Win: Zach Breckinridge (1-0) Loss: Eddie Wojna (0-1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Leo Breitenstein pitching. Gary Archdeacon strikes out. Milo Pearson pops out to the shortstop. Sam Moore reached on a fielding error by Tom Johnson. Jack Valdespino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Atlanta Rick Nevers pitching. Ralph Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Al Wheat singles to center field. Denny Grant strikes out. Toshio Hirano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Creepy Bayless grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutch Allie flies out to the right fielder. T.R. Howe walks. Al Brinker lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Atlanta Larry Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Vasbinder walks. Tom Johnson singles to center field. Jack Vasbinder advances to third on the hit. Tom Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). J.R. Kreitz singles past the second baseman. Jack Vasbinder scores. Leo Breitenstein grounds into a force play to the second baseman. J.R. Kreitz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Rick Nevers pops out to the second baseman. Gary Archdeacon walks. Milo Pearson strikes out. Sam Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Atlanta Ralph Carroll strikes out. Al Wheat singles to center field. Passed ball. Al Wheat advances to second. Denny Grant strikes out. Toshio Hirano doubles to right field. Al Wheat scores. Larry Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jack Valdespino grounds out to the third baseman. Creepy Bayless grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Allie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Jack Vasbinder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Johnson walks. J.R. Kreitz strikes out. Leo Breitenstein singles to center field. Tom Johnson advances to third on the hit. Ralph Carroll walks. Al Wheat walks. Tom Johnson scores. Denny Grant flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 St. Louis T.R. Howe strikes out. Al Brinker strikes out. Rick Nevers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Atlanta Toshio Hirano grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Ray singles to center field. Larry Ray steals second. Jack Vasbinder grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Gary Archdeacon singles to right field. Milo Pearson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Sam Moore singles to right field. Jack Valdespino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Atlanta J.R. Kreitz hits a home run. Leo Breitenstein grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Carroll strikes out. Al Wheat singles to center field. Denny Grant singles past the second baseman. Lafayette Voigt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Toshio Hirano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Creepy Bayless singles to left field. Dutch Allie walks. T.R. Howe walks. Al Brinker strikes out. Tetsuya Tanaka is pinch hitting for Lafayette Voigt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tetsuya Tanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Creepy Bayless scores. Dutch Allie advances to third on the play. T.R. Howe advances to second on the play. Gary Archdeacon singles to center field. Dutch Allie scores. Milo Pearson hits a home run. T.R. Howe scores. Gary Archdeacon scores. Carlo Ponti comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Atlanta Carmen Garciaparra pitching. Larry Ray lines out to the second baseman. Jack Vasbinder pops out to the shortstop. Tom Johnson singles to left field. Tom Johnson steals second. J.R. Kreitz singles to center field. Tom Johnson scores. Polly Zahniser is pinch hitting for Carlo Ponti. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Polly Zahniser grounds into a force play to the second baseman. J.R. Kreitz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Zach Breckinridge pitching. Jack Valdespino grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Creepy Bayless grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Allie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Atlanta Ralph Carroll grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Al Wheat strikes out. Denny Grant singles to center field. Toshio Hirano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Denny Grant is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis T.R. Howe strikes out. Al Brinker doubles to center field. Hiroaki Okamoto is pinch hitting for Carmen Garciaparra. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hiroaki Okamoto strikes out. Gary Archdeacon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Eddie Wojna pitching. Larry Ray singles to right field. Jack Vasbinder strikes out. Tom Johnson lines out to the second baseman. J.R. Kreitz doubles to right field. Larry Ray uses his aggressiveness and scores. St. Louis total runners left on base: 5 Atlanta total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Toshio Hirano (2), J.R. Kreitz (2).HR - J.R. Kreitz (2). Baserunning: SB - Larry Ray (1), Tom Johnson (1).CS - Tom Johnson (1). Fielding: E - Tom Johnson.
Game Notes Creepy Bayless is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fritz Mota improves in range Fritz Mota improves in contact_vs_lefty George Dent did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Kinslow did not respond to coaching in endurance Fritz Mota did not respond to coaching in 2B
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bud Doyle improves in range Bud Doyle improves in speed Bud Doyle did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Filson improves in power_vs_righty