Win: John Ruble (1-0) Loss: Rich Harden (0-2)
Save: Eddie Boyland (2)
Inning: 1 Atlanta John Ruble pitching. Pete Dubois grounds out to the pitcher. Lyman Bostock grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Banks walks. Todd Ulisney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Rich Harden pitching. Todd Andrus strikes out. Aaron Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jack Wilson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Santiago Pyecha strikes out. Lefty Demery singles to center field. Jack Temple strikes out. Akira Tanaka pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bud Gyselman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pete Dubois. Curt Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Anthony Dygert grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Collins walks. Garvin Choate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Atlanta Rich Harden grounds out to the third baseman. Pete Dubois flies out to the right fielder. Lyman Bostock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis John Ruble singles to center field. Todd Andrus singles to left field. John Ruble advances to third on the hit. Aaron Rodriguez strikes out. Jack Wilson walks. Bud Gyselman doubles to center field. John Ruble scores. Todd Andrus scores. Jack Wilson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Curt Patterson strikes out. Anthony Dygert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Atlanta Ernie Banks strikes out. Todd Ulisney grounds out to the third baseman. Santiago Pyecha hits a home run. Lefty Demery singles to center field. Jack Temple grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Mark Collins walks. Garvin Choate strikes out. John Ruble lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Todd Andrus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Akira Tanaka flies out to the right fielder. Rich Harden flies out to the left fielder. Pete Dubois walks. Lyman Bostock walks. Ernie Banks flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Aaron Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Wilson strikes out. Bud Gyselman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Atlanta Todd Ulisney strikes out. Santiago Pyecha grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Demery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Curt Patterson pops out to the third baseman. Anthony Dygert flies out to the left fielder. Mark Collins doubles to left field. Garvin Choate grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Jack Temple flies out to the center fielder. Akira Tanaka singles to left field. Travis Browning is pinch hitting for Rich Harden. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Travis Browning grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bubba Grote pitching. John Ruble grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Andrus walks. Aaron Rodriguez strikes out. Jack Wilson singles to center field. Todd Andrus advances to third on the hit. Bud Gyselman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Atlanta Pete Dubois flies out to the center fielder. Lyman Bostock flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Banks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Curt Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Anthony Dygert singles to center field. Steve Edelman is pinch hitting for Mark Collins. Steve Edelman singles to left field. Anthony Dygert advances to third on the hit. Garvin Choate strikes out. Mickey Lanford is pinch hitting for John Ruble. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mickey Lanford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Atlanta Eddie Boyland pitching. Kazuhito Nagashima enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Edelman at C. Todd Ulisney reached on a fielding error by Aaron Rodriguez. Santiago Pyecha strikes out. Pedro Guerrero is pinch hitting for Lefty Demery. Pedro Guerrero pops out to the second baseman. Jack Temple strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Atlanta total runners left on base: 6 St. Louis total runners left on base: 9
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Wertz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Wertz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Wertz improves in power_vs_righty Jack Karsay improves in contact_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Taber did not respond to coaching in control Xavier Ryerson did not respond to coaching in velocity Matt Gust improves in velocity Matt Gust did not respond to coaching in control Roy Crow did not respond to coaching in C