Win: Angel Young (1-0) Loss: Rob Dotel (0-2)
Save: Bud Buskey (2)
Inning: 1 Arizona Rick Howell pitching. Fitz Kennedy hits an infield single to the third baseman. Loren Slaughter grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Charlie Jantzen lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis John Eason pitching. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Ellis Jones hits a home run. Ernie Natal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Klondike Covington strikes out. Tristan Schaut singles to center field. Tristan Schaut steals second. Cooper McPheeters flies out to the right fielder. Red Hall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Carl Hermanski grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. David Sutton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Masami Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. John Eason grounds out to the second baseman. Fitz Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Fred Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Howell flies out to the center fielder. Forrest Kuenn doubles past the first baseman. Ernie Nielsen pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Loren Slaughter walks. Charlie Jantzen strikes out. Klondike Covington grounds out to the second baseman. Loren Slaughter advances to second on the play. Tristan Schaut grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ellis Jones singles to center field. Ellis Jones steals second. Ernie Natal flies out to the left fielder. Carl Hermanski pops out to the shortstop. Sean Daniels walks. David Sutton singles to center field. Ellis Jones scores. Sean Daniels advances to third on the hit. Fred Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Cooper McPheeters flies out to the right fielder. Red Hall pops out to the shortstop. Masami Nakamura triples. John Eason singles to center field. Masami Nakamura scores. Fitz Kennedy grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Eason is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rick Howell strikes out. Forrest Kuenn flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Loren Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Jantzen walks. Klondike Covington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Jantzen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tristan Schaut grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ellis Jones walks. Ernie Natal reached on a fielding error by Masami Nakamura. Carl Hermanski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ernie Natal is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sean Daniels strikes out. David Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Arizona Cooper McPheeters singles to right field. Red Hall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cooper McPheeters is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Masami Nakamura singles to left field. Red Hall advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Antonio Basadoolee is pinch hitting for John Eason. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Antonio Basadoolee grounds out to the third baseman. Masami Nakamura advances to second on the play. Fitz Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Warren Reece pitching. Fred Wood grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Schwabe is pinch hitting for Rick Howell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Schwabe pops out to the second baseman. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Randy Hernandez pitching. Loren Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Jantzen strikes out. Klondike Covington doubles to left field. Tristan Schaut singles to right field. Klondike Covington scores. Rob Dotel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cooper McPheeters pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the pitcher. Ellis Jones walks. Ernie Natal grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ellis Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carl Hermanski doubles to right field. Ernie Natal uses his aggressiveness and scores. Angel Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sean Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Red Hall grounds out to the second baseman. Masami Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Jesus Torres is pinch hitting for Angel Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jesus Torres singles to left field. Jesus Torres steals second. Fitz Kennedy hits a home run. Jesus Torres scores. George Yvars comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Loren Slaughter walks. Charlie Jantzen walks. Klondike Covington singles to center field. Loren Slaughter scores. Clarence Mathis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tristan Schaut strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bud Buskey pitching. David Sutton flies out to the center fielder. Fred Wood singles to left field. Al Hawes is pinch hitting for Clarence Mathis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Hawes grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Arizona total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Charlie Castillo improves in range Bill Morley improves in contact_vs_lefty Greg Gardner improves in velocity Don Curtis improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Castillo did not respond to coaching in SS
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jesse Benes improves in contact_vs_righty Bruce Sharman did not respond to coaching in speed Huck Russell improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Pierson improves in range