Win: Alexis Ruiz (2-0) Loss: Bill Veryzer (1-3)
Save: Brian Criss (15)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Bryan Hill pitching. French Frey strikes out. Oscar Knight strikes out. Cotton Nyee pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Talle Quah pitching. Johnny Maddox strikes out. Larry Rudolph reached on a 2-base fielding error by George Katt. Danny Saffell flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Kenworthy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis John Huenke strikes out. Yukio Eguchi doubles to center field. Matt Ott singles to right field. Yukio Eguchi is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. George Katt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Bobby Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Bryan Rijo singles to left field. Charlie Cornelius strikes out. Ed Dodge grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Tony Wares grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Talle Quah grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! French Frey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Bryan Hill flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Maddox strikes out. Larry Rudolph walks. Danny Saffell singles to center field. Chuck Kenworthy walks. Bobby Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Oscar Knight strikes out. Cotton Nyee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Huenke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Bryan Rijo strikes out. Charlie Cornelius strikes out. Ed Dodge strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Yukio Eguchi strikes out. Matt Ott singles to center field. George Katt strikes out. Tony Wares flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Bryan Hill walks. Johnny Maddox grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Larry Rudolph grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Talle Quah strikes out. French Frey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Oscar Knight grounds out to the shortstop. French Frey advances to second on the play. Cotton Nyee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Danny Saffell singles to center field. Chuck Kenworthy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Danny Saffell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Rodriguez strikes out. Bryan Rijo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis John Huenke singles to center field. Yukio Eguchi flies out to the right fielder. Matt Ott flies out to the left fielder. George Katt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Charlie Cornelius grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Dodge lines out to the shortstop. Mark Hernandez is pinch hitting for Bryan Hill. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mark Hernandez pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Joe Bostock pitching. Tony Wares singles to left field. Talle Quah lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Tony Wares forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Lazaro Bague is pinch running for Talle Quah on 1st base. French Frey flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Oscar Knight singles to center field. Lazaro Bague advances to third on the hit. Cotton Nyee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Alexis Ruiz pitching. Johnny Maddox singles to left field. Larry Rudolph grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Maddox advances to second on the play. Danny Saffell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Maddox advances to third on the play. Chuck Kenworthy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis John Huenke flies out to the right fielder. Yukio Eguchi flies out to the center fielder. Matt Ott doubles to center field. George Katt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Bobby Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Bryan Rijo strikes out. Charlie Cornelius singles past the first baseman. Ed Dodge reached on a fielding error by Matt Ott. Skeeter Wagner is pinch hitting for Joe Bostock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Skeeter Wagner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 St. Louis Bill Veryzer pitching. Tony Wares singles to center field. Alexis Ruiz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. French Frey hits a home run. Tony Wares scores. Jeff Hasson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Knight grounds out to the pitcher. Cotton Nyee grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Los Angeles Brian Criss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Maddox singles to right field. Johnny Maddox is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Larry Rudolph strikes out. Danny Saffell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 9
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Melvin Riggert did not respond to coaching in velocity Rob Gregory did not respond to coaching in control Shane Weekly improves in range Sam Widner did not respond to coaching in range Melvin Riggert did not respond to coaching in control Corey Lyons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dummy Khalifa did not respond to coaching in speed Al Roser did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hank Byrd did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Bradford improves in speed
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Bob Connelly improves in power_vs_lefty Tim Engle did not respond to coaching in velocity Topper Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Art Kinder improves in power_vs_righty Mike Hill improves in power_vs_righty Topper Smith improves in range John Embree improves in arm Tim Engle did not respond to coaching in control Eric Rippelmeyer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jing Benard did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty