Win: Javier Buhner (5-6) Loss: Geraldo Flinn (5-6)
Inning: 1 Colorado Javier Buhner pitching. Marquis Sherrill grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Phillippe singles to center field. Rolla Benton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Geraldo Flinn pitching. Forrest Kuenn singles to right field. Forrest Kuenn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Carl Hermanski strikes out. Ellis Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Colorado Ramon Porter lines out to the second baseman. Cookie Hearne singles to center field. Rene Brower flies out to the right fielder. Jason Holloway walks. Bryan McGraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ernie Natal grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sean Daniels strikes out. Ernie Nielsen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fred Wood singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen advances to third on the hit. Greg Higginbotham singles in front of the center fielder. Ernie Nielsen scores. Javier Buhner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Colorado Geraldo Flinn singles to center field. Marquis Sherrill strikes out. Bruce Phillippe doubles to left field. The defense is playing the corners in. Rolla Benton flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Geraldo Flinn scores. Ramon Porter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn strikes out. Carl Hermanski flies out to the left fielder. Ellis Jones singles to center field. Ernie Natal flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Cookie Hearne singles to center field. Rene Brower grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cookie Hearne is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jason Holloway grounds out to the pitcher. Rene Brower advances to second on the play. Bryan McGraw lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Sean Daniels walks. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Fred Wood strikes out. Greg Higginbotham grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sean Daniels is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Colorado Geraldo Flinn flies out to the center fielder. Marquis Sherrill strikes out. Bruce Phillippe triples. Rolla Benton doubles to right field. Bruce Phillippe scores. Ramon Porter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Javier Buhner grounds out to the shortstop. Forrest Kuenn singles to right field. Carl Hermanski strikes out. Ellis Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Colorado Cookie Hearne walks. Rene Brower grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cookie Hearne is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jason Holloway singles to center field. Rene Brower advances to third on the hit. Bryan McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rene Brower is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ernie Natal walks. Sean Daniels singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen walks. Fred Wood walks. Ernie Natal scores. Greg Higginbotham singles to left field. Sean Daniels scores. Ernie Nielsen scores. Fred Wood advances to third on the hit. Bob Aldred comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Higginbotham steals second. Javier Buhner strikes out. Forrest Kuenn singles to center field. Fred Wood scores. Greg Higginbotham scores. Carl Hermanski strikes out. Forrest Kuenn steals second. Rene Brower throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ellis Jones lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Colorado Slim Hutchinson is pinch hitting for Bob Aldred. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Slim Hutchinson strikes out. Marquis Sherrill grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Phillippe walks. Rolla Benton walks. Kazunori Kinjo 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. Ramon Porter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Damian Ritter pitching. Ernie Natal singles to right field. Sean Daniels walks. Ernie Nielsen singles to center field. Ernie Natal scores. Sean Daniels advances to third on the hit. Fred Wood flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Sean Daniels scores. Yoshinari Morioka comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Nielsen steals second. Greg Higginbotham flies out to the left fielder. Kazunori Kinjo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Colorado Cookie Hearne singles to center field. Walter Heilmann is pinch hitting for Rene Brower. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Heilmann singles past the second baseman. Cookie Hearne advances to third on the hit. Jason Holloway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cookie Hearne scores. Walter Heilmann advances to second on the play. Clarence Mathis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bryan McGraw singles to right field. Walter Heilmann scores. A.J. Sixsmith is pinch hitting for Yoshinari Morioka. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. A.J. Sixsmith pops out to the second baseman. Marquis Sherrill grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bryan McGraw is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Urban Boehringer pitching. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Hermanski grounds out to the shortstop. Ellis Jones singles to right field. Ernie Natal hits a home run. Ellis Jones scores. Sean Daniels singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen singles to right field. Sean Daniels advances to third on the hit. Ernie Nielsen steals second. Fred Wood walks. Greg Higginbotham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Colorado Bruce Phillippe walks. Rolla Benton flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Porter grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bruce Phillippe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cookie Hearne grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ramon Porter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners left on base: 10 St. Louis total runners left on base: 10
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ray Strobel did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Myers did not respond to coaching in control Marv Gomes improves in range Bill Bowles did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Patton did not respond to coaching in SS
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Kevin Nixon improves in control Ben Madlock improves in contact_vs_righty Rob Smykal improves in range Len Clyde did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty