Win: Bill Sweeney (15-4) Loss: Bill Boucher (7-16)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Bill Sweeney pitching. Jose Wood singles to center field. Ed Moraga singles to left field. Jose Wood advances to third on the hit. Brian Wade strikes out. Dick Stewart lines out to the shortstop. John Carl strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bill Boucher pitching. Cam Wolf grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gaston pops out to the first baseman. Charley Eaves singles past the second baseman. Charley Eaves is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Charlie Cutshaw strikes out. Garry Kuhel strikes out. Bill Heathcock singles to center field. Bill Boucher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Scott Buehrle singles to center field. Scott Buehrle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Iker Carrara singles to center field. Mike Hillegas singles to center field. Gael Reyes walks. Ray Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Iker Carrara scores. Mike Hillegas advances to third on the play. Gael Reyes advances to second on the play. Bill Sweeney singles to right field. Mike Hillegas scores. Cam Wolf grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Jose Wood flies out to the left fielder. Ed Moraga pops out to the first baseman. Brian Wade strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Joe Gaston flies out to the right fielder. Charley Eaves doubles to right field. Scott Buehrle strikes out. Iker Carrara hits a home run. Charley Eaves scores. T.J. Priddy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Hillegas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Dick Stewart strikes out. John Carl walks. Charlie Cutshaw strikes out. Garry Kuhel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Carl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Gael Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Ray Ryan flies out to the left fielder. Bill Sweeney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Bill Heathcock flies out to the center fielder. T.J. Priddy grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Wood flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Cam Wolf flies out to the right fielder. Joe Gaston grounds out to the third baseman. Charley Eaves singles to right field. Scott Buehrle singles to right field. Charley Eaves advances to third on the hit. Iker Carrara singles to center field. Charley Eaves scores. Scott Buehrle advances to third on the hit. Mike Hillegas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Ed Moraga walks. Brian Wade singles to right field. Dick Stewart singles to left field. John Carl grounds into a fielders choice to the catcher. Ed Moraga is out at home. Charlie Cutshaw flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Brian Wade is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Gael Reyes grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ray Ryan hits a home run. Bill Sweeney singles to right field. Cam Wolf grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Sweeney advances to second on the play. Joe Gaston singles to left field. Bill Sweeney scores. Charley Eaves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Garry Kuhel grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Heathcock grounds out to the shortstop. T.J. Priddy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Scott Buehrle flies out to the right fielder. Iker Carrara walks. Mike Hillegas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Jose Wood grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed Moraga flies out to the left fielder. Brian Wade hits a home run. Dick Stewart grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Gael Reyes singles to left field. Mac Nicholson is pinch hitting for Ray Ryan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mac Nicholson hits a home run. Gael Reyes scores. Togie Manders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Bill Sweeney strikes out. Cam Wolf singles to center field. Joe Gaston flies out to the right fielder. Charley Eaves grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta John Carl flies out to the left fielder. Taiyo Sato is pinch hitting for Charlie Cutshaw. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Taiyo Sato flies out to the left fielder. Garry Kuhel hits a home run. Bill Heathcock walks. Pavel Tamayo 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 1st. Howard Kilroy is pinch hitting for Togie Manders. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Heathcock steals second. Howard Kilroy doubles to right field. Bill Heathcock scores. Jose Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Togie Manders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Campbell did not respond to coaching in control John Smyres did not respond to coaching in control Roger Gwosdz did not respond to coaching in control Jason Weston did not respond to coaching in arm Don Schultz did not respond to coaching in control Dizzy Thesenga did not respond to coaching in control Walter Cramer did not respond to coaching in 3B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Melido Coscarart improves in power_vs_lefty Roy Gilligan improves in range Roy Gilligan improves in contact_vs_lefty Melido Coscarart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Melido Coscarart improves in range Jimmy Gantenbein did not respond to coaching in range Roy Gilligan did not respond to coaching in 2B