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Forster did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gregg Glavine did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Harrington-SF improves in arm Chris Carson improves in power_vs_righty Royce McGhee improves in arm