Inning: 1 St. Louis Mike Roberts pitching. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman. David Sutton strikes out. Ellis Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Chris Smith pitching. Tom Eason flies out to the right fielder. Doug Piatt flies out to the left fielder. Herb Richards doubles to right field. Micah Wagner pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Johnny Menke grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Munoz singles past the first baseman. Al Hawes walks. Carl Hermanski singles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Joe Ladd grounds into a fielders choice to the shortstop. Shawn Munoz is out at home. Chris Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Karl Freeman singles to right field. Dixie Gardella grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Karl Freeman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dixie Gardella steals second. Gene Nahorodny singles past the third baseman. Dixie Gardella scores. Jay Latham walks. Mike Roberts lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Gene Nahorodny is thrown out at third. Jay Latham advances to second on the play. Jay Latham advances to second on the play. Tom Eason pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen doubles past the third baseman. David Sutton strikes out. Ellis Jones singles to right field. Ernie Nielsen scores. Johnny Menke walks. Shawn Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Al Hawes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doug Piatt lines out to the shortstop. Herb Richards walks. Micah Wagner strikes out. Karl Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Carl Hermanski singles to center field. Joe Ladd walks. Chris Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chris Smith flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Nielsen walks. The defense is playing the infield in. David Sutton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jay Latham. Carl Hermanski scores. Joe Ladd scores. Ellis Jones walks. Johnny Menke hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ernie Nielsen scores. Shawn Munoz hits an infield single to the first baseman. David Sutton scores. Al Hawes hits a home run. Ellis Jones scores. Johnny Menke scores. Shawn Munoz scores. Carl Hermanski strikes out. Joe Ladd singles to center field. Chris Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dixie Gardella flies out to the left fielder. Gene Nahorodny reached on a 2-base throwing error by Shawn Munoz. Jay Latham flies out to the center fielder. Mike Roberts reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Ladd. Gene Nahorodny scores. Tom Eason grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen singles to right field. David Sutton singles to left field. Ernie Nielsen advances to third on the hit. Ellis Jones singles to right field. Ernie Nielsen scores. Johnny Menke singles to right field. Shawn Munoz walks. David Sutton scores. Blondy Falteisek comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Al Hawes singles to right field. Ellis Jones scores. Johnny Menke scores. Carl Hermanski singles to center field. Shawn Munoz scores. Joe Ladd singles to right field. Chris Smith strikes out. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. David Sutton strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Doug Piatt flies out to the center fielder. Herb Richards flies out to the right fielder. Micah Wagner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Menke singles to left field. Shawn Munoz strikes out. Al Hawes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Karl Freeman flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Dixie Gardella doubles to right field. Gene Nahorodny grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Latham singles to center field. Dixie Gardella scores. Dave Brown is pinch hitting for Blondy Falteisek. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Brown grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jay Latham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Matt Wickland pitching. Carl Hermanski grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ladd grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bob Montemayor is pinch hitting for Tom Eason. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Montemayor strikes out. Doug Piatt flies out to the center fielder. Herb Richards lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman. David Sutton doubles to center field. Ellis Jones walks. Johnny Menke grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ellis Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shawn Munoz singles to center field. David Sutton scores. Johnny Menke advances to third on the hit. Al Hawes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Javier Buhner 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. Micah Wagner strikes out. Darcy Blessitt is pinch hitting for Karl Freeman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Darcy Blessitt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rod Simmons is pinch hitting for Dixie Gardella. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rod Simmons doubles past the right fielder. Gene Nahorodny strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Carl Hermanski grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Ladd flies out to the center fielder. Javier Buhner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jay Latham grounds out to the second baseman. Bill May is pinch hitting for Matt Wickland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill May strikes out. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 12 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Joe Coleman improves in contact_vs_righty Ben Madlock did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Coleman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ben Madlock improves in arm
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: D+ Improvements: Dan Sisler improves in range Felix Heilmann improves in arm Dan Sisler improves in range Richie Meoli did not respond to coaching in range Dan Sisler did not respond to coaching in CF