Win: Bobby Sawyer (10-9) Loss: Earl Lemonds (9-8)
Save: Fred Sowders (22)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Earl Lemonds pitching. Bub Groth doubles past the third baseman. Peaches Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Harry Daviault grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bub Groth advances to third on the play. Earl Harper singles past the shortstop. Bub Groth scores. Bill Kommers grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Earl Harper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bobby Sawyer pitching. Jose Guerrero grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Triandos grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Burks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Tsutomu Misawa flies out to the left fielder. George Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sandy Hutto hits a home run. Bobby Sawyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Paul Sutherland flies out to the left fielder. Will Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Smith doubles to center field. Kensuke Fujita hits a home run. Bob Smith scores. Rocky Burgess flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bub Groth grounds out to the third baseman. Peaches Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Harry Daviault strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Earl Lemonds grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Guerrero grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Triandos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Earl Harper doubles to right field. Bill Kommers hits a home run. Earl Harper scores. Jim Friday comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tsutomu Misawa strikes out. George Bell flies out to the left fielder. Sandy Hutto singles to left field. Bobby Sawyer grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sandy Hutto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Lee Burks pops out to the shortstop. Paul Sutherland grounds out to the shortstop. Will Clark lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bub Groth walks. Peaches Martinez strikes out. Harry Daviault strikes out. Earl Harper singles to center field. Bub Groth advances to third on the hit. Bill Kommers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bob Smith walks. Kensuke Fujita grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rocky Burgess grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Tsutomu Misawa walks. George Bell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tsutomu Misawa is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sandy Hutto strikes out. Bobby Sawyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jim Friday strikes out. Jose Guerrero grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rusty Triandos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bub Groth flies out to the right fielder. Peaches Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Harry Daviault lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Lee Burks singles to center field. Lee Burks steals second. Paul Sutherland strikes out. Will Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Hans Mueller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Earl Harper flies out to the center fielder. Bill Kommers flies out to the center fielder. Tsutomu Misawa pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Kensuke Fujita flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Burgess grounds out to the shortstop. John Coleman is pinch hitting for Hans Mueller. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. John Coleman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Lou Smith pitching. George Bell hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sandy Hutto is hit by a pitch. Ryan Knisely is pinch hitting for Bobby Sawyer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ryan Knisely singles to center field. George Bell scores. Sandy Hutto advances to third on the hit. Bub Groth strikes out. Peaches Martinez pops out to the shortstop. Harry Daviault walks. Jim Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Harper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Fred Sowders pitching. Jose Guerrero singles to right field. Rusty Triandos strikes out. Jose Guerrero is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lee Burks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 1
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pete White did not respond to coaching in control Brian Counts did not respond to coaching in velocity Dummy Herring did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jay Hernandez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Escobar improves in range Pablo Harrison did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jerry Byrdak did not respond to coaching in control Phil Auerbach improves in range Joe Becker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Matt Moss did not respond to coaching in control Joe Becker did not respond to coaching in CF