Win: Fred Sowders (9-13) Loss: Al Kekich (5-8)
Save: Sal Leshnock (29)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Al Kekich pitching. Rufus Potts flies out to the left fielder. Tsutomu Misawa singles to center field. Harry Daviault grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tsutomu Misawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Lake grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Daviault is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Fred Sowders pitching. Lee Burks strikes out. Len Zimmer lines out to the second baseman. Tony Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Earl Harper doubles to right field. Bub Groth singles to right field. Earl Harper uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bub Groth steals second. Bub Groth steals third. Bill Kommers walks. Bill Kommers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ryan Knisely singles to left field. Bub Groth scores. Fred Sowders fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred Sowders strikes out. Rufus Potts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Tom Rohdes walks. Paul Sutherland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Will Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Tsutomu Misawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Daviault singles to left field. Fred Lake hits a home run. Harry Daviault scores. Hans Mueller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Harper walks. Bub Groth hits a home run. Earl Harper scores. Bill Kommers grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ryan Knisely doubles past the third baseman. Fred Sowders strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Joe Gordon walks. Rocky Burgess doubles to center field. Joe Gordon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ryan Long is pinch hitting for Hans Mueller. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ryan Long singles to center field. Rocky Burgess scores. Lee Burks strikes out. Len Zimmer doubles to right field. Tony Mills pops out to the first baseman. Tom Rohdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Larry Smith pitching. Rufus Potts strikes out. Tsutomu Misawa singles to left field. Harry Daviault strikes out. Fred Lake lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Paul Sutherland walks. Paul Sutherland is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Will Clark walks. Joe Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Will Clark advances to second on the play. Rocky Burgess singles to center field. Will Clark scores. Larry Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Earl Harper grounds out to the third baseman. Bub Groth flies out to the right fielder. Bill Kommers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Lee Burks singles to right field. Len Zimmer strikes out. Tony Mills strikes out. Tom Rohdes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ryan Knisely flies out to the left fielder. Fred Sowders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rufus Potts singles to left field. Tsutomu Misawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Paul Sutherland strikes out. Will Clark flies out to the left fielder. Joe Gordon singles to right field. Rocky Burgess lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Harry Daviault grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Lake flies out to the left fielder. Earl Harper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Larry Smith walks. Lee Burks grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lee Burks steals second. Len Zimmer flies out to the center fielder. Tony Mills flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bub Groth grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Kommers flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Knisely reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Gordon. Fred Sowders strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Tom Rohdes triples. Paul Sutherland grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Rohdes scores. C.B. Chatham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Will Clark flies out to the center fielder. Joe Gordon doubles to center field. Rocky Burgess singles to center field. Joe Gordon scores. Masanobu Tanaka is pinch hitting for Larry Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Masanobu Tanaka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Paxton Burnett pitching. Rufus Potts pops out to the first baseman. Tsutomu Misawa flies out to the right fielder. Harry Daviault singles to center field. Fred Lake hits a home run. Harry Daviault scores. Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Harper singles to left field. Bub Groth singles to left field. Bill Kommers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Sal Leshnock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lee Burks grounds out to the third baseman. Len Zimmer hits a home run. Tony Mills grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Rohdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Len Zimmer (13), Joe Gordon (27), Rocky Burgess (4).3B - Tom Rohdes (8).HR - Len Zimmer (8).GIDP - Paul Sutherland. Baserunning: SB - Lee Burks (25).CS - Paul Sutherland (11). Fielding: E - Joe Gordon.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Doc Vines did not respond to coaching in control Katsuya Fukuyama improves in control Dan Kerr did not respond to coaching in endurance Pete White did not respond to coaching in control Frank Glavenich did not respond to coaching in control Carl Pyle did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Gunn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ray Gunn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lloyd Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Wills did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Hurley improves in velocity Rusty Triandos did not respond to coaching in arm Jose Guerrero improves in 3B