Win: Al Kekich (8-5) Loss: Gus Samford (9-11)
Save: Larry Smith (35)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Gus Samford pitching. Lee Burks singles to left field. Lee Burks steals second. Len Zimmer grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Mills hits a home run. Lee Burks scores. Tom Rohdes strikes out. Will Clark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Al Kekich pitching. Bill Kommers flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Harry Daviault walks. Bub Groth pops out to the first baseman. Tsutomu Misawa singles to left field. Rufus Potts pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bob Smith singles to center field. Joe Becker flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Burgess flies out to the left fielder. Al Kekich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Earl Harper strikes out. Will Hesketh singles past the second baseman. Ryan Knisely grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Will Hesketh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gus Samford grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ryan Knisely is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Lee Burks walks. Lee Burks steals second. Len Zimmer strikes out. Tony Mills flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Tom Rohdes singles to right field. Lee Burks scores. Will Clark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bill Kommers grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Daviault walks. Bub Groth flies out to the center fielder. Tsutomu Misawa hits a home run. Harry Daviault scores. Rufus Potts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Bob Smith singles to left field. Joe Becker walks. Rocky Burgess flies out to the right fielder. Al Kekich fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Kekich strikes out. Lee Burks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Earl Harper singles to center field. Will Hesketh doubles to right field. Earl Harper uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ryan Knisely strikes out. Gus Samford strikes out. Bill Kommers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Len Zimmer singles to left field. Tony Mills flies out to the right fielder. Tom Rohdes flies out to the left fielder. Will Clark walks. Bob Smith singles to right field. Len Zimmer scores. Jay Cain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Becker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Harry Daviault strikes out. Bub Groth grounds out to the shortstop. Tsutomu Misawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Rocky Burgess flies out to the center fielder. Al Kekich strikes out. Lee Burks walks. Len Zimmer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lee Burks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Rufus Potts flies out to the center fielder. Earl Harper strikes out. Will Hesketh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Tony Mills flies out to the right fielder. Tom Rohdes hits a home run. Will Clark flies out to the left fielder. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ryan Knisely walks. Paxton Burnett 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. George Bell is pinch hitting for Jay Cain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Bell strikes out. Bill Kommers singles to left field. Ryan Knisely advances to third on the hit. Harry Daviault flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ryan Knisely scores. Bub Groth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati C.B. Chatham pitching. Joe Becker grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rocky Burgess grounds out to the second baseman. Masanobu Tanaka is pinch hitting for Paxton Burnett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Masanobu Tanaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jim Friday pitching. Joe Gordon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Smith at SS. Tsutomu Misawa strikes out. Rufus Potts grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Harper singles to center field. Will Hesketh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Lee Burks grounds out to the shortstop. Len Zimmer grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Mills doubles to left field. Tom Rohdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Larry Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ryan Knisely walks. Armando Krueger is pinch hitting for C.B. Chatham. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Armando Krueger strikes out. Bill Kommers singles to right field. Ryan Knisely advances to third on the hit. Harry Daviault pops out to the first baseman. Bub Groth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Wills improves in range Ed Boyd did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Wills improves in contact_vs_righty Lou Smith did not respond to coaching in control Rusty Triandos did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scott Jordan did not respond to coaching in control Ed Boyd did not respond to coaching in SS
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brian Counts improves in velocity Frank Glavenich did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Escobar improves in range Frank Glavenich did not respond to coaching in control Charley Singleton improves in contact_vs_righty Dan Kerr did not respond to coaching in endurance