Win: Kelvin Whitehead (11-1) Loss: Gar Bethke (1-9)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Dave Espinosa pitching. Pat Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Karl Fontenot grounds out to the third baseman. Zeke Massey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Squiz Craig pitching. Case Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Marty Cady grounds out to the second baseman. John Burke singles to right field. Ollie Howard pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Rich Virgil walks. Wally Tincup grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Virgil advances to second on the play. Dan Zitzmann walks. Bob Mercer strikes out. Trey Stovall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Zitzmann is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Tom Patrick singles to center field. Teiichi Tachibana strikes out. Dummy Prokopec grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Patrick is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Howie Foster singles past the third baseman. Dummy Prokopec advances to third on the hit. Dave Espinosa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Squiz Craig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Gardner grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Karl Fontenot grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Case Jordan singles to center field. Marty Cady strikes out. Case Jordan steals second. John Burke flies out to the left fielder. Ollie Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Zeke Massey flies out to the right fielder. Rich Virgil pops out to the shortstop. Wally Tincup strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Tom Patrick flies out to the left fielder. Teiichi Tachibana doubles to left field. Dummy Prokopec doubles to left field. Teiichi Tachibana scores. Howie Foster strikes out. Dave Espinosa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Dan Zitzmann singles to left field. Bob Mercer singles to left field. Dan Zitzmann advances to third on the hit. Bob Mercer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Trey Stovall grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Zitzmann scores. Squiz Craig singles to left field. Squiz Craig is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Case Jordan flies out to the right fielder. Marty Cady flies out to the right fielder. John Burke walks. Ollie Howard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Burke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Pat Gardner reached on a fielding error by Howie Foster. Karl Fontenot grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Zeke Massey hits a home run. Rich Virgil pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Tom Patrick flies out to the center fielder. Teiichi Tachibana singles to center field. Dummy Prokopec flies out to the center fielder. Howie Foster singles to left field. Teiichi Tachibana advances to third on the hit. Naotaka Nozaki is pinch hitting for Dave Espinosa. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Howie Foster is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Alan Moss pitching. Wally Tincup strikes out. Dan Zitzmann doubles to left field. Bob Mercer strikes out. Trey Stovall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Harvey Specter is pinch hitting for Alan Moss. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harvey Specter strikes out. Curt Judson 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. Case Jordan doubles past the third baseman. Marty Cady singles to right field. Case Jordan scores. John Burke grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Buck Malinosky pitching. Willie Zitzmann is pinch hitting for Curt Judson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Willie Zitzmann grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Gardner walks. Karl Fontenot singles to center field. Zeke Massey strikes out. Rich Virgil strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ryan Hansen pitching. Ollie Howard strikes out. Tom Patrick strikes out. Teiichi Tachibana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Wally Tincup pops out to the second baseman. Dan Zitzmann flies out to the left fielder. Bob Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Dummy Prokopec grounds out to the third baseman. Howie Foster flies out to the left fielder. Jack Danger is pinch hitting for Buck Malinosky. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Danger pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Kelvin Whitehead pitching. Trey Stovall grounds out to the shortstop. Emil Marshall is pinch hitting for Ryan Hansen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Emil Marshall grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 St. Louis Gar Bethke pitching. Case Jordan pops out to the third baseman. Marty Cady flies out to the right fielder. John Burke singles to left field. Ollie Howard singles to center field. John Burke advances to third on the hit. Ollie Howard steals second. Tom Patrick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Cincinnati Karl Fontenot singles to left field. Zeke Massey singles to left field. Rich Virgil strikes out. Wally Tincup lines out to the shortstop. Dan Zitzmann flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 St. Louis Teiichi Tachibana hits a home run. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 9
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Owen improves in arm Walt Vaughan did not respond to coaching in control Ramon Vick did not respond to coaching in control
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Smith improves in control Sam Wera did not respond to coaching in range Red Smith improves in control