Win: Bob Taylor (1-0) Loss: Larry Gonzalez (0-1)
Save: Carmen Garciaparra (1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Larry Gonzalez pitching. Gary Archdeacon grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Moore is hit by a pitch. Dutch Allie grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Atlanta Bob Taylor pitching. Ralph Carroll lines out to the shortstop. Willie Narron pops out to the second baseman. Polly Zahniser grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis T.R. Howe grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Brunson flies out to the left fielder. Hiroaki Okamoto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Toshio Hirano walks. Larry Ray strikes out. Toshio Hirano is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Vasbinder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Gowell Meyer singles to right field. Tetsuya Tanaka singles to right field. Bob Taylor fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bob Taylor strikes out. Gary Archdeacon reached on a fielding error by Tom Johnson. Sam Moore lines out to the first baseman. Dutch Allie doubles to left field. Gowell Meyer scores. Tetsuya Tanaka scores. T.R. Howe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Tom Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. J.R. Kreitz strikes out. Larry Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Tommy Brunson doubles to center field. Hiroaki Okamoto walks. Gowell Meyer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tommy Brunson advances to third on the play. Tetsuya Tanaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ralph Carroll walks. Willie Narron flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Carroll is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Polly Zahniser singles past the shortstop. Toshio Hirano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bob Taylor grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gary Archdeacon flies out to the right fielder. Sam Moore singles to left field. Dutch Allie singles to right field. T.R. Howe walks. Tommy Brunson doubles to right field. Sam Moore scores. Dutch Allie scores. T.R. Howe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Naples comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroaki Okamoto singles to center field. Gowell Meyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Atlanta Larry Ray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Vasbinder flies out to the center fielder. Tom Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Tetsuya Tanaka grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Archdeacon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta J.R. Kreitz flies out to the center fielder. Bill Naples flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Carroll pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Sam Moore flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Allie hits a home run. T.R. Howe strikes out. Tommy Brunson singles to left field. Hiroaki Okamoto grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tommy Brunson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Willie Narron grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Polly Zahniser grounds out to the pitcher. Toshio Hirano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Gowell Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Tetsuya Tanaka singles to left field. Israel Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Taylor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Archdeacon lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Larry Ray flies out to the left fielder. Jack Vasbinder singles to center field. Jack Ferrell is pinch hitting for Tom Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Vasbinder steals second. Jack Ferrell strikes out. J.R. Kreitz singles to right field. Jack Vasbinder scores. Clem Brogna is pinch hitting for Israel Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clem Brogna hits a home run. J.R. Kreitz scores. Ralph Carroll lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ted McMillan pitching. Sam Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Allie reached on a 2-base throwing error by Willie Narron. T.R. Howe hits an infield single to the first baseman. Tommy Brunson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Atlanta Bo Crouch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tetsuya Tanaka at SS. Kemp Arocha comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Willie Narron triples. Polly Zahniser singles to right field. Willie Narron scores. Toshio Hirano strikes out. Larry Ray grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Polly Zahniser is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Vasbinder singles to left field. Larry Ray advances to third on the hit. Jack Ferrell singles to right field. Larry Ray scores. Jack Vasbinder advances to third on the hit. Carmen Garciaparra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Ferrell steals second. J.R. Kreitz walks. Davy Heinkel is pinch hitting for Ted McMillan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Davy Heinkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Atlanta total runners LOB: 4
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Dent did not respond to coaching in control Bobo Davenport did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Marquis improves in arm Jim Thompson improves in speed Bobo Davenport did not respond to coaching in CF
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Si Hahn did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe DeFreitas improves in power_vs_lefty Ted Thomasson improves in velocity Si Hahn improves in control