Win: Mike McCready (22-5) Loss: Kenta Mitsuhashi (12-6)
Save: Ben McEntire (37)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Mike McCready pitching. Mark Graceless grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Shannon flies out to the center fielder. George Arft strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Kenta Mitsuhashi pitching. Drew Benintendi triples. Christian Monsour singles past the shortstop. Drew Benintendi scores. Carl Hoey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Chris Paniagua flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Clark Benton flies out to the left fielder. Loren Burnett strikes out. Benny Archer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Mel Black singles to right field. Joe Musgraves singles to center field. Mel Black advances to third on the hit. Bill Shirley grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Musgraves advances to second on the play. Smooth Ed Simpson strikes out. Mike McCready strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Mike Flynn walks. Mike Flynn steals second. Randy Howell doubles to left field. Mike Flynn scores. Kenta Mitsuhashi lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Graceless strikes out. Mike Shannon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Drew Benintendi strikes out. Christian Monsour reached on a fielding error by George Arft. Carl Hoey grounds out to the shortstop. Christian Monsour advances to second on the play. Chris Paniagua grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta George Arft flies out to the right fielder. Clark Benton flies out to the right fielder. Loren Burnett singles to left field. Benny Archer singles to center field. Mike Flynn singles past the shortstop. Loren Burnett scores. Randy Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Mel Black grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Musgraves strikes out. Bill Shirley doubles to right field. Smooth Ed Simpson doubles to right field. Bill Shirley scores. Mike McCready strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Kenta Mitsuhashi strikes out. Mark Graceless flies out to the right fielder. Mike Shannon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Drew Benintendi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Christian Monsour flies out to the left fielder. Carl Hoey pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta George Arft grounds out to the pitcher. Clark Benton pops out to the first baseman. Loren Burnett singles to right field. Benny Archer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Chris Paniagua grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Black strikes out. Joe Musgraves singles to right field. Joe Musgraves steals second. Bill Shirley singles to left field. Joe Musgraves scores. Smooth Ed Simpson walks. Mike McCready grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Atlanta Mike Flynn flies out to the right fielder. Randy Howell singles to right field. John Palmeiro is pinch hitting for Kenta Mitsuhashi. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Palmeiro flies out to the center fielder. Mark Graceless grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Howell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Orel Wicker pitching. Drew Benintendi flies out to the right fielder. Christian Monsour singles to center field. Carl Hoey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Christian Monsour advances to second on the play. Chris Paniagua strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Paul Jackson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mel Black at SS. Oscar Vaughn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Smooth Ed Simpson at 1B. Mike Shannon walks. George Arft strikes out. Clark Benton strikes out. Loren Burnett grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Shannon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Paul Jackson doubles to center field. Joe Musgraves grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Vaughn walks. Gil Taylor is pinch hitting for Mike McCready. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gil Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Ben McEntire pitching. Benny Archer strikes out. Mike Flynn singles to center field. Randy Howell flies out to the left fielder. Thomas Patrick is pinch hitting for Orel Wicker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Thomas Patrick singles to right field. Mark Graceless grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Atlanta total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Paul Jackson (8), Bill Shirley (23), Smooth Ed Simpson (11).3B - Drew Benintendi (11).GIDP - Carl Hoey. Baserunning: SB - Joe Musgraves (16).
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ivan Brown improves in arm George Mills did not respond to coaching in velocity Stu Donovan improves in control
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charlie Schwamb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Henry McHenry did not respond to coaching in control Henry McHenry did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Millwood did not respond to coaching in arm